Sam Winchester

Samuel "Sam" Winchester (often addressed as "Sammy" by his brother) is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The CW Television Network's Supernatural, and is portrayed by Jared Padalecki. Sam was born on May 2, 1983 to John and Mary Winchester in Lawrence, Kansas. He was the couple's second child, four years younger than his older brother, Dean. Sam is 6' 4" tall. He is named after his maternal grandfather, Samuel Campbell... more

Samuel "Sam" Winchester (often addressed as "Sammy" by his brother) is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The CW Television Network's Supernatural, and is portrayed by Jared Padalecki. Sam was born on May 2, 1983 to John and Mary Winchester in Lawrence, Kansas. He was the couple's second child, four years younger than his older brother, Dean. Sam is 6' 4" tall. He is named after his maternal grandfather, Samuel Campbell. In the first episode, the viewers are introduced to Sam, a senior at Stanford who is applying to law school. He rebelled against the family business of hunting supernatural evil and hasn't spoken to his father, John, in years. Dean goes to see him to ask for his help in finding their father, who went missing while on a hunting trip. Sam lived with his girlfriend, Jessica, whom he had plans to marry before her demise. Sam (and Dean) spent their childhood moving from town to town every few weeks as their father "hunted". In 1997 they had been... less