---
name: "Sam Jaeger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-jaeger"
fi1m_id: "sam-jaeger"
imdb_id: "nm0415382"
tmdb_id: 65727
wikidata_id: "Q382094"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T21:15:46.341762+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sam Jaeger

## Identity

Sam Jaeger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-jaeger
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-jaeger
- **IMDb ID:** nm0415382
- **TMDB ID:** 65727
- **Wikidata ID:** Q382094
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Jaeger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65727

Actor. Born 29 January 1977 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 January 1977, Toledo, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Also known as:** 샘 재거, Samuel Heath Jaeger, سم یگر
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 70 (3), 2020s 57 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 66 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, History 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $596m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Jaeger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65727

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Handmaid's Tale*](https://film.one/tv/the-handmaids-tale.md) (75)
- **Peacock:** [*Wolf Man*](https://film.one/film/wolf-man.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Sam Jaeger is an American actor and screenwriter. Born in 1977 in Ohio, he graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1995 and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Otterbein College in 1999. He began his professional career while still at college with a guest role on the television series *Law & Order* and later worked in theatre in New York before moving to Los Angeles.

Jaeger has appeared in films including *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), *Hart's War* (2002), *Lucky Number Slevin* (2006), *American Sniper* (2014) and *Inherent Vice* (2014). On television he is known for the role of Mark Tuello in *The Handmaid's Tale* (2017–2025) and for *Parenthood*. He played Grady in the 2025 film *Wolf Man* and has also written and directed, including the 2011 feature *Take Me Home*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Wolf Man* (2025), Fi1m 54, as Grady — [page](https://film.one/film/wolf-man.md)
- *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), Fi1m 60, as Roe Messner — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye.md)
- *The Handmaid's Tale* (2017), Fi1m 75, as Mark Tuello — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-handmaids-tale.md)
- *American Sniper* (2014), Fi1m 58, as Navy Seal Lt. Martin — [page](https://film.one/film/american-sniper.md)
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Agent Flatweed — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Wilderness* (2025), as James
- *Wolf Man* (2025), as Grady — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/wolf-man.md)
- *Devil in Ohio* (2022), series, as Peter
- *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), as Roe Messner — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye.md)
- *Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales* (2020), as Father Lance
- *The Politician* (2019), series, as Tino McCutcheon
- *Why Women Kill* (2019), series, as Rob Stanton
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, as Tim Powell
- *Dark, Deadly & Dreadful* (2018), as Father Lance (The Cleansing Hour)
- *Reverie* (2018), series, as Chris Condera
- *Law & Order True Crime* (2017), series, as Detective Les Zoeller
- *Brave New Jersey* (2017), as Paul Davison
- *S.W.A.T.: Under Siege* (2017), as Travis Hall
- *The Handmaid's Tale* (2017), series, as Mark Tuello — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-handmaids-tale.md)
- *The Cleansing Hour* (2016), as Father Lance
- *October Kiss* (2015), as Ryan
- *To Dust Return* (2015), as John Reynolds
- *Plain Clothes* (2015), as Cole · Director, Writer
- *American Sniper* (2014), as Navy Seal Lt. Martin — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/american-sniper.md)
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), as Agent Flatweed — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *The P.E.T. Squad Files* (2013), series, Actor
- *The Truth About Emanuel* (2013), as Thomas
- *Miss Dial* (2013), as Kyle
- *Take Me Home* (2011), as Thom Colvin · Director, Producer, Writer
- *Parenthood* (2010), series, as Joel Graham · Director
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, as Barry Schuester
- *Within* (2009), as Nathan Weiss
- *Henry Poole Is Here* (2008), as Lance
- *Eli Stone* (2008), series, as Matt Dowd
- *Notes from the Underbelly* (2007), series, as Tom
- *Catch and Release* (2006), as Dennis
- *Lucky Number Slevin* (2006), as Nick Fisher
- *Commander in Chief* (2005), series, as Vince's Partner
- *Sexual Life* (2005), as Jerry's Best Friend
- *The Riverman* (2004), as Dave Reichert
- *Girls Club* (2002), series, Actor
- *Blood Work* (2002), as Deputy
- *Hart's War* (2002), as Capt. R.G. Sisk
- *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), as Red Crown Operator
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, as Steve Larkin
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Kevin the Bellman
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Bill Kelley — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Double Platinum* (1999), as Waiter
- *ER* (1994), series, as Boyfriend of Allergic Reaction Patient — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Bill Conway — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Days with Dandekar*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Sam Jaeger](https://film.one/media/person/10040/gallery-67a09664a31a.jpg) Sam Jaeger — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sam_Jaeger_Paleyfest_2013.jpg/1280px-Sam_Jaeger_Paleyfest_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dax Shepard, Joy Bryant, Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013](https://film.one/media/person/10040/gallery-78e5551b3a7f.jpg) Dax Shepard, Joy Bryant, Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013 — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Dax_Shepard%2C_Joy_Bryant%2C_Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger.jpg/1280px-Dax_Shepard%2C_Joy_Bryant%2C_Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013](https://film.one/media/person/10040/gallery-d0c57933a736.jpg) Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013 — https://www.flickr.com/photos/genevieve719/ Genevieve], CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger.jpg/1280px-Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013](https://film.one/media/person/10040/gallery-a2e166bde331.jpg) Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013 — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger_2.jpg/1280px-Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013](https://film.one/media/person/10040/gallery-39111bc95c5c.jpg) Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013 — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger_3.jpg/1280px-Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013](https://film.one/media/person/10040/gallery-3bc9dd19c298.jpg) Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger at PaleyFest, March 7, 2013 — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger_4.jpg/1280px-Erika_Christensen_and_Sam_Jaeger_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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