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30 facts about Sam Trammell |
If you're a fan of HBO's True Blood, check out these top 30 facts about Sam Trammell, who plays the character Sam Merlotte.
His full name is Sam Trammell.
He was born on January 29, 1969.
He's from New Orleans, Louisiana.
He attended George Washington High School, in Charleston, West Virginia.
He continued to study at Brown University.
He also studied at the University of Paris.
His debut was in 1996, in the Harvest of Fire.
He received attention for his role in Childhood's End in 1996.
He made his first movie in 1997 in The Hotel Manor Inn.
In 1998, Trammell played the lead role in the play Ah, Wilderness on Broadway.
Because of this, he was nominated for the Tony Award.
His Broadway debut is Dealer's Choice, where he's a gambler.
He starred in ABC Maximum Bob's comedy as a talking fast old man.
In Trinity, he played the youngest son in an Irish Catholic family.
The drama If Memory Serves was a serious flop.
He played a gay man in My Night With Reg.
Beat was shown at the Sundance Festival, where he played a male hustle.
He received excellent reviews for Kit Marlowe at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
In 2008, Trammell became a familiar name for the role of regular Sam Merlotte in True Blood.
For his role in True Blood, he was nominated for the 2009 Scream Award for Breakthrough Male Acting.
Interestingly, he is the only True Blood member from Louisiana.
He met longtime girlfriend Missy Yager on Broadway.
They have a twin son - Winston and Gus.
As a child, he grew up next to a cemetery and wished that his house was haunted.
He used to live in an Indian sanctuary.
His first car was a 1978 Camaro Z28.
In high school, he got his ears pierced.
He often collects old political nodes.
The photo of Evel Knievel signed by him is "rad".
In 2011, he joined the Surfriders Foundations Celebrity Expression Session surfing competition.
