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SAM TRAMMELL

Sam Trammell is best know for his work in True Blood as Sam Merlotte, the lovable shapeshifter & owner of Merlotte’s  Bar & Grill. Surprisingly enough, Sam was born in New Orleans, LA., the state where True Blood takes place and is occasionally filmed.

Sam was born on May 15, 1971 and he and his family moved to Charleston, West Virginia when he was a teen. Sam attended Brown University and in his senior year turned to acting. Sam has worked in theater, on and off Broadway, in television and film.

In 1998, Sam was nominated for Broadways Tony Award as Best Actor for a revival of Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness!”.  He has an upcoming role in the movie “Shrinking Charlotte” as Jeff Bicknell to be released in 2010.

Stage Work

“Ah, Wilderness”

“Dealer’s Choice”

“My Night With Reg”

“Ancestral Voices”

“Kit Marlowe”

Film and Television

(Film) Shrinking Charlotte …”Jeff Bicknell”…2010
(TV) True Blood… “Sam Merlotte”…2009
(TV)”‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent”… “Gray Vanderhoven”…2009
(TV) Medium… “Dr. Brian Seward”…2009)
(Film) Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem… “Tim”…2007
(TV) What If God Were the Sun?… “Jeff”…2007
(TV) Cold Case… “Porter Rawley”…2007
(TV) Dexter… “Matt Chambers”…2006
(TV) Justice… “Kevin O’Neil”…2006
(TV) Numb3rs”… “Thomas Gill”…2006
(TV) CSI: New York… “Charles Wright”…2006
(TV) Bones… “Ken Thompson”…2005
(TV) Judging Amy… “Marty Levine”…2005
(TV) Strong Medicine…“Kiko Ellsworth”…2005
(TV) House M.D. …“Ethan Hartig”…2004
(TV) Anonymous Red…“Vincent Rubio” …2004
(TV) Undermind…”Derrick Hall/Zane Waye”…2003
(TV) Going to California… “Kevin-Space-Lauglin…2001
(Film) Followers… “John Dietrich…2000
(Film) Autumn in New York… “Simon”…2000
(Film) Fear of Fiction…“Red/Tom Hopkins…2000
(Film) Beat… “Lee”…2000
(TV) Trinity… “Liam McCallister”…1998
(TV) Maximum Bob…“Sonny Dupree”…1998
(Film) Wrestling with Alligators… “Will”…1998
(Film) Childhood’s End.. “Greg Chute”…1997
(Film) The Hotel Manor Inn… “Nolan”…1997
(TV) Harvest of Fire… “Simon Troyer”…1996