Sam Jaeger

Sam Jaeger is an actor, writer and director, best known for playing Mark Tuello in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Joel Graham on NBC’s Parenthood. Among Sam’s numerous film and television credits as an actor are American Sniper, Inherent Vice, Lucky Number Slevin, Catch and Release, Eli Stone and Girl’s Club. He made his feature debut as writer-director in 2011 with the acclaimed indie romantic comedy Take Me Home, in which he starred opposite his wife, Amber Jaeger.

Talks

How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)

Film

By Sam Jaeger | January 10, 2023

How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)

Sam Jaeger, currently starring in The Handmaid’s Tale, on how story has become our king, equally capable of devastating harm or salvation.

Actor Sam Jaeger (Parenthood) Talks the Enduring, Evolving Influence of Dead Poets Society

Film

By Sam Jaeger | June 6, 2015

Actor Sam Jaeger (Parenthood) Talks the Enduring, Evolving Influence of Dead Poets Society

26 years after it inspired him to seize the day and follow his dream, the actor-director reflects on the impact Peter Weir's film has had on his life.