Sam Witwer
Sam Witwer | |
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Education | Juilliard School |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, musician |
Years active | 2001–present |
Sam Witwer (born October 20, 1977)
Witwer has worked on numerous projects in the
Early life
Witwer was born on October 20, 1977,
He attended Glenbrook South High School, during which time he was involved in drama and theater classes, as well as being the lead singer of a high school band called "Love Plumber". After barely graduating high school, his parents made him apply to drama departments of various schools. Finally getting accepted to the Juilliard School. When he was 18 he became friends with fellow actor Glenn Howerton. [3]
After 2 years at Juilliard, Witwer got kicked out from school as he didn't take it seriously enough. [4] He finally made the decision to pursue acting after asking actor Bruce Campbell for advice on an online website called AOL. [5]
Career
Witwer's first on-screen credit was that of a Chicago Bulls commercial. He soon found himself in speaking roles on hit television series, such as ER.
Witwer's first major recurring role came in the form of portraying raptor pilot
From 2008 to 2009, Witwer was cast in
Witwer made a cameo appearance in
From 2011 to 2014, Witwer starred in the North American remake of Being Human. He played the lead role of vampire Aidan Waite.[11] The show, as well as his performance, was well received and lasted 4 seasons.[12]
He voiced Ocean Master in the animated film Justice League: Throne of Atlantis for the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series,[13] replacing fellow Star Wars actor Steve Blum from Justice League: War.
In 2016 Witwer played Edward Hyde on Once Upon a Time, recurring for part of its sixth season after debuting at the end of the fifth season.[14]
In 2018, Witwer joined the main cast of
Role-playing games
Sam is an avid player of both pen-and-paper and video role-playing games. This is a hobby that he has engaged in for years. He has been a frequent guest on the Podcast Order 66 and has expressed a love for all iterations of Star Wars role-playing games Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (by West End Games) to Star Wars Roleplaying Game (by Wizards of the Coast) and to the series of cross-compatible Star Wars roleplaying games by Fantasy Flight Games.[16]
Sam appeared in episode 19 of
In January 2017, he appeared as a guest on a play-through of ScratchPad Publishing's Dusk City Outlaws, alongside Elisa Teague, Tom Lommel, Spencer Crittenden, and game designer Rodney Thompson.[20]
Star Wars
A lifelong Star Wars fan, Witwer provided both his voice and likeness for lead character Galen Marek / Starkiller (Darth Vader's secret apprentice) in the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and 2010 sequel Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. He also voiced Darth Sidious (Emperor Palpatine) in the first game, and reprised it for the games Disney Infinity 3.0 and Battlefront and for the original season 2 premiere of Star Wars Rebels;[21] however, in 2019, the role was re-dubbed by Ian McDiarmid who portrayed Palpatine in the films and in Rebels season 4.[22]
For
Witwer attended The Clone Wars season 5 Red Carpet Premiere in Orlando, Florida on August 24, 2012 during Celebration VI along with some of his co-stars Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Daniel Logan, Stephen Stanton and Ashley Eckstein, as well as Supervising Director Dave Filoni. During Celebration VI, he also had his own panel called: Sam Witwer "The Maul Within" on August 26, 2012.[25] In 2013, he attended for the first time the annual event, Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida for a three-day weekend[26] and fans praised him for his roles in The Force Unleashed games and on The Clone Wars. During the live show "Behind the Force", Sam showed his acting skills by saying one or two lines of the characters that he's played in the Star Wars universe.
Witwer has also voiced an alien as well as a First Order stormtrooper during the siege of Maz Kanata's palace in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[27]
In 2018, Witwer reprised his portrayal as Maul and performed the voice acting role for the character in Solo: A Star Wars Story, marking the sixth project for which Witwer voices Maul, and the first live-action performance.[28]
In 2020, Witwer was cast as an unidentified dark side character in the StarWarsKids.com and YouTube game show
Music career
Witwer serves as the front-man for the band The Crashtones, whose first studio album Colorful of the Stereo was released February 15, 2006.[31] Witwer released a new album May 7, 2019 entitled Revenge of the Crashtones.[32]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Crank | Shootout Henchman | |
2007 | The Mist | Private Jessup | |
2008 | Pathology | Party Boy | |
2009 | Gamer | Social Worker | |
2010 | The United Monster Talent Agency | Dracula | Short film |
No God, No Master | Eugenio Ravarini | ||
2011 | The Return of Joe Rich | Joe Neiderman | |
2012 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Darth Maul Returns | Maul[24]
|
Voice |
2014 | Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon | Kazbek | Voice; English dub |
2015 | Tales of Halloween | Hank | Short film |
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Ocean Master[33][34] | Voice; Direct-to-video | |
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Chyna | Short film | |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Alien, Stormtrooper, Additional Characters[34] | Voices | |
2016 | Rogue One | Stormtrooper, Additional Characters[34] | |
Officer Downe | Burnham | ||
2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Additional Voices | |
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Maul[35]
|
Voice; cameo |
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Additional Voices |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | ER | Tommy | Episode: "Fear of Commitment" |
2001, 2003 | JAG | Beasley, Sonar Operator | 2 episodes |
2001 | Arliss | Mourner | Episode: "Of Cabbages and Kings" |
2002 | Dark Angel | Marrow | Episode: "Love in Vein" |
She Spies | Jason | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" | |
2003 | Angel | John Stoler | Episode: "Shiny Happy People" |
The Lyon's Den | Bryce Cherot / Chucke Porter | Episode: "Duty to Save" | |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Sloth #3 | Episode: "The Shipment" | |
2004 | Cold Case | James Creighton | Episode: "The Plan" |
NCIS | Staff Sgt. Rafael | Episode: "Split Decision" | |
Star Trek: New Voyages | Guardian's Voice | Episode: "In Harm's Way" | |
2004–05 | Battlestar Galactica | Crashdown
|
11 episodes |
2006 | Dexter | Neil Perry | 3 episodes |
Bones | Mitchell Downs | Episode: "The Titan On The Track" | |
2007 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Muscular Guy in Store | Episode: "Dennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead" |
Shark | Richard Lee Franco | Episode: "Every Breath You Take" | |
2007–08 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Officer Casella | 2 episodes |
2008–09 | Smallville | Davis Bloome | Main role ( Season 8 ), 12 episodes
|
2010 | The Walking Dead | Tank Soldier | Uncredited; Episode: "Days Gone Bye" |
2011–14 | Being Human | Aidan Waite | 52 episodes Nominated–Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role |
2011–14, 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Maul , The Son
|
Voices; 14 episodes Nominated–Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program |
2012 | Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
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Maul, Emperor Palpatine
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Voices; Television special |
2014 | Grimm | Max Robbins | Episode: "The Show Must Go On" |
2015–18 | Star Wars Rebels | Maul, Emperor Palpatine | Voices; 7 episodes |
2015 | Stalker | Jamie Tolliver | Episode: "Love Kills" |
Rosewood | Heath Casablanca | Episode: "Aortic Atresia and Art Installations" | |
2016 | Once Upon a Time | Mr. Hyde | 5 episodes |
2017 | Electric Dreams | Chris | Episode: "Real Life" |
2018–20 | Supergirl | Benjamin Lockwood / Agent Liberty
|
18 episodes |
Star Wars Resistance | Hugh Sion | Voice; 3 episodes | |
2019–20 | Riverdale
|
Rupert Chipping | 5 episodes |
2020 | DC Universe All Star Games | Himself / Host | 6 episodes |
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge
|
Dark Side agent | ||
2021 | Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales | Maul / Trudgen | |
2021–22 | The Book of Boba Fett | Rodian, sous-chef droid | Voice; uncredited; 2 episodes |
2022 | Andor | Shoretrooper | Voice; uncredited; Episode: "Announcement"[36] |
Mythic Quest | Ian's father | Episode: "Sarian"[37] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Starkiller, Emperor Palpatine | Also likeness[38][34] |
Soulcalibur IV | Starkiller | English version[34] | |
2010 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | Starkiller, Emperor Palpatine | Also likeness[38][34] |
2012 | Kinect Star Wars | Emperor Palpatine | [34] |
2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Maul , Emperor Palpatine
|
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Star Wars Battlefront | Emperor Palpatine | ||
2016 | Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens | ||
2017 | Star Wars Battlefront II | Maul, Emperor Palpatine | |
2019 | Days Gone | Deacon St John | Also likeness[38] |
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Emperor Palpatine | Cameo | |
2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons | Walla actor | |
2021 | Star Trek Online | Tenavik | [39] |
2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Maul, Emperor Palpatine | [40] |
The Callisto Protocol | Captain Leon Ferris | Also likeness[41] | |
2023 | Horizon Forbidden West | Walter Londra | Burning Shores downloadable content, also likeness |
Audiobooks (excerpt)
- 2022: Audible
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External links
- Sam Witwer at IMDb
- Sam Witwer at TV Guide
- The Crashtones