Sam Huntington
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Sam Huntington (born April 1, 1982[1]) 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 vehicle 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 the feature films 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 on April 1, 1982 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and raised in Hancock. 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.[3]
Career
Huntington's first role 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 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.[4]
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.[5] 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"[6] 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.[7][2] Together they have two children.[8][9][10]
Filmography
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide | Joystick Johnny | Instructional Video |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Nathan Hostetler | TV movie; Uncredited |
| 1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Mimi-Siku | Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Nom[11] |
| 1997 | 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 | |
| 2004 | In Enemy Hands | Virgil Wright | |
| 2004 | Raising Genius | Bic | |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Ren | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Justin Gillespie | 1 Episode |
| 2005 | River's End | Clay Watkins | |
| 2004–05 | Veronica Mars | Luke[12] | 2 Episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Connor Mulcahy | 1 Episode |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Jimmy Olsen | |
| 2006 | Superman Returns: The Video Game | video game; voice role | |
| 2007 | Two Dreadful Children | TV movie; voice role | |
| 2007 | It's a Mall World | Dean | TV mini-series |
| 2008 | Looking Up Dresses | Jade Williams | short |
| 2007–08 | Cavemen | Andy Claybrook | 8 Episodes |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Eric[13] | |
| 2010 | Human Target | John Gray | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Tug | ||
| 2010 | Glen Martin DDS | 1 Episode; voice | |
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Marcus | |
| 2011–14 | Being Human | Josh Levison[14][15] | Starring role |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Ethan | |
| 2013 | Three Night Stand | Carl | Lead role |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Luke Haldeman | |
| 2014 | The Throwaways | Drew Reynolds | |
| 2016 | Finding Sofia | Alex | Starring role |
| 2016 | The Gender Card Flip | Bret Johnson | |
| 2016 | Sully | Jeff Kolodjay[16][17][18] | |
| 2015–17 | Rosewood | Mitchie Mendelson | "Special Guest Star" (main cast) |
| 2017 | The Expanse | Solomon Epstein | 1 Episode |
| 2017 | Psych: The Movie | Sammy (detective) | Minor role |
| 2018 | iZombie | Allan Fox | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | Paul | |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Noah | Major role in Season 2 |
| 2019 | The Resident | Taylor Emigh | 1 Episode |
| 2023 | The Last Stop in Yuma County | David | |
| 2025 | Bride Hard | Template:TableTBA | Post-production |
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