Jeffrey D. Sams is an

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known primarily for his

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work. Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. These include ''

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'', '' Sleepwalkers'', Rob Thomas's '' Cupid'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Sams has had recurring roles on television series such as '' Strong Medicine'', '' Law & Order'', and '' CSI''. He appeared on Broadway in the 1992 musical ''

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'', the 1993 motion picture ''Fly By Night'', and in the 1997 motion picture ''

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''. As of 2005, Sams had a recurring role on Rob Thomas's ''

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'' as a

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player named Terrence Cook. His ''Cupid'' co-star

Paula Marshall Paula Marshall (born June 12, 1964) is an American actress. Career In 1990, Marshall had a guest role as Iris West, the love interest of Flash (Barry Allen) in the pilot episode on the short-lived '' Flash''. In 1991, she guest-starred on ''Supe ...

previously had a recurring role on the show, and Thomas has stated that - at some point - he would like to reunite Marshall, Sams, and their ''Cupid'' co-star

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on ''Veronica Mars''. Sams also appeared in the Netflix film '' Reality High''. Sams appeared as Adam Clayborne in the 1997 Hallmark Hall of Fame Collection movie Rose Hill starring Jennifer Garner as Mary Rose Clayborne.

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* 1968 births Living people American male television actors African-American male actors Male actors from Cincinnati Webster University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub