Sam Huntington
Sam Huntington | |
|---|---|
 Huntington in 2011 | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Rachel Klein (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2[1] |
Sam Huntington (born 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Josh Levison on the Syfy series Being Human (2011–2014), and for his portrayal of Jimmy Olsen in the superhero film Superman Returns (2006). He also played the recurring role of Mitchie Mendelson on the Fox series Rosewood (2015–2017). His other notable credits include the feature films Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Detroit Rock City (1999), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Fanboys (2009), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011), Veronica Mars (2014), Sully (2016), and The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023).
Early life[edit]
Huntington was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was raised in Hancock, New Hampshire. His mother, Christine Stabile, owned and operated the Black Box Theatre, where Huntington started his career.[2] Huntington's great-uncle was actor Ralph Bellamy.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Huntington's first role was in the 1996 television movie Harvest of Fire, which starred Lolita Davidovich. He then appeared opposite Tim Allen in Disney's Jungle 2 Jungle the following year. He has appeared in films: Detroit Rock City, Not Another Teen Movie, Sleepover, Rolling Kansas, Freshman Orientation, In Enemy Hands and River's End. He has guest starred in CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Law & Order, and Veronica Mars. He was also in the History Channel's documentary The States, when it covered New Hampshire.[2]
Huntington appeared in Bryan Singer's 2006 film Superman Returns as Jimmy Olsen. He starred in the 2009 comedy film Fanboys, and again co-starred with Superman actor Brandon Routh in the live action film adaptation of Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.[3]
In 2011, he was cast in the Syfy television series Being Human as Josh Levison, a werewolf. The series lasted four 13-episode seasons (a total of 52 episodes), and its final episode aired in April 2014.[4] He also served as a guest on the second season of the reality television game show Face Off.
From autumn 2015 through spring 2017, Huntington appeared as the "special guest star"[5] in his recurring role of quirky coroner Mitchie Mendelson on the Fox series Rosewood. The series was cancelled in May 2017 after two seasons.
On December 7, 2017, Huntington appeared briefly in the role of (detective) Sammy in USA Network's telefilm Psych: The Movie.
Personal life[edit]
Huntington married actress and producer Rachel Klein in 2006.[6][2] They have two children.[7][8][9]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Nathan Hostetler | TV movie; Uncredited |
| 1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Mimi-Siku | Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Nom[10] |
| 1997 | Law & Order | Terry Lawlor | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | Detroit Rock City | Jam | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Ox | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Dinkadoo Murphy | |
| 2004 | Freshman Orientation | Clay | |
| 2004 | In Enemy Hands | Virgil Wright | |
| 2004 | Raising Genius | Bic | |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Ren | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Justin Gillespie | 1 Episode |
| 2005 | River's End | Clay Watkins | |
| 2004–05 | Veronica Mars | Luke[11] | 2 Episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Connor Mulcahy | 1 Episode |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Jimmy Olsen | |
| 2006 | Superman Returns: The Video Game | video game; voice role | |
| 2007 | Two Dreadful Children | TV movie; voice role | |
| 2007 | It's a Mall World | Dean | TV mini-series |
| 2008 | Looking Up Dresses | Jade Williams | short |
| 2007–08 | Cavemen | Andy Claybrook | 8 Episodes |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Eric[12] | |
| 2010 | Human Target | John Gray | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Tug | ||
| 2010 | Glen Martin DDS | 1 Episode; voice | |
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Marcus | |
| 2011–14 | Being Human | Josh Levison[13][14] | Starring role |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Ethan | |
| 2013 | Three Night Stand | Carl | Lead role |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Luke Haldeman | |
| 2014 | The Throwaways | Drew Reynolds | |
| 2016 | Finding Sofia | Alex | Starring role |
| 2016 | The Gender Card Flip | Bret Johnson | |
| 2016 | Sully | Jeff Kolodjay[15][16][17] | |
| 2015–17 | Rosewood | Mitchie Mendelson | "Special Guest Star" (main cast) |
| 2017 | The Expanse | Solomon Epstein | 1 Episode |
| 2017 | Psych: The Movie | Sammy (detective) | Minor role |
| 2018 | iZombie | Allan Fox | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | Paul | |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Noah | Major role in Season 2 |
| 2019 | The Resident | Taylor Emigh | 1 Episode |
| TBA | Bride Hard | Post-production |
References[edit]
- ^ "Verified #fbf - lucky man". instagram.com.
- ^ a b c "Sam Huntington". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Dead of Night Retitled to Something More Traditional".
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (June 28, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Smallville' baddie joins Syfy's 'Being Human' remake". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ On-air credits listed Huntington as "Special Guest Star" on each episode in which he appeared.
- ^ "Eleven years married to the most perfect human being on earth. So excited that I get to spend the rest of my life with her". instagram.com.
- ^ "It was my son's 7th bday today. We visited our good friend Charles Edward Cheese. I was obviously indifferent". instagram.com.
- ^ "What The Kid From Jungle 2 Jungle Looks Like Today". www.nickiswift.com.
- ^ "Family is everything. 📸by @billyedonya #LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE". instagram.com.
- ^ "SAM HUNTINGTON ACTOR/ACTRESS". mn2s.com.
- ^ "Sam Huntington Talks BEING HUMAN, Ending the Show in the Right Way, Finding out That Season 4 Was Their Final Season & His Concern over Losing the Audience". collider.com.
- ^ "'Fanboys' stars Sam Huntington, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell". www.chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: BEING HUMAN stars Sam Huntington and Kristen Hager are werewolves in love". www.assignmentx.com.
- ^ "Sam Huntington interview for Being Human". youtube.com.
- ^ "He plays Jeff Kolodjay, one of the passengers on Flight 1549. It's #Sully star". twitter.com.
- ^ "For golfers aboard flight that crashed into Hudson, new movie is chance to relive their life's most surreal moment". www.golfdigest.com.
- ^ "He plays Jeff Kolodjay, one of the passengers on Flight 1549. It's #Sully star @samhuntington". instagram.com.
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