Sam Straley

Sam Straley (born July 13, 1995) is an American actor.

Sam Straley
Born	(1995-07-13) July 13, 1995 (age 30) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Education	The Theatre School at DePaul University
Occupation	actor
Years active	2016–present

Early life and education

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Straley studied in Anderson High School until his graduation in 2013.^[1] He graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2017.^[2]

Career

Straley started his acting career in 2016, shortly before graduating from college. He got the roles of Nathan Ward and Tyler Whitlock in the television series Chicago P.D. which was produced by Dick Wolf for Wolf Entertainment.

He played as Bully 1 in the sci-fi series Electric Dreams, then as Archie Kinsler in the film Bernadette alongside Marilyn Bass and James Psathas,^[3] and finally, in the television sitcom, The Kids Are Alright as Lawrence Cleary.^[4]

In 2022, Sam starred in the miniseries The Dropout, which premiered on Hulu on March 3, 2022. Also, he is part of the cast of the docu-comedy Welcome to Flatch, which premiered on Fox on March 17, 2022.^[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Bernadette	Archie Kinsler
2019	Hala	Evan
2019	Teacher	Scott
2020	Once Upon a River	Billy Murray

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016, 2018	Chicago P.D.	Tyler Whitlock / Nathan Ward	2 episodes
2018	Electric Dreams	Bully 1	Episode: "Safe and Sound"
2018–2019	The Kids Are Alright	Lawrence Cleary	Main role
2020	Chicago Med	Harlan	Episode: "It May Not Be Forever"
2022	The Dropout	Christian Holmes	Recurring role, miniseries
2022–2023	Welcome to Flatch	Lloyd "Shrub" Mallet	Main role; also executive producer