Samuel Page (born Samuel L. Elliott; November 5, 1976) is an American actor. He has appeared on popular television shows, such as ''

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'', '' Switched at Birth'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' and ''

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.''

Early life

Page was born in

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. He captained the football and baseball teams at

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. He attended

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

, where he earned a BA in

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and

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in 1998.

Career

After completing his degree, Page decided to become an actor despite having no high school acting experience. "I came home and told my mom and dad I was moving to

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to become an actor." While in

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, Page appeared on the television shows ''

,'' ''

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'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In

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, he was cast in 2002 as Trey Kenyon on the daytime soap opera ''

''. Page had a recurring role in ''

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'' and guest-starred in other series, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2005, he was cast as Jesse Parker on

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drama '' Point Pleasant''. In 2006, he had a starring role on the

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drama series ''

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''. He played

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's fiancé and then husband, Greg Harris, on ''

'', and in 2010 he appeared in a multi-episode arc on

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's ''

'' as Sam, son of

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(

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) and stepson of

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(

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). In 2008, Page appeared in

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's video " Yes We Can" in support of

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's presidential bid, along with numerous other celebrities. In addition to television, Page's film credits include '' The Brotherhood'', ''Prison of the Dead'', and ''Micro Mini-Kids''. Page was featured as one of ''

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'' magazine's most eligible bachelors in June 2002. In 2010, Page guest-starred in the fourth season of

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's ''

'' as Colin Forrester, a young college professor and

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's (

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) new love interest. Colin was also Juliet Sharp (

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) and Ben Donovan (

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)'s cousin. Page appeared on the cover of the February 2011 issue of

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's clothing catalogue and magazine. In 2012, Page had a starring role in the

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film ''In the Dark'' as Jeff, an aide hired to assist a beautiful young artist recently blinded in a car crash that killed her husband and child. However, he soon begins to stalk and terrorize her. In 2013, Page joined the cast of the Netflix drama series ''

'' for their second season. In 2017, he played the lead role in the

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film ''Royal New Year's Eve'' as Prince Jeffery. In February, 2019, he starred in another romantic Hallmark Movie, 'The Story of Us', playing Sawyer O'Dell, a property builder planning a development that threatens a bookstore owned by his former high school sweetheart. In 2017, Page joined the cast of

as Richard Hunter, on the Scarlet Board of Directors, and Sutton's love interest.

Personal life

In 2014, Page married Cassidy Boesch at a villa just outside Santa Barbara, California. Among Page's groomsmen was ''

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'' star and ''

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'' contestant Jonathan Bennett. On September 27, 2016, Sam announced the birth of their son, Logan, and on August 11, 2018, their twin girls were born (Annabelle and Evie).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Samuel 1976 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Wisconsin People from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Princeton Tigers football players Princeton University alumni Whitefish Bay High School alumni