Sam Huntington (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Josh Levison, a

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in the Syfy series '' Being Human'', and for his role as Jimmy Olsen in the superhero film ''

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''. For its two seasons from September 2015 to April 2017, Huntington had a recurring role on the

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series ''

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''. He also played Mimi-Siku Cromwell in the

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movie '' Jungle 2 Jungle''. He played Ox in '' Not Another Teen Movie''. He also had a cameo in the December 2017

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TV-film '' Psych: The Movie''.

Early life

Huntington was born in

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. He was raised in

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. His mother, Christine Stabile, owned and operated the Black Box Theatre, where Huntington started his career. Huntington's great-uncle was actor

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Career

Huntington's first role was in the 1996

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''Harvest of Fire'', which starred

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. He then appeared opposite

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's '' Jungle 2 Jungle'' the following year. He has appeared in films: '' Detroit Rock City'', '' Not Another Teen Movie'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Freshman Orientation'', '' In Enemy Hands'' and ''River's End''. He has guest starred in '' CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: NY'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He was also in the

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's documentary '' The States'', when it covered

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. Huntington appeared in

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's 2006 film ''

'' as

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. He starred in the 2009 comedy film '' Fanboys'', and again co-starred with ''Superman'' actor

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in the live action film adaptation of '' Dylan Dog: Dead of Night''. 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. He also served as a guest on the second season of the reality television game show ''

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''. From autumn 2015 through spring 2017, Huntington appeared as the "special guest star"On-air credits listed Huntington as "Special Guest Star" on each episode in which he appeared. in his recurring role of quirky coroner Mitchie Mendelson on the

series ''

''. The series was cancelled in May 2017 after two seasons. On December 7, 2017, Huntington appeared briefly in the role of (detective) Sammy in

's telefilm '' Psych: The Movie''.

Personal life

Huntington married actress and producer Rachel Klein in 2006.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huntington, Sam 1982 births American male child actors American male film actors Living people Male actors from New Hampshire Actors from Manchester, New Hampshire 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors People from Peterborough, New Hampshire