Sam Huntington
Huntington in 2011
Born
Samuel Huntington

(1982-04-01) April 1, 1982
Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Rachel Klein
​
(m. 2006)​
Children2[1]

Samuel Huntington (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Josh Levison on the Syfy series Being Human (2011–2014), and for his portrayal of Jimmy Olsen in the superhero film Superman Returns (2006). He also played the recurring role of Mitchie Mendelson on the Fox series Rosewood (2015–2017). His other notable credits include the feature films Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Detroit Rock City (1999), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Fanboys (2009), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011), Veronica Mars (2014), Sully (2016), and The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023).

Early life

Huntington was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was raised in Hancock, New Hampshire. His mother, Christine Stabile, owned and operated the Black Box Theatre, where Huntington started his career.[2] Huntington's great-uncle was actor Ralph Bellamy.

Career

Huntington's first role was in the 1996 television movie Harvest of Fire, which starred Lolita Davidovich. He then appeared opposite Tim Allen in Disney's Jungle 2 Jungle the following year. He has appeared in films: Detroit Rock City, Not Another Teen Movie, Sleepover, Rolling Kansas, Freshman Orientation, In Enemy Hands and River's End. He has guest starred in CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Law & Order, and Veronica Mars. He was also in the History Channel's documentary The States, when it covered New Hampshire.[2]

Huntington appeared in Bryan Singer's 2006 film Superman Returns as Jimmy Olsen. He starred in the 2009 comedy film Fanboys, and again co-starred with Superman actor Brandon Routh in the live action film adaptation of Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.[3]

In 2011, he was cast in the Syfy television series Being Human as Josh Levison, a werewolf. The series lasted four 13-episode seasons (a total of 52 episodes), and its final episode aired in April 2014.[4] He also served as a guest on the second season of the reality television game show Face Off.

From autumn 2015 through spring 2017, Huntington appeared as the "special guest star"[5] in his recurring role of quirky coroner Mitchie Mendelson on the Fox series Rosewood. The series was cancelled in May 2017 after two seasons.

On December 7, 2017, Huntington appeared briefly in the role of (detective) Sammy in USA Network's telefilm Psych: The Movie.

Personal life

Huntington married actress and producer Rachel Klein in 2006.[6][2] They have two children.[7][8][9]

Filmography

YearProductionRoleNotes
1996Harvest of FireNathan HostetlerTV movie; Uncredited
1997Jungle 2 JungleMimi-SikuSaturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Nom[10]
1997Law & OrderTerry Lawlor1 Episode
1999Detroit Rock CityJam
2001Not Another Teen MovieOx
2003Rolling KansasDinkadoo Murphy
2004Freshman OrientationClay
2004In Enemy HandsVirgil Wright
2004Raising GeniusBic
2004SleepoverRen
2004CSI: MiamiJustin Gillespie1 Episode
2005River's EndClay Watkins
2004–05Veronica MarsLuke[11]2 Episodes
  1. "You Think You Know Somebody"
  2. "A Trip to the Dentist"
2005CSI: NYConnor Mulcahy1 Episode
2006Superman ReturnsJimmy Olsen
2006Superman Returns: The Video GameJimmy Olsenvideo game; voice role
2007Two Dreadful ChildrenTV movie; voice role
2007It's a Mall WorldDeanTV mini-series
2008Looking Up DressesJade Williamsshort
2007–08CavemenAndy Claybrook8 Episodes
2009FanboysEric[12]
2010Human TargetJohn Gray1 Episode
2010Tug
2010Glen Martin DDS1 Episode; voice
2011Dylan Dog: Dead of NightMarcus
2011–14Being HumanJosh Levison[13][14]Starring role
2012Warehouse 13Ethan
2013 Three Night Stand Carl Lead role
2014Veronica MarsLuke Haldeman
2014The ThrowawaysDrew Reynolds
2016Finding SofiaAlexStarring role
2016The Gender Card Flip Bret Johnson
2016SullyJeff Kolodjay[15][16][17]
2015–17RosewoodMitchie Mendelson"Special Guest Star" (main cast)
2017The ExpanseSolomon Epstein1 Episode
2017Psych: The MovieSammy (detective)Minor role
2018iZombieAllan Fox1 Episode
2018Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal BlissPaul
2019Good GirlsNoahMajor role in Season 2
2019The ResidentTaylor Emigh1 Episode

References

  1. ↑ "Verified #fbf - lucky man". instagram.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sam Huntington". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dead of Night Retitled to Something More Traditional".
  4. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (June 28, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Smallville' baddie joins Syfy's 'Being Human' remake". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ↑ On-air credits listed Huntington as "Special Guest Star" on each episode in which he appeared.
  6. ↑ "Eleven years married to the most perfect human being on earth. So excited that I get to spend the rest of my life with her". instagram.com.
  7. ↑ "It was my son's 7th bday today. We visited our good friend Charles Edward Cheese. I was obviously indifferent". instagram.com.
  8. ↑ "What The Kid From Jungle 2 Jungle Looks Like Today". www.nickiswift.com.
  9. ↑ "Family is everything. 📸by @billyedonya #LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE". instagram.com.
  10. ↑ "SAM HUNTINGTON ACTOR/ACTRESS". mn2s.com.
  11. ↑ "Sam Huntington Talks BEING HUMAN, Ending the Show in the Right Way, Finding out That Season 4 Was Their Final Season & His Concern over Losing the Audience". collider.com.
  12. ↑ "'Fanboys' stars Sam Huntington, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell". www.chicagotribune.com.
  13. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: BEING HUMAN stars Sam Huntington and Kristen Hager are werewolves in love". www.assignmentx.com.
  14. ↑ "Sam Huntington interview for Being Human". youtube.com.
  15. ↑ "He plays Jeff Kolodjay, one of the passengers on Flight 1549. It's #Sully star". twitter.com.
  16. ↑ "For golfers aboard flight that crashed into Hudson, new movie is chance to relive their life's most surreal moment". www.golfdigest.com.
  17. ↑ "He plays Jeff Kolodjay, one of the passengers on Flight 1549. It's #Sully star @samhuntington". instagram.com.
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