Sam Jaeger

Sam Jaeger is the kind of working actor and screenwriter I have real respect for, the sort who builds a durable career on reliability rather than tabloid noise. An Ohio kid out of Perrysburg who studied at Otterbein University, he started with a guest role on Law & Order while still in college and became best known as Joel Graham on Parenthood. What I find interesting is the dual identity of actor and writer, because performers who also write tend to bring a sharper sense of structure to their roles. He also wrote and directed the film Take Me Home. I'd happily watch whatever he turns up in next.

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Name (English)

Sam Jaeger

Name (Japanese)

サム・ジェーガー

Reading

さむ・じぇーがー

Born

January 29, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

Perrysburg, Ohio, United States

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

High school

Perrysburg High School

University

Otterbein University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20Jaeger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382094

Tags

• Ohio
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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