Sam — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Character Profile

About Sam

Loyal gardener and steadfast companion who supports Frodo to the end.

Sam — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Loyalty, Gardening, Endurance, Courage

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 10/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• Fellowship of the Ring
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Sam

Occupation

domestic worker, gardener, bodyguard

Sam's Known Relations

• Hamfast Gamgee — Father
• Marigold Gamgee — Sibling
• Hamson Gamgee — Sibling
• Bell Goodchild — Mother
• Elanor Gardner — Child
• Goldilocks Took — Child
• Frodo Gardner — Child
• Rose Cotton — Spouse
• Sauron — Enemy
• Gollum — Enemy
• Frodo Baggins — Significant person
• Fellowship of the Ring — Member of

Sam appears in 3 titles

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Character Facts

Played by

Sean Astin

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Sam — Alliance Teammate — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

More characters from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Gollum / Smeagol (Andy Serkis)
• Celeborn (Marton Csokas)
• Denethor (John Noble)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Merry (Dominic Monaghan)
• Théoden (Bernard Hill)
• Éowyn (Miranda Otto)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)
• Faramir (David Wenham)