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 trained at Otterbein University, he reads to me as someone grounded by that Midwestern start. 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. There isn't a flood of personal detail here, and honestly that fits the impression of a craftsman who lets the work speak. I'd happily watch whatever he turns up in next.

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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

Perrysburg, Ohio, United States

Occupation

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

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

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.