Sam — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Character Profile

About Sam

Frodo's fiercely loyal gardener and companion, whose devotion saves the quest.

Sam — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Gardening, Loyalty, Cooking, Endurance

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

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) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• 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 Two Towers (2002)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Sam — Alliance Companions — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Sam remains loyal to Frodo throughout the dangerous journey.

  Frodo and Sam become lost together in the Emyn Muil and continue the journey toward Mordor as companions.

• Sam — Conflict Distrustful Companions — Gollum (Andy Serkis)

  Sam acts as Frodo's main safeguard against Gollum.

  Sam objects to Frodo trusting Gollum and remains suspicious of Gollum's intentions.

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• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Gollum (Andy Serkis)
• Théoden (Bernard Hill)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• Éowyn (Miranda Otto)
• Gimli / Treebeard (John Rhys-Davies)
• Madril (John Bach)
• Elrond (Hugo Weaving)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)