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Sam Waterston on "Law and Order"
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Acclaimed actor Sam Waterston has played Jack McCoy, a charismatic and tough Executive Assistant District Attorney, on NBC's "Law & Order" since 1994.

Sam Waterston is a six-time Emmy Award nominee (three times for "Law & Order" and three more for "I'll Fly Away") who won the award for hosting the 10-part NBC informational series "Lost Civilizations." Sam Waterston also received a Golden Globe for "I'll Fly Away" and earned the 1999 Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as McCoy.

In addition, Sam Waterston earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his performance in "The Killing Fields," and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Most Promising Newcomer for his portrayal of Nick Carraway in "The Great Gatsby." Sam Waterston has also been nominated for several BAFTA Awards.

Sam Waterston's other notable feature credits include: the Woody Allen films "Interiors," "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors"; John Waters' "Serial Mom," "Hopscotch" and "Heaven's Gate"; Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" (with Katharine Hepburn) and "Eagle's Wing" with Martin Sheen and Harvey Keitel. Sam Waterston also starred opposite Jeff Bridges in Tom McGuane's "Rancho Deluxe" and with Reese Witherspoon in "Man in the Moon."

In addition, Sam Waterston starred opposite Jennifer Beals and Lisa Gay Hamilton in the television movie "A House Divided" (which he also produced), and he portrayed Abraham Lincoln opposite Mary Tyler Moore in Gore Vidal's miniseries "Lincoln." Sam Waterston also appeared in the NBC movie "The Matthew Shepard Story," which co-starred Stockard Channing. Sam Waterston's most recent films include "The Commission" with Martin Landau and "Le Divorce," with Kate Hudson, Glenn Close and Channing.

In 2000, Sam Waterston appeared in the Syracuse Stage production of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night." The critically praised production also starred his son, James Waterston ("Another Time," "The Lady and the Clarinet"), as well as Elizabeth Franz ("Death of a Salesman") and John Slattery.

Sam Waterston's important stage work includes Broadway and off-Broadway productions as well as many plays with the New York Shakespeare Festival, such as "As You Like It," "Cymbeline," "Measure for Measure" and "Hamlet." Sam Waterston earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Abe Lincoln in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York, as well as an Obie and Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Benedict in "Much Ado About Nothing." In 2004 Sam Waterston returned to The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park in a reprise production of "Much Ado About Nothing" and this time portrayed "Leonato" opposite his daughter, Elisabeth ("The Prince and Me") starring in the "Hero" role. Sam Waterston also appeared as "Henry Carr" in Tom Stoppard's "Travesties" at the Longwharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, and he starred in the world premiere of David Rabe's "The Black Monk" at Yale Repertory Theatre.

Sam Waterston co-starred with Judy Davis in the premiere episode of the anthology series "Masters of Science Fiction" titled "A Clean Escape," directed by Academy Award-winner Mark Rydell.

Sam Waterston lives in Connecticut with his wife and children.






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Age: 69 years old
Birthday: November 15, 1940
Height: 6' 1"
Full Name / Real Name: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Birthplace: Cambridge, MA
Current Residence: Connecticut
Wife: Lynn Louisa Woodruff
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March 20, 2010
omg omg it's like the robot eating medicine commercial with sam waterston!
1 day ago
@theseantcollins I agree, this new season's been excellent. And Sam Waterston is a great DA.
1 day ago
@gracetopia Oh the movie was pretty bad, but the end they kept almost to the letter, and Sam Waterston reading it was awesome.
1 day ago
@gracetopia @SocioTom I really enjoyed the Great Gatsby! Though, after seeing the movie, I always hear the end in Sam Waterston's voice...
1 day ago
I had a dream that I met Sam Waterston in NYC. Pffft, I wish.
2 days ago
@randomshelly Me too. She and Sam Waterston (Aka Abby & Jack) were my fave DA duo on Law&Order.
2 days ago
I had a dream about Sam Waterston last night...who does that?
2 days ago
@Mediagoon Dude, you work on L&O?! Can you get me Sam Waterston's autograph?!
3 days ago
If he was I bet he'd bring me some freakin water RT @ImGeneParmesan @UncleWeez IS SAM WATERSTON THERE?
3 days ago
Can sam waterston play jeff's dad? Please?
4 days ago
Literally only watch law and order for sam waterston now...
4 days ago
It makes me smile to see Sam Waterston week after week. He's just a damn classy dude.
4 days ago
So, because there's a severe weather warning, no one will come and restore my access to Sam Waterston. Must see if L&O is on Hulu.
4 days ago
Caught 3 Brown & 3 Rainbow and now I'm watching Sam Waterston put the criminals behind bars...how could this day get any better?
4 days ago
@ebertchicago I'd love to hear your opinions on the seminal classic Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston and Ricki Lake film "Serial Mom."
5 days ago
 
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