Sam Huntington
American actor
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Sam Huntington (born April 1, 1982[2]) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Josh Levison on the Syfy series Being Human (2011–2014), Mimi-Siku in the Tim Allen film Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), and 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 Detroit Rock City (1999), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Fanboys (2009), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011), Veronica Mars (2014), Sully (2016), Good Girls (2018), and The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023).
Sam Huntington | |
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Huntington in 2011 | |
| Born | April 1, 1982 Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse |
Rachel Klein (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Relatives | Ralph Bellamy (great-uncle) |
Early life
Huntington was born on April 1, 1982 to David Sherwood Huntington Jr. and Christine Stabile in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and raised in Hancock.[3][4] His mother owned and operated the Black Box Theatre, where Huntington started his career.[5] Huntington's great-uncle was actor Ralph Bellamy.[6]
Career
Huntington's first role was in the 1995 instructional video "Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide" playing the character "Joystick Johnny", starring Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry. Huntington's second role was in the 1996 television film 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 many feature films such as Detroit Rock City, Not Another Teen Movie, Sleepover, Rolling Kansas, Freshman Orientation, In Enemy Hands and River's End. He has also guest starred in television series such as 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.[5]
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.[7]
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.[8] 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"[9] 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
Filmography
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide | Joystick Johnny | Instructional video |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Nathan Hostetler | Television film; uncredited |
| 1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Mimi-Siku | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor[14] |
| Law & Order | Terry Lawlor | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Detroit Rock City | Jam | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Ox | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Dinkadoo Murphy | |
| 2004 | Freshman Orientation | Clay | |
| In Enemy Hands | Virgil Wright | ||
| Raising Genius | Bic | ||
| Sleepover | Ren | ||
| CSI: Miami | Justin Gillespie | 1 episode | |
| 2004–2005 | Veronica Mars | Luke Haldeman | Episodes: "You Think You Know Somebody" and "A Trip to the Dentist"[15] |
| 2005 | River's End | Clay Watkins | |
| CSI: NY | Connor Mulcahy | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Jimmy Olsen | |
| Superman Returns: The Video Game | Video game; voice role | ||
| 2007 | Two Dreadful Children | Television film; voice role | |
| It's a Mall World | Dean | Miniseries | |
| 2007–2008 | Cavemen | Andy Claybrook | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | Looking Up Dresses | Jade Williams | Short film |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Eric | [16] |
| 2010 | Human Target | John Gray | 1 episode |
| Tug | |||
| Glenn Martin, DDS | 1 episode; voice role | ||
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Marcus | |
| 2011–2014 | Being Human | Josh Levison | Main role[17][18] |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Ethan | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Three Night Stand | Carl | |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Luke Haldeman | |
| The Throwaways | Drew Reynolds | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rosewood | Mitchie Mendelson | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Finding Sofia | Alex | |
| The Gender Card Flip | Bret Johnson | ||
| Sully | Jeff Kolodjay | [19][20][21] | |
| 2017 | The Expanse | Solomon Epstein | 1 episode |
| Psych: The Movie | Sammy | Television film | |
| 2018 | iZombie | Allan Fox | 1 episode |
| Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | Paul | ||
| 2019 | Good Girls | Noah | Recurring role |
| The Resident | Taylor Emigh | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | The Last Stop in Yuma County | David | |
| 2025 | Bride Hard | Ryan | |
| Out of Order | Paul | ||
| A Man on the Inside | Max Griffin | 6 episodes[22] |
