Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Jaeger was born in

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, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger. He is the youngest of four children. He graduated from

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in 1995 and in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at

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. Following his graduation, Jaeger worked in a casting office in New York. He married actress Amber Marie Mellott whom he met at Otterbein College, on August 25, 2007. He has four children, August, born in 2010, Redford, born ca. 2014, Calvin, born June 26, 2016, and stepdaughter, Aubrey. Jaeger started his acting career while still in college, with a small guest role in New York-based TV series ''

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'' (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 ''

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'' (2000) and '' Behind Enemy Lines'' (2001). After that he appeared alongside

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and

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in ''

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'' (2002) as Captain R. G. Sisk. In 2009, Jaeger landed the role of Joel Graham in

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's television series '' Parenthood'', which premiered in 2010. 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

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'', the role of Tim Powell on '' Tell Me a Story'', and the role of Rob Stanton on ''

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''. He is currently a reoccurring character, Mark Tuello, in

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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