Sam Hennings is an American actor and writer. Born in Georgia, he has German, English, and Scotch-Irish ancestry. He decided to pursue acting as a full-time profession in the early 1980s, moving to Los Angeles to study at the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse under the guidance of renowned acting teacher Milton Katselas.
Sam made his professional acting debut in 1985 on the ABC series Moonlighting, starring Bruce Willis. He continued to hone his craft through stage work and landed several TV guest-starring roles, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dallas, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In 1989, Sam had his first big break when director Randy Roberts, who had directed him earlier in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, cast him alongside Lou Gossett Jr. in the acclaimed ABC TV-movie, Gideon Oliver - The Last Plane from Coramaya.
The 1990s brought Sam more substantial television roles and well-deserved exposure. He made his feature film debut in 1991 as a hard-nosed, Texas sheriff in the 1960s-era film Shout, starring John Travolta and Heather Graham.
