Sam Lloyd

For other people named Sam Lloyd, see Sam Lloyd (disambiguation).

Sam Lloyd
Sam Lloyd in 2009
Born	Samuel Lloyd, Jr. (1963-11-12) November 12, 1963 Weston, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Musician
Years active	1988–present
Relatives	Christopher Lloyd (uncle)

Samuel "Sam" Lloyd, Jr. (born November 12, 1963) is an American character actor and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of beaten down lawyer Ted Buckland on the American comedy-drama Scrubs.

Biography

Lloyd attended Syracuse University. He is the nephew of Back to the Future star Christopher Lloyd, and his father is also an actor. He and Christopher Lloyd both guested on Malcolm in the Middle, Sam as a housing lawyer and Christopher as Hal's father. The two also guested on The West Wing, Sam requesting the White House to release information about UFOs, and Christopher as a constitutional law expert. He also appears in Desperate Housewives as Albert Goldfine.

Aside from acting, Samuel is an accomplished singer with the a cappella group The Blanks, who have made many appearances on Scrubs under the name "The Worthless Peons" (also known as "Ted's Band"). He also plays the bass in the Beatles tribute group The Butties.

Filmography

Film

• Rising Sun (1993)
• Flubber (1997)
• Galaxy Quest (1999) (as "Neru")
• Back by Midnight (2002)
• Scorcher (2002)
• The Real Old Testament (2003)
• Advantage Hart (2003)
• Funky Monkey (2004)
• Spelling Bee (2004)
• The Swidge (2004)
• Cry for Help (2005)
• The Brothers Solomon (2007)
• Super Capers (2009)
• ExTerminators (2009)

Television

• Night Court (1988 -1989)
• City (1990)
• Matlock (1992)
• Seinfeld (1993-1994)
• Double Rush (1995)
• Coach (1996)
• Champs (1995)
• Mad About You (1997)
• The Drew Carey Show (1997)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1997-1998)
• Two Guys and a Girl (1999)
• Spin City (1998-2000)
• Battery Park (2000)
• NYPD Blue (2000)
• The Nightmare Room (2002)
• The West Wing (1999-2002)
• Malcolm in the Middle (2005)
• Desperate Housewives (2004-2005)
• Scrubs (2001-2009)
• Numb3rs (2009)
• Cougar Town (2011)
• The Middle (2012)
• Modern Family (2014)
• Bones (2014)
• Shameless (2015)

External links

• Sam Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database