Sam — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Character Profile

About Sam

Loyal hobbit gardener who supports Frodo on his perilous journey.

Sam — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Loyalty, Gardening, Endurance, Cooking, Support

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 6.5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Fellowship of the Ring
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Sam

Occupation

domestic worker, gardener, bodyguard

Sam's Known Relations

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

Sam appears in 3 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Sean Astin

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Sam — Alliance Companions — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Sam remains Frodo's most loyal companion throughout the quest.

  Frodo leaves the Shire with Sam, and Sam insists on accompanying him to Mordor despite Frodo's decision to go alone.

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• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Bilbo (Ian Holm)
• Boromir (Sean Bean)
• Elendil (Peter McKenzie)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)
• Arwen (Liv Tyler)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)