Biography for
Sam Horrigan More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

23 August 1981, Sacramento County, California, USA

Birth Name

Samuel Emmett Horrigan

Nickname

Samson
Superman

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Sam Horrigan was born and raised in Northern California. He has starred in over 30 movies and TV shows. Some of his most recognized parts include Spike in Little Giants, Val in the Disney movie Brink!, and Quentin on the Hit TV show Grace Under Fire.. You also might recognize him from One Tree Hill, 8 Simple Rules for dating my Teenage Daughter, Bar Starz the movie, Veronica Mars, Oliver Beene, Quintuples, Accepted.. etc, etc, etc.... He loves to do his own stunts when he works. In his spare time Sam prefers to do charity work, play sports and build himself up spiritually.. Having so much to be thankful for he tries to give back as much as possible.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Michelle R.

Trivia

Grew up in Northern California in a town called Davis with his brother Joe.

Graduated high school when he was 15 and began attending Glendale city college at 16.

He was a professional rollerblader when he was 15.

Won the Comic-Con Superhero challenge on Beauty and the Geek with his comic superhero character Metro Man.

Hired to play the part of the male beauty on Beauty and the Geek. However it was not scripted. All his funny one liners were improvised right on the spot.

A professional skater for Team Rollerblade for 3 years.

Is a partner at In His Presence Church.

Doesn't drink or smoke cigarettes.

Did his own stunts in Bars Starz including Fight Scenes and setting himself on fire.

His soccer team Davis Hydra was undefeated 3 years in a row.

Shattered his Rib cage skating on a Half Pipe while working on Grace Under Fire. Didn't miss a day of work.

Mother's name is Janet and father's name is Tom.

Suffers from Dyslexia.

Grew up in a small town called Davis in Northern California.

Is a big fan of Magic Tricks and specializes in Card Tricks himself.

Turned down the role of Trip in the Feature film Detroit Rock City.

Parents had him turned down the role of James Leer in the feature film Wonder Boys opposite Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. In the end, the part was played by Tobey Maguire.

Placed his hands in cement at the Mann's Theatre in Florida.

Spends most of his free time doing charity work.

When he was 18 and bodybuilding he could bench press over 400lbs.

He has been an avid runner since the age of six and has run in over 100 5k races. He loves to run in races that raise money for charities.

Runs 5 miles every morning except Sunday.