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| Born | Samuel Heath Jaeger January 29, 1977 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
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Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.
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| Jaeger at the Paleyfest 2013 | |
| Born | Samuel Heath Jaeger January 29, 1977 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
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Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.
Jaeger was born on January 29, 1977, in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger. [1] [2] [3] He is the youngest of four children. [4] 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. [5] He married actress Amber Marie Mellott whom he met at Otterbein College, [5] on August 25, 2007. [6] He has four children, August, born in 2010, Redford, born ca. 2014, Calvin, born June 26, 2016, and stepdaughter, Aubrey. [2] [7] [8]
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 appeared alongside Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in Hart's War (2002) as Captain R. G. Sisk. In 2009, Jaeger landed the role of Joel Graham in NBC's television series Parenthood , which premiered in 2010. [9] Additionally, he wrote, directed, and starred with his wife in the 2011 film Take Me Home .
Jaeger's television appearances include the role of Richard on ABC's When We Rise , the role of Tim Powell on Tell Me a Story , and the role of Rob Stanton on Why Women Kill . He is currently a reoccurring character, Mark Tuello, in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | Red Crown Operator #1 | |
| 2002 | Hart's War | Capt. R.G. Sisk | |
| 2002 | Blood Work | Deputy | |
| 2003 | Advantage Hart | Colt Skyler | Short film; also writer and producer |
| 2004 | Sexual Life | Jerry's best friend | |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Nick Fisher | |
| 2006 | S.C.R.E.W.D. | The filmmaker | Short film |
| 2006 | Catch and Release | Dennis | |
| 2007 | Breaking Down Carla | Max | Short film |
| 2008 | Henry Poole Is Here | Lance | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Within | Nathan Weiss | |
| 2011 | Take Me Home | Thom Colvin | Also director, writer and producer |
| 2013 | The Truth About Emanuel | Thomas | |
| 2013 | Miss Dial | Kyle | |
| 2013 | Plain Clothes | Cole | Short film; also director and writer |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Agent Flatweed | |
| 2014 | American Sniper | Navy Seal Lt. Martin | |
| 2015 | To Dust Return | John Reynolds | Short film |
| 2016 | The Cleansing Hour | Father Lance | Short film |
| 2016 | Brave New Jersey | Paul Davison | |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T.: Under Siege | Travis Hall | |
| 2019 | Shazam! | Friend | Uncredited |
| 2021 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Roe Messner | |
| 2025 | Wolf Man | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Double Platinum | Waiter | Television film |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Bill Conway | Episode: "Admissions" |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Bill Kelley | Episode: "In This White House" |
| 2001 | ER | Episode: "Quo Vadis" | |
| 2001 | That's Life | Andy Paulsen | Episode: "Something Battered, Something Blue" |
| 2002 | Girls Club | Kevin O'Neil | Main role; 9 episodes |
| 2003 | Scrubs | Steve Larkin | Episode: "My Philosophy" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kevin the bellman | Episode: "Lucky Strike" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Kamal 'Tim Garrity' Muhammad | Episode: "Passing the Stone" |
| 2004 | The Riverman | Dave Reichert | Television film |
| 2006 | Commander in Chief | Vince's partner | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| 2007 | Notes from the Underbelly | Tom | Episode: "Heather's Visit" |
| 2008–2009 | Eli Stone | Matt Dowd | Main role; 25 episodes |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Barry Schuester | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2009 | Friday Night Lights | Doug | Episode: "In the Skin of a Lion" |
| 2010–2015 | Parenthood | Joel Graham | Main role; 99 episodes Directed 1 episode |
| 2015 | October Kiss | Ryan Larson | Television film |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Richard | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders | Detective Les Zoeller | 8 episodes |
| 2018–present | The Handmaid's Tale | Mark Tuello | 13 episodes |
| 2018 | Reverie | Dr. Chris Condera | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Tell Me a Story | Tim Powell | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Why Women Kill | Rob Stanton | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | Tino | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Devil in Ohio | Peter | Main role |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Ref. |
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| 2019 | "Whenever You're Around" | Bootstraps | Man | [10] |
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