Sam Trammell

Birthday: 29 January 1969, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Height: 168 cm

Tony nominee Sam Trammell is most widely recognized for his starring role of Sam Merlotte in HBO's AFI award-winning series TRUE BLOOD. The Alan Ball created fantasy drama set ratings records for the network over its seven year run. Trammell currently guest stars on NBC's Golden Globe nominated dramedy, THIS IS US. This March, he can be seen in KONG: SKULL ISLAND. Trammell has also completed production on several indie films, including SAY YOU WILL opposite Michelle Forbes, ABOUT RAY with Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon and Elle Fanning and LA GRAN PROMESA by Mexican filmmaker Jorge Ramirez Suarez.In 2014, Trammell co-starred in the hit drama THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, based on the best-selling novel, with Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern. He also co-wrote, co-produced and starred in the indie film ALL MISTAKES BURIED. In 2015, he co-starred with John Travolta in I AM WRATH. In 2016, he co-starred in IMPERIUM opposite Toni Collette, Daniel Radcliffe and Tracy Letts.On television, Trammell has appeared on numerous series, including CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DEXTER, as well as being a series regular on Barry Sonnenfeld's MAXIMUM BOB, TRINITY and Scott Rosenberg's short lived but cult hit GOING TO CALIFORNIA.A theater veteran, Trammell earned a Tony nomination and the Clarence Derwent Award for his role in AH WILDERNESS! at Lincoln Center. His extensive on and off Broadway, as well as regional credits, include KIT MARLOWE at The Public Theater, DEALER'S CHOICE at the Manhattan Theater Club, ANCESTRAL VOICES at Lincoln Center, MY NIGHT WITH REG with The New Group, ROPE with The Drama Dept, IF MEMORY SERVES at the Promenade Theater, OUR TOWN at Williamstown and RED MEMORIES at NY STAGE and FILM, among others.A native of Louisiana and West Virginia, Trammell graduated from Brown University and the Sorbonne with a Bachelor of Arts in Semiotics. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his family. He is an advocate for clean oceans and beaches and works with the non-profit organization Oceana. Show less «

When you get into Louisiana, it really is like a different country in a lot of ways. The plants you ...Show more »

When you get into Louisiana, it really is like a different country in a lot of ways. The plants you see are a little different, like the weeping willows and the cypress trees that come up out of the bayou. And it's steamy hot. There's something about a humid, dusky evening that's kind of sexy. In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you. It's like the naturalists at the turn of the century, that idea that nature is so much bigger than you and man is a small thing. You walk out to the bayou and you're overshadowed by these strange plants and the heat and the mists, and I think that lends itself to supernatural creatures because there are things that can hide in the shadows. There's also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when they bury people in New Orleans, it's mostly above ground. So you have this idea that the spirits are more accessible and can access you more easily because they're not even buried. Show less «