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 — Social Gardener — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Sam serves as Frodo's loyal gardener and steadfast companion throughout the quest.

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• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• 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)