Sam Jaeger

Jaeger was born on January 29, 1977, in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger. He is the youngest of four children. He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1995; in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Otterbein College. 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 a stepdaughter, Aubrey. Jaeger started his acting career while still in college with a small guest role in New York-based TV series Law & Order (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 with roles in well-known feature films, including Traffic (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). He also appeared alongside Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in Hart's War (2002) as Captain R. G. Sisk. In 2009, Jaeger landed the role of Joel Graham in the NBC television drama 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 the ABC miniseries When We Rise, the role of Tim Powell on Tell Me a Story, and the role of Rob Stanton on Why Women Kill. He was a recurring character, Mark Tuello, in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale from 2018 to 2025.