Sam Jaeger

Sam Jaeger Biography

Samuel Heath "Sam" Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (ne Graening) and Charles Jaeger. He is the youngest of four children. He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1995 and in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Otterbein College. Following his graduation, Jaeger worked in a casting office in New York. He married actress Amber Marie Mellott, whom he met at Otterbein College, on August 25, 2007. He has four children, August, born in 2010, Redford, born ca. 2014, Calvin, born June 26, 2016, and stepdaughter, Aubrey.

Jaeger started his acting career while still in college, with a small guest role in New York-based TV series Law & Order (1990). He also acted on several theater stages in New York before moving to Los Angeles and Hollywood to act in full-length movies. His career gained speed when he managed to get roles in well-known feature films as Traffic (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). After that he played a lead character against Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in Hart's War (2002). In 2009, Jaeger landed the role of Joel Graham in NBC's television series Parenthood, which premiered in 2010. He wrote, directed, and starred with his wife in the 2011 film Take Me Home. He currently plays in When We Rise.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	When We Rise, Episodes 1-3	Richard, Ken Jones's lover	ABC Television Miniseries
2015	October Kiss	Ryan Larson (Male Lead)	Hallmark Channel Movie
2015	Parenthood	Joel Graham	series regular; 2010-2015; 99 episodes
2015	To Dust Return	John Reynolds	Short Film
2014	American Sniper	Navy Seal Lt. Martin
2014	Inherent Vice	Agent Flatweed
2013	Miss Dial	Kyle
2013	The Truth About Emanuel	Thomas
2011	Take Me Home	Thom	also wrote and directed
2009	Friday Night Lights	Doug	episode "In the Skin of a Lion"
2009	Eli Stone	Matt Dowd	series regular; 2008-2009; 26 episodes
2007	Breaking Down Carla	Max	short film
2006	Lucky Number Slevin	Nick Fisher
2006	Catch and Release	Dennis
2006	S.C.R.E.W.D.	The Filmmaker	short film
2006	Commander in Chief	Vince's Partner	episode "Ties That Bind"
2004	The Riverman (TV Movie)	Dave Reichert
2004	NYPD Blue	Kamal 'Tim Garrity' Muhammad	episode "Passing the Stone"
2003	Advantage Hart	Colt Skyler	short film
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Kevin the Bellman	episode "Lucky Strike"
2003	Scrubs	Steve Larkin	episode "My Philosophy"
2002	Hart's War	Capt. R.G. Sisk
2002	Blood Work	Deputy
2001	Behind Enemy Lines	Red Crown Operator #1
2000	The West Wing	Bill Kelley	episode "In This White House"

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