Sam Jaeger
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Sam Jaeger began his professional career in New York, while still attending
Otterbein College in Ohio, landing a guest-starring role on
Law & Order (1990). He also spent
several seasons doing theater in NY before making the move to Los
Angeles. Once in LA, he landed parts in two feature films,
Traffic (2000) and
Behind Enemy Lines (2001).
After those standout roles, he won the powerful role, opposite
Bruce Willis and
Colin Farrell in MGM's
Hart's War (2002). In the years
following, Jaeger has built an impressive television resume, including
roles in such hits as ER (1994),
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000),
The West Wing (1999),
NYPD Blue (1993),
Scrubs (2001),
That's Life (2000) and
Girls Club (2002).
Jaeger's credits include the A&E biopic,
The Riverman (2004),
opposite Cary Elwes and
Bruce Greenwood, and the Indy
hit,
Lucky Number Slevin (2006),
opposite Bruce Willis and
Josh Hartnett, which was seen at
Sundance Film Festival in 2006 and opened nationally to critical
acclaim. He was seen in the
romantic comedy,
Catch and Release (2006),
also starring Jennifer Garner
and Kevin Smith. Written and
directed by Susannah Grant, writer of
Erin Brockovich (2000) and
In Her Shoes (2005), the film opened
in January 2007.
In addition to his film and small screen credits, Jaeger has also
co-written and co-produced two short films. The first, "Quiz Bowl",
caught the eye of actress Kate Bosworth
(Superman Returns (2006)), who
later agreed to star in his next short,
Advantage Hart (2003). "Advantage
Hart" had its premiere at The Hollywood Film Festival. Jaeger's
directorial debut, the short
Untold (2009), is a period piece set in
his home state of Ohio.
Samuel Heath Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, to LeAnne (Graening) and Charles Jaeger. His mother is of German descent, and his father is of German, English, and Scots-Irish ancestry.
Jaeger resides, with his wife,
Amber Jaeger, in Los Angeles.
Otterbein College in Ohio, landing a guest-starring role on
Law & Order (1990). He also spent
several seasons doing theater in NY before making the move to Los
Angeles. Once in LA, he landed parts in two feature films,
Traffic (2000) and
Behind Enemy Lines (2001).
After those standout roles, he won the powerful role, opposite
Bruce Willis and
Colin Farrell in MGM's
Hart's War (2002). In the years
following, Jaeger has built an impressive television resume, including
roles in such hits as ER (1994),
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000),
The West Wing (1999),
NYPD Blue (1993),
Scrubs (2001),
That's Life (2000) and
Girls Club (2002).
Jaeger's credits include the A&E biopic,
The Riverman (2004),
opposite Cary Elwes and
Bruce Greenwood, and the Indy
hit,
Lucky Number Slevin (2006),
opposite Bruce Willis and
Josh Hartnett, which was seen at
Sundance Film Festival in 2006 and opened nationally to critical
acclaim. He was seen in the
romantic comedy,
Catch and Release (2006),
also starring Jennifer Garner
and Kevin Smith. Written and
directed by Susannah Grant, writer of
Erin Brockovich (2000) and
In Her Shoes (2005), the film opened
in January 2007.
In addition to his film and small screen credits, Jaeger has also
co-written and co-produced two short films. The first, "Quiz Bowl",
caught the eye of actress Kate Bosworth
(Superman Returns (2006)), who
later agreed to star in his next short,
Advantage Hart (2003). "Advantage
Hart" had its premiere at The Hollywood Film Festival. Jaeger's
directorial debut, the short
Untold (2009), is a period piece set in
his home state of Ohio.
Samuel Heath Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, to LeAnne (Graening) and Charles Jaeger. His mother is of German descent, and his father is of German, English, and Scots-Irish ancestry.
Jaeger resides, with his wife,
Amber Jaeger, in Los Angeles.