Samuel Emmett "Sam" Horrigan (born August 23, 1981) is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 best known for his role as Quentin Kelly on the hit ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 sitcom Grace Under Fire.

Sam played Spike Hammersmith in the movie Little Giants

Little Giants

Little Giants is a 1994 family comedy film, starring Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill as brothers in a small Ohio town, coaching rival Pee-Wee Football teams.-Synopsis:...

and also has made guest appearances on TV shows such as One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

, Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia

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, Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

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, Still Standing

Still Standing (TV series)

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, Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life

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, 8 Simple Rules

8 Simple Rules

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, and Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

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where he played a guy named Pop. Also appeared in Accepted

Accepted

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as one of the Fraternity Brothers. He played Val in the 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie Brink!

Brink!

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. In 1995, he played Xander in the remake of Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

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. Sam was a contestant in the fourth series of the TV show Beauty and the Geek

Beauty and the Geek

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as the show's first male beauty, which caused some controversy due to his previous experience in the media.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	What If	Sam Slick	TV movie
1993	Remote Remote (film) Remote is a comedy film that was released on September 22, 1993, starring Chris Carrara, Jessica Bowman, and John Diel. Ted Nicolaou directed the film and it was written by Mike Farros. The movies premise is similar to that of Home Alone...	Student (uncredited)	Video
1993	Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the...	Student #1 Costumed Kid #2	Episode: "Cory's Alternative Friends" Episode: "Boys II Mensa"
1994	Children of the Dark	Bobby Harrison	TV movie
1994	Getting Even with Dad Getting Even with Dad Getting Even With Dad is a 1994 American comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson.- Plot :The movie is about a dysfunctional father-son relationship. Timmy Gleason is Ray Gleason's estranged son, who tries to blackmail his ex-con father into spending time with him...	Boy on Subway
1994	Little Giants Little Giants Little Giants is a 1994 family comedy film, starring Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill as brothers in a small Ohio town, coaching rival Pee-Wee Football teams.-Synopsis:...	Spike Hammersmith
1995	Escape to Witch Mountain Escape to Witch Mountain (1995 film) Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1995 American television film directed by Peter Rader and a remake of the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain.-Overview:...	Xander	TV movie
1996-1998	Grace Under Fire Grace Under Fire Grace Under Fire is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1993 to February 1998. The show starred Brett Butler, and was the highest rated new comedy of the 1993–1994 season.- Premise of show :...	Quentin Kelly	39 episodes
1997	C-16: FBI	Brad Emerson	Episode: "Orange Kid"
1998	Brink! Brink! Brink! is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of casual inline skating.-Plot:Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" , clash with a group of sponsored skaters, Team X-Bladz--led by Val--with whom they...	Val	TV movie
2000	Opposite Sex Opposite Sex (TV series) Opposite Sex is an American comedy-drama series that aired during FOX's summer 2000 schedule. The series was one of the first teen dramas to primarily use independent artists on its soundtrack by such acts as Elliott Smith and Ben Lee.-Synopsis:...	Bart	Episode: "The Dance Episode" Episode: "The Field Trip Episode"
2002	B.S.	Shovel and Rake Guy	TV movie
2002	Do Over Do Over Do Over is an American comedy-drama/fantasy series created by Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener. The series, which was broadcast on The WB in 2002, stars Penn Badgley.-Synopsis:...	Judd Chulak	Episode: "Joel Strikes Back"
2003			Episode: "Football"
2003	Grounded for Life Grounded for Life Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...	Scott Bianco	Episode: "Henry's Been Working for the Drug Squad" Episode: "I Right the Wrongs"
2003	One Tree Hill One Tree Hill (TV series) One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...	Thing	Episode: "Every Night Is Another Story"
2004	Still Standing Still Standing (TV series) Still Standing is an American sitcom television series. It debuted on CBS on September 30, 2002, and ended March 8, 2006. Lifetime obtained the United States syndication rights to the show in February 2005 and aired it until 2009...	Kyle	Episode: "Still Narcing"
2004	Sweden, Ohio	Cooper	TV movie
2004	Cracking Up Cracking Up For the movie, see Cracking Up .Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by School of Rock writer Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March to May 2004. The title of the program and the name of the psychiatrist, Dr...		Episode: "Daddy's Home"
2004	Oliver Beene Oliver Beene Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...	Coach Wright	Episode: "Superhero"
2004	8 Simple Rules 8 Simple Rules 8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 2002, to April 15, 2005, with 76 episodes produced over three seasons. It is based on the self-improvement book of the same name. The show starred John Ritter until his death on September 11, 2003...	Pete	3 episodes
2004	Quintuplets Quintuplets Quintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood....	Luskin	Episode: "Boobs on the Run"
2004	Jack & Bobby Jack & Bobby Jack & Bobby is an American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom would become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049...	College Guy	Episode: "Chess Lessons"
2004	Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...	Tommy Belkin	Episode: "Dive"
2006	Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...	Dale Helm	Episode: "It Wasn't Meant to Happen"
2006		Steve Skinner	Episode: "Flight School"
2006	Accepted Accepted Accepted is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Steve Pink and written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, and Mark Perez. The main plot centers around a group of would-be college freshmen who, after being rejected from all the colleges and universities to which they had applied, proceed to create...	Mike Welsh
2006	Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...	Brian 'Pop' Popovich	Episode: "Wichita Linebacker"
2006	Reba Reba (TV series) Reba is an American sitcom starring Reba McEntire, which ran from 2001 to 2007. For the show's first five seasons, it ran on The WB, with the show transitioning to The CW in its last year.-Synopsis:...	Actor	Episode: "Sweet Child O'Mine"
2008	Bar Starz	Brad Thunder
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Eric Tobin	Episode: "The Gone Dead Train"
2010	Heavy Metal Strawberry Pickers	Clint Bagswell	Short film
2011	True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...	Fangbanger	Episode: "If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"
2011	A Holiday Engagement A Holiday Engagement A Holiday Engagement is an upcoming 2011 comedy film by Jim Fall. It was originally to be titled A Thanksgiving Engagement.-Plot:David has been hired to come home for the holidays and pretend to be Hilary's fiance. But her mother Meredith is unaware...	Greg	Post-production
2012	Death to Glam Rock	Clint	Pre-Production

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