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Sam Robards

Sam Prideaux Robards (born 1961) is an American actor, son of Jason Robards and Lauren Bacall, known for American Beauty, A.I., The West Wing, and his 2002 Tony-nominated Broadway turn in The Man Who Had All the Luck.

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell, born 1968, in Daly City, California, is an American character actor and Oscar winner for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Emmy-nominated for Fosse/Verdon and The White Lotus, and Tony-nominated for American Buffalo.

Sam Sarpong

Sam Sarpong (Samuel Osei Sarpong, Jr., 1975–2015), London-born model, actor, and MTV presenter; face of Tommy Hilfiger for six years and co-host of Yo Momma; brother of June Sarpong; died in Pasadena in 2015.

Sam Simon

Sam Simon (1955-2015), American TV writer, producer, and co-creator of The Simpsons with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks; its first showrunner, nine-time Emmy winner, later animal-welfare philanthropist.

Sam Sorbo

Sam Sorbo (Sandra Jenkins, born 1964 or 1966, Pittsburgh) is an American actress, producer, author, and radio host of The Sam Sorbo Show, known for Hercules, Chicago Hope, Let There Be Light, and homeschooling advocacy.

Sam Thompson (TV personality)

Sam Thompson (TV personality), full name Samuel Robert De Courcy Thompson, is a British reality-TV star turned presenter: Made in Chelsea 2013, I'm a Celebrity 2023 winner, Hits Radio host, and Staying Relevant podcaster with Pete Wicks.

Sam Trammell

Sam Trammell (born 1969, New Orleans) is an American actor, Tony nominee for Ah, Wilderness!, best known as shapeshifter Sam Merlotte on HBO's True Blood (2008–2014), later in The Fault in Our Stars, Homeland, and Euphoria season 3.

Sam Troughton

Sam (Sam John) Troughton, born 1977 in Hampstead, London, is an English actor, son of David Troughton and grandson of Second Doctor Who Patrick Troughton. RSC regular (Romeo, Brutus, Edmund); known for Much in Robin Hood, Akimov in Chernobyl, Mank, Napoleon.

Sam Underwood

Sam Lewis Underwood (born 1987, Woking, England) is an English actor known for twin killers Mark and Luke Gray in The Following, Jake Otto in Fear the Walking Dead, and Adam Carrington in Dynasty, plus New York theatre work.

Sam Vincent

Sam Vincent (Samuel Vincent Khouth, born 1971) is a Canadian voice actor from North Vancouver, BC, known as Edd in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Krypto the Superdog, Athrun Zala in Gundam SEED, and Lloyd Garmadon in Ninjago from Season 8 onward.

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston (born November 15, 1940, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American stage, film, and television actor, also credited as Samuel Atkinson Waterston, known for Jack McCoy on Law & Order (1994–2024, 405 episodes), the Oscar-nominated The Killing Fields, and Shakespeare stage work.

Sam Witwer

Sam Witwer (Samuel Stewart Witwer, born 1977) is an American actor and musician, the voice of Darth Maul since 2012 and of Starkiller in The Force Unleashed, also known for Being Human, Smallville, and Battlestar Galactica.

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington (born 1976) is an Australian actor, NIDA graduate, and star of Jake Sully in James Cameron's Avatar franchise, plus Terminator Salvation and Clash of the Titans.

Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Rhys Armstrong, American actress and fashion designer born 1980 in Tokyo; known as Anna Stern on The O.C., Emily on Entourage, Juliet Darling on Dirty Sexy Money, and creator of the NARU clothing line.

Samantha Barks

Samantha Jane Barks (born 1990, Laxey, Isle of Man) is a British actress and singer, third-place finisher in BBC's I'd Do Anything, best known as Éponine in Les Misérables on stage, in the 25th anniversary concert, and the 2012 film, later Elsa in Frozen.

Samantha Beckinsale

Samantha (Samantha-Jane) Beckinsale, born 1966, is an English actress and writer, daughter of Richard Beckinsale and half-sister of Kate Beckinsale, best known as firefighter Kate Stevens in ITV's London's Burning (1990–1992) and for 1990s British sitcom roles.

Samantha Bond

Samantha Bond (born 1961, London) is an English actress who played Miss Moneypenny in the four Pierce Brosnan James Bond films (1995 to 2002), Lady Rosamund in Downton Abbey, and Judith Potts in The Marlow Murder Club.

Samantha Brown

Samantha Elizabeth Brown, born 1970 in Dallas, Texas, is an American television host who spent 15 years on Travel Channel and now hosts Places to Love on PBS.

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar (1939-2025), British actor born in Hampstead, London; Oscar-nominated Best Actress for The Collector (1965), also Cannes and Golden Globe winner, star of The Brood, Doctor Dolittle, and Anna and the King.

Samantha Futerman

Samantha Futerman, born 1987 in Busan, South Korea, is a Korean American actress (Memoirs of a Geisha, 21 & Over) who discovered her identical twin Anaïs Bordier via Facebook in 2013 and co-directed the documentary Twinsters (2015).

Samantha Logan

Samantha Logan (Samantha Jade Logan, born 1996, Boston) is an American actress known for Olivia Baker on All American (2018–2024) and Nina Jones in 13 Reasons Why season 2, plus 666 Park Avenue, Polaroid, and The Empty Man.

Samantha Lorraine

Samantha Lorraine (Samantha Lorraine Luis, born 2007) is an American actress known for Lydia Rodriguez Katz in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023) and as Dora in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025), for which she won a 2026 Kidscreen Award.

Samantha Marie Ware

Samantha Marie Ware, also known as Sameya, is an American actress and singer born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1991, known for Jane Hayward in Glee season 6, Angela in What/If, and stage roles in The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, and Hamilton.

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis (born 1970, Brooklyn) is an American actress, daughter of Bibi Besch, known for Pump Up the Volume, Super Mario Bros., Little Women, Broken Arrow, American Psycho, The Strain, and Billions, and for witnessing River Phoenix's 1993 death.

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton, British actor born 1977 in Nottingham, two-time Oscar nominee (Sweet and Lowdown, In America), BAFTA Fellowship 2024, plays Circe in Nolan's The Odyssey (2026), also director of The Unloved and musician in Sam Morton.

Samantha Richelle

Samantha Richelle Bolkiah, born 1988 in Brunei, is a Filipina actress and fashion designer, daughter of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, known as Detective Kai Mendoza in Almost Paradise (2020–2023) and for her namesake ready-to-wear label.

Samantha Spiro

Samantha Spiro (born 1968, Mill Hill, London) is an English actress, double Olivier winner for Best Actress in a Musical (Merrily We Roll Along, Hello, Dolly!), known for Barbara Windsor roles, Grandma's House, Game of Thrones, and Sex Education.

Samantha Womack

Samantha Womack, née Janus (born 1972), English actress and singer; UK Eurovision 1991 entrant with 'A Message to Your Heart', Mandy in Game On, Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders 2007–2017, Michelle Unwin in the Kingsman films.

Samar Jafri

Samar Jafri (Samar Abbas Jafri, ثمر عباس جعفری), Pakistani actor-singer born 2003, in Islamabad; lead in Mayi Ri (2023) and Parwarish (2025), film Na Baligh Afraad, Lux Style Award winner, and Spotify RADAR Pakistan 2025 artist.

Samara Tijori

Samara Tijori (born 1995, Mumbai), daughter of actor Deepak Tijori and designer Shivani Tijori, is a Hindi film and web series actor; debuted in Bob Biswas (2021), led Masoom (2022), and won acclaim and a 2026 Iconic Gold award as serial killer Anita/Anant Acharya in Daldal.