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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Waterston</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 41 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-41" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">41 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="سام واتيرستون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سام واتيرستون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="سم واترستون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سم واترستون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8" title="স্যাম ওয়াটারস্টন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="স্যাম ওয়াটারস্টন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%BC_%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD" title="Σαμ Γουότερστον – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σαμ Γουότερστον" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="سم واترستون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سم واترستون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%83%98_%EC%9B%8C%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B4" title="샘 워터스턴 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="샘 워터스턴" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A5%D5%B4_%D5%88%D6%82%D5%B8%D5%A9%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6" title="Սեմ Ուոթերստոն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սեմ Ուոթերստոն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%9D_%D7%95%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F" title="סם ווטרסטון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סם ווטרסטון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sems_Voterstons" title="Sems Voterstons – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Sems Voterstons" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="سام واتيرستون – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سام واتيرستون" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3" title="サム・ウォーターストン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サム・ウォーターストン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD,_%D0%A1%D1%8D%D0%BC" title="Уотерстон, Сэм – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Уотерстон, Сэм" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Sam Waterston" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Сем Вотерстон – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Сем Вотерстон" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" 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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg/220px-Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg/330px-Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg/440px-Sam_Waterston_at_PaleyFest_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Waterston at the <a href="/wiki/PaleyFest" class="mw-redirect" title="PaleyFest">PaleyFest</a> 2013 panel for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Newsroom_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)">The Newsroom</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Samuel Atkinson Waterston</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1940-11-15</span>) </span>November 15, 1940<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 84)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge, Massachusetts</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1962–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output 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Woodruff</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1976)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4, including <a href="/wiki/James_Waterston" title="James Waterston">James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Waterston" title="Katherine Waterston">Katherine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Sam_Waterston" title="List of awards and nominations received by Sam Waterston">Full list</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Samuel Atkinson Waterston</b> (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Sam_Waterston" title="List of awards and nominations received by Sam Waterston">numerous accolades</a> including a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Screen Actors Guild Award">Screen Actors Guild Award</a> as well as nominations for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts" title="British Academy of Film and Television Arts">BAFTA Award</a>. His acting career has spanned over five decades acting on stage and screen.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston received a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> in 2010 and was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/American_Theater_Hall_of_Fame" title="American Theater Hall of Fame">American Theater Hall of Fame</a> in 2012. </p><p>Waterston studied at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Paris" title="University of Paris">Sorbonne</a> in Paris and the American Actors Workshop. He started his career in theater on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> stage, appearing in multiple revivals of <a href="/wiki/Shakespeare" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a>. Waterston starred in numerous productions at the <a href="/wiki/Public_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Theatre">Public Theatre</a> including <i><a href="/wiki/Indians_(play)" title="Indians (play)">Indians</a></i> (1969), <i><a href="/wiki/Catonsville_Nine" title="Catonsville Nine">The Trial of Catonsville Nine</a></i> (1970), <i><a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a></i> (1975), <i><a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a></i> (1975), <i><a href="/wiki/Measure_for_Measure" title="Measure for Measure">Measure for Measure</a></i> (1977), and <i><a href="/wiki/Benefactors_(play)" title="Benefactors (play)">Benefactors</a></i> (1980).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He portrayed <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_(theatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway (theatre)">Broadway</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Abe_Lincoln_in_Illinois_(play)" title="Abe Lincoln in Illinois (play)">Abe Lincoln in Illinois</a></i> (1993) where he received a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play</a> nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the big screen, Waterston played <a href="/wiki/Nick_Carraway" title="Nick Carraway">Nick Carraway</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1974_film)" title="The Great Gatsby (1974 film)">The Great Gatsby</a></i> (1974) earning a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture">Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture</a> nomination. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Schanberg" title="Sydney Schanberg">Sydney Schanberg</a> in <a href="/wiki/Roland_Joffe" class="mw-redirect" title="Roland Joffe">Roland Joffe</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_Fields_(film)" title="The Killing Fields (film)">The Killing Fields</a></i> (1984), for which he received a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Academy Award for Best Actor</a>. Waterston has acted in several <a href="/wiki/Woody_Allen" title="Woody Allen">Woody Allen</a> films including <i><a href="/wiki/Interiors" title="Interiors">Interiors</a></i> (1978), <i><a href="/wiki/Hannah_and_Her_Sisters" title="Hannah and Her Sisters">Hannah and Her Sisters</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/September_(1987_film)" title="September (1987 film)">September</a></i> (1987), and <i><a href="/wiki/Crimes_and_Misdemeanors" title="Crimes and Misdemeanors">Crimes and Misdemeanors</a></i> (1989). Other notable roles include in <i><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Deluxe" title="Rancho Deluxe">Rancho Deluxe</a></i> (1975), <i><a href="/wiki/Hopscotch_(film)" title="Hopscotch (film)">Hopscotch</a></i> (1980), <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(film)" title="Heaven's Gate (film)">Heaven's Gate</a></i> (1980), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Moon_(1991_film)" title="The Man in the Moon (1991 film)">The Man in the Moon</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/wiki/Serial_Mom" title="Serial Mom">Serial Mom</a></i> (1994), <i><a href="/wiki/Nixon_(1995_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nixon (1995 film)">Nixon</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Sloane" title="Miss Sloane">Miss Sloane</a></i> (2016) and <i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Basis_of_Sex" title="On the Basis of Sex">On the Basis of Sex</a></i> (2018). </p><p>Waterston gained stardom portraying <a href="/wiki/Jack_McCoy" title="Jack McCoy">Jack McCoy</a> on the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> crime series <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i> (1994–2010, 2022–2024), for which he received a <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards" title="Screen Actors Guild Awards">Screen Actors Guild Award</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a> nominations. He portrayed <a href="/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer" title="J. Robert Oppenheimer">J. Robert Oppenheimer</a> in the BBC miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Oppenheimer_(TV_series)" title="Oppenheimer (TV series)">Oppenheimer</a></i> (1980), and <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> in the miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_(miniseries)" title="Lincoln (miniseries)">Lincoln</a></i> (1988). From 2012 to 2014, he portrayed Charlie Skinner in <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sorkin" title="Aaron Sorkin">Aaron Sorkin</a>'s <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> drama series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Newsroom_(American_TV_series)" title="The Newsroom (American TV series)">The Newsroom</a></i>. Other notable roles include in <i><a href="/wiki/Godless_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Godless (TV series)">Godless</a></i> (2017), <i><a href="/wiki/Grace_and_Frankie" title="Grace and Frankie">Grace and Frankie</a></i> (2015–2022), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dropout" title="The Dropout">The Dropout</a></i> (2022). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sam Waterston was born in <a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, the third of four children of George Chychele Waterston, a <a href="/wiki/Semantics" title="Semantics">semanticist</a> and language teacher, and Alice Tucker (née Atkinson), a landscape painter. Waterston's mother was of English ancestry, and a descendant of passengers on the <i><a href="/wiki/Mayflower" title="Mayflower">Mayflower</a></i>; his father emigrated to the U.S. from Scotland via England. His siblings are Roberta, George, and Ellen Waterston.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston attended high school at the <a href="/wiki/Groton_School" title="Groton School">Groton School</a>, graduating in the class of 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a> from <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale College</a>, class of 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1963–1973:_Early_roles"><span id="1963.E2.80.931973:_Early_roles"></span>1963–1973: Early roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1963–1973: Early roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg/170px-Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg/255px-Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg/340px-Sam_Waterston_1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption>Waterston with the American Shakespeare Festival in 1972</figcaption></figure> <p>The classically trained Waterston has numerous stage credits to his name. In 1962, he made his <a href="/wiki/Broadway_(theatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway (theatre)">Broadway</a> debut playing Jonathan in the <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Kopit" title="Arthur Kopit">Arthur Kopit</a> play <i><a href="/wiki/Oh_Dad,_Poor_Dad,_Mamma%27s_Hung_You_in_the_Closet_and_I%27m_Feelin%27_So_Sad" title="Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad">Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad</a></i> at the <a href="/wiki/Morosco_Theatre" title="Morosco Theatre">Morosco Theatre</a>. The following year, he made his debut at the <a href="/wiki/Delacorte_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Delacorte Theatre">Delacorte Theatre</a> playing Silvius in a production of <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/As_You_Like_It" title="As You Like It">As You Like It</a></i> (1963). </p><p>He made his film debut in the 1965 drama movie <i><a href="/wiki/The_Plastic_Dome_of_Norma_Jean" title="The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean">The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to Broadway playing David in <i>First One Asleep, Whistle</i> (1966), and Robert in the <a href="/wiki/Peter_Ustinov" title="Peter Ustinov">Peter Ustinov</a> play <i><a href="/wiki/Halfway_Up_the_Tree" title="Halfway Up the Tree">Halfway Up the Tree</a></i> (1967). On October 13, 1969, he starred in <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Kopit" title="Arthur Kopit">Arthur Kopit</a>'s play <i><a href="/wiki/Indians_(play)" title="Indians (play)">Indians</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Atkinson_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooks Atkinson Theatre">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a>. The play was directed by Gene Frankel, and he acted alongside <a href="/wiki/Stacy_Keach" title="Stacy Keach">Stacy Keach</a> as Buffalo Bill, <a href="/wiki/Manu_Tupou" title="Manu Tupou">Manu Tupou</a> as Sitting Bull, and other actors such as <a href="/wiki/Tom_Aldredge" title="Tom Aldredge">Tom Aldredge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Conway_(actor)" title="Kevin Conway (actor)">Kevin Conway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Durning" title="Charles Durning">Charles Durning</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Raul_Julia" title="Raul Julia">Raul Julia</a>. The play ran for 96 performances and 16 previews.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-play_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-play-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this time, Waterston acted in supporting roles in numerous films including <a href="/wiki/Delbert_Mann" title="Delbert Mann">Delbert Mann</a>'s romantic comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Fitzwilly" title="Fitzwilly">Fitzwilly</a></i> (1967) starring <a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a>, and the comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Generation_(film)" title="Generation (film)">Generation</a></i> (1969). He had a leading role in the British romantic drama <i><a href="/wiki/Three_(1969_film)" title="Three (1969 film)">Three</a></i> acting opposite <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Rampling" title="Charlotte Rampling">Charlotte Rampling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robie_Porter" title="Robie Porter">Robie Porter</a>. He acted in the <a href="/wiki/Merchant_Ivory" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant Ivory">Merchant Ivory</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Savages_(1972_film)" title="Savages (1972 film)">Savages</a></i> based loosely on the <a href="/wiki/Luis_Bu%C3%B1uel" title="Luis Buñuel">Luis Buñuel</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Exterminating_Angel" title="The Exterminating Angel">The Exterminating Angel</a></i> (1962). Waterston continued acting in plays at the <a href="/wiki/Public_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Theatre">Public Theatre</a> including portraying Benedick in <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Papp" title="Joseph Papp">Joseph Papp</a>'s production of <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing" title="Much Ado About Nothing">Much Ado About Nothing</a></i> (1972) and played the <a href="/wiki/Prince_Hamlet" title="Prince Hamlet">title role</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a></i> (1975), the former earned him a <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1974–1993:_Rise_to_prominence"><span id="1974.E2.80.931993:_Rise_to_prominence"></span>1974–1993: Rise to prominence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1974–1993: Rise to prominence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waterston has a history of doing theater work in the summer, often seen acting in such venues as <a href="/wiki/Long_Wharf_Theatre" title="Long Wharf Theatre">Long Wharf Theatre</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Yale_Repertory_Theatre" title="Yale Repertory Theatre">Yale Repertory Theatre</a> in New Haven.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, acting opposite <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a>, he played a shoe salesman in the television drama film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Glass_Menagerie_(1973_film)" title="The Glass Menagerie (1973 film)">The Glass Menagerie</a></i> (1973), receiving a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series">Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series</a> for his work in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-emmys_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emmys-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to appear as <a href="/wiki/Bond_(finance)" title="Bond (finance)">bond</a> salesman <a href="/wiki/Nick_Carraway" title="Nick Carraway">Nick Carraway</a> in the 1974 feature film version of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1974_film)" title="The Great Gatsby (1974 film)">The Great Gatsby</a></i> acting alongside <a href="/wiki/Robert_Redford" title="Robert Redford">Robert Redford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mia_Farrow" title="Mia Farrow">Mia Farrow</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Dern" title="Bruce Dern">Bruce Dern</a>. For his performance he earned two <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe</a> nominations for <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture">Best Supporting Actor</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_New_Star_of_the_Year_%E2%80%93_Actor" title="Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor">New Star of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-goldenglobes_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldenglobes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following year, Waterston acted in the neo-Western comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Deluxe" title="Rancho Deluxe">Rancho Deluxe</a></i> (1975) starring <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bridges" title="Jeff Bridges">Jeff Bridges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Ashley" title="Elizabeth Ashley">Elizabeth Ashley</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Dean_Stanton" title="Harry Dean Stanton">Harry Dean Stanton</a>. That same year, he acted in the Canadian thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Journey_into_Fear_(1975_film)" title="Journey into Fear (1975 film)">Journey into Fear</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Zero_Mostel" title="Zero Mostel">Zero Mostel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Price" title="Vincent Price">Vincent Price</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Winters" title="Shelley Winters">Shelley Winters</a>. In 1976, he acted in the thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Revenge_(1976_film)" title="Sweet Revenge (1976 film)">Sweet Revenge</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a>. The following year, he acted in the British-American thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Capricorn_One" title="Capricorn One">Capricorn One</a></i> playing Lieutenant Colonel Peter Willis. The film had an ensemble cast which included <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Gould" title="Elliott Gould">Elliott Gould</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Brolin" title="James Brolin">James Brolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hal_Holbrook" title="Hal Holbrook">Hal Holbrook</a>. Also in 1977, he starred in an Off-Broadway production of <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Measure_for_Measure" title="Measure for Measure">Measure for Measure</a></i> as Duke Vincentio alongside <a href="/wiki/Meryl_Streep" title="Meryl Streep">Meryl Streep</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Cazale" title="John Cazale">John Cazale</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Delacorte_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Delacorte Theatre">Delacorte Theatre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Waterston made his first collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Woody_Allen" title="Woody Allen">Woody Allen</a> playing Mike in the drama <i><a href="/wiki/Interiors" title="Interiors">Interiors</a></i> (1978) starring <a href="/wiki/Diane_Keaton" title="Diane Keaton">Diane Keaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Page" title="Geraldine Page">Geraldine Page</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/E.G._Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="E.G. Marshall">E.G. Marshall</a>. The film was a departure from comedy from Allen and received critical acclaim as well as nominations for five <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>. In 1980, he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Benefactors_(play)" title="Benefactors (play)">Benefactors</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Beth_Hurt" title="Mary Beth Hurt">Mary Beth Hurt</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Simon_Jones_(actor)" title="Simon Jones (actor)">Simon Jones</a> at <a href="/wiki/The_Brooks_Atkinson_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="The Brooks Atkinson Theatre">The Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a> on Broadway.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 1980, he portrayed <a href="/wiki/American_frontier" title="American frontier">Old West</a> figure <a href="/wiki/Frank_M._Canton" title="Frank M. Canton">Frank Canton</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(film)" title="Heaven's Gate (film)">Heaven's Gate</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Theoretical_physicist" class="mw-redirect" title="Theoretical physicist">theoretical physicist</a> <a href="/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer" title="J. Robert Oppenheimer">J. Robert Oppenheimer</a> in the miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Oppenheimer_(miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oppenheimer (miniseries)">Oppenheimer</a></i> (1980) earned him nominations for a <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="BAFTA Award">BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Television Series</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Miniseries_or_Television_Film" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-goldenglobes_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldenglobes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SamWaterstonJan10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SamWaterstonJan10.jpg/180px-SamWaterstonJan10.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SamWaterstonJan10.jpg/270px-SamWaterstonJan10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SamWaterstonJan10.jpg/360px-SamWaterstonJan10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3008" /></a><figcaption>Waterston receiving the star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1984, Waterston played American journalist <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Schanberg" title="Sydney Schanberg">Sydney Schanberg</a> in the British drama <i><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_Fields_(film)" title="The Killing Fields (film)">The Killing Fields</a></i>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Haing_S._Ngor" title="Haing S. Ngor">Haing S. Ngor</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Malkovich" title="John Malkovich">John Malkovich</a>. For his performance, Waterston received an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Academy Award for Best Actor</a> nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston reunited with Woody Allen playing David, a romantic interest for <a href="/wiki/Dianne_Wiest" title="Dianne Wiest">Dianne Wiest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mia_Farrow" title="Mia Farrow">Mia Farrow</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Hannah_and_Her_Sisters" title="Hannah and Her Sisters">Hannah and Her Sisters</a></i> (1986), Peter in <i><a href="/wiki/September_(1987_film)" title="September (1987 film)">September</a></i> (1987), and Ben, a <a href="/wiki/Rabbi" title="Rabbi">rabbi</a> who is losing his eyesight <i><a href="/wiki/Crimes_and_Misdemeanors" title="Crimes and Misdemeanors">Crimes and Misdemeanors</a></i> (1989). He also took a supporting role in the coming of age film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Moon_(1991_film)" title="The Man in the Moon (1991 film)">The Man in the Moon</a></i> (1991) starring <a href="/wiki/Reese_Witherspoon" title="Reese Witherspoon">Reese Witherspoon</a> in her feature film debut, the <a href="/wiki/John_Waters" title="John Waters">John Waters</a> satirical black comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Serial_Mom" title="Serial Mom">Serial Mom</a></i> (1994) and played <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">President Abraham Lincoln</a> in the miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_(miniseries)" title="Lincoln (miniseries)">Lincoln</a></i> (1988). </p><p>Waterston voiced Lincoln in the 1990 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Burns" title="Ken Burns">Ken Burns</a> documentary miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/The_Civil_War_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Civil War (TV series)">The Civil War</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-credits_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston portrayed a district attorney in drama television series <i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Fly_Away_(TV_series)" title="I'll Fly Away (TV series)">I'll Fly Away</a></i> (1991–93), winning the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-goldenglobes_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldenglobes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, he portrayed <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> onstage in <i><a href="/wiki/Abe_Lincoln_in_Illinois_(play)" title="Abe Lincoln in Illinois (play)">Abe Lincoln in Illinois</a></i> and received <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk Award</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Outer Critics Circle Award">Outer Critics Circle Award</a> nominations for his performance.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1994–2010:_Law_and_Order_and_acclaim"><span id="1994.E2.80.932010:_Law_and_Order_and_acclaim"></span>1994–2010: <i>Law and Order</i> and acclaim</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1994–2010: Law and Order and acclaim"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1994, Waterston debuted as Executive <a href="/wiki/Assistant_District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant District Attorney">Assistant District Attorney</a> <a href="/wiki/Jack_McCoy" title="Jack McCoy">Jack McCoy</a> in the fifth season of the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> television series <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i> created by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Wolf" title="Dick Wolf">Dick Wolf</a>. He played the role of John James "Jack" McCoy, who would eventually become Manhattan <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="District Attorney">District Attorney</a>, through the series finale in 2010. The role won him a <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Male_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series">Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series</a>, as well as several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.<sup id="cite_ref-emmys_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emmys-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-goldenglobes_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldenglobes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SAG_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAG-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon the show's cancellation, Waterston was the second longest-serving cast member (behind <a href="/wiki/S._Epatha_Merkerson" title="S. Epatha Merkerson">S. Epatha Merkerson</a>), having reprised his role through 16 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also made guest appearances as McCoy on other crime shows, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Homicide:_Life_on_the_Street" title="Homicide: Life on the Street">Homicide: Life on the Street</a></i> (1997, 99), <i><a href="/wiki/Exiled:_A_Law_%26_Order_Movie" title="Exiled: A Law & Order Movie">Exiled: A Law & Order Movie</a></i> (1998), and spin-offs <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i> (2000, 07, 10, 18) and <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Trial_by_Jury" title="Law & Order: Trial by Jury">Law & Order: Trial by Jury</a></i> (2005).<sup id="cite_ref-credits_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the success of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>–based TV series, Waterston and his fellow longtime <i>Law & Order</i> castmate <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Orbach" title="Jerry Orbach">Jerry Orbach</a> were declared "Living Landmarks" by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Landmarks_Conservancy" title="New York Landmarks Conservancy">New York Landmarks Conservancy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Waterston has appeared as a celebrity contestant on <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> twice. He made a popular <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo appearance</a> on a 1995 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> as himself, extolling the virtues of <a href="/wiki/Old_Glory_Insurance" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Glory Insurance">Old Glory Insurance</a>, meant to protect the elderly from <a href="/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robot</a> attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, he portrayed <a href="/wiki/Richard_Helms" title="Richard Helms">Richard Helms</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stone" title="Oliver Stone">Oliver Stone</a>'s political drama <i><a href="/wiki/Nixon_(1995_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nixon (1995 film)">Nixon</a></i> (1995) but his scenes were ultimately cut and remain in the <a href="/wiki/Director%27s_cut" title="Director's cut">Director's cut</a> version of the film. The following year, he reunited with <a href="/wiki/Merchant_Ivory" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant Ivory">Merchant Ivory</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Proprietor" title="The Proprietor">The Proprietor</a></i> (1996) starring <a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Moreau" title="Jeanne Moreau">Jeanne Moreau</a>. He portrayed a fictional <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a> in the thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Conspiracy" title="Shadow Conspiracy">Shadow Conspiracy</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sheen" title="Charlie Sheen">Charlie Sheen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donald_Sutherland" title="Donald Sutherland">Donald Sutherland</a>. He acted in his third Merchant Ivory film <i><a href="/wiki/Le_Divorce" title="Le Divorce">Le Divorce</a></i> (2003) starring <a href="/wiki/Kate_Hudson" title="Kate Hudson">Kate Hudson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Watts" title="Naomi Watts">Naomi Watts</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg/220px-Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg/330px-Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg/440px-Dan_Maffei_and_Sam_Waterston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Dan_Maffei" title="Dan Maffei">Dan Maffei</a> and Waterston</figcaption></figure> <p>Waterston appeared as <a href="/wiki/Polonius" title="Polonius">Polonius</a> in the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Shakespeare_in_the_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakespeare in the Park">Shakespeare in the Park</a> production of <i><a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His performance received a positive review in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 12, 2009, Waterston portrayed <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> in <a href="/wiki/Earl_Robinson" title="Earl Robinson">Earl Robinson</a>'s "The Lonesome Train: A Music Legend for Actors, Folk Singers, Choirs, and Orchestra" at the <a href="/wiki/Riverside_Church" title="Riverside Church">Riverside Church</a> in New York City. The concert was performed to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–present:_Established_actor"><span id="2011.E2.80.93present:_Established_actor"></span>2011–present: Established actor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2011–present: Established actor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waterston has had several other high profile television roles, including his portrayal of cable news president Charlie Skinner in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Newsroom_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)">The Newsroom</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> series by <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sorkin" title="Aaron Sorkin">Aaron Sorkin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston acted opposite <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Daniels" title="Jeff Daniels">Jeff Daniels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emily_Mortimer" title="Emily Mortimer">Emily Mortimer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dev_Patel" title="Dev Patel">Dev Patel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Munn" title="Olivia Munn">Olivia Munn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a>. The series ran from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, Waterston appeared as <a href="/wiki/Prospero" title="Prospero">Prospero</a> in a Shakespeare in the Park production of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tempest" title="The Tempest">The Tempest</a></i>, directed by Michael Greif.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Waterston joined the cast of the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Grace_and_Frankie" title="Grace and Frankie">Grace and Frankie</a></i>, starring alongside <a href="/wiki/Martin_Sheen" title="Martin Sheen">Martin Sheen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lily_Tomlin" title="Lily Tomlin">Lily Tomlin</a>. In an interview with the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Daily_News" title="New York Daily News">New York Daily News</a></i>, Waterston supported Tomlin and Fonda in demanding higher salaries than the supporting actors, saying, "I think they're being cheated."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His character Sol appeared on all seven seasons of the show, which concluded in 2022.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2017, he played Marshal John Cook in the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> western limited series <i><a href="/wiki/Godless_(miniseries)" title="Godless (miniseries)">Godless</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Daniels" title="Jeff Daniels">Jeff Daniels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Dockery" title="Michelle Dockery">Michelle Dockery</a>. Waterston portrayed George DuPont in the political thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Sloane" title="Miss Sloane">Miss Sloane</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Chastain" title="Jessica Chastain">Jessica Chastain</a> and played <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Griswold" title="Erwin Griswold">Erwin Griswold</a> in the biographical drama <i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Basis_of_Sex" title="On the Basis of Sex">On the Basis of Sex</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Felicity_Jones" title="Felicity Jones">Felicity Jones</a> as <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ruth Bader Ginsburg</a>. In 2021, Waterston was cast in the revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i>, reprising his role as District Attorney <a href="/wiki/Jack_McCoy" title="Jack McCoy">Jack McCoy</a>. He appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert" title="The Late Show with Stephen Colbert">The Late Show with Stephen Colbert</a></i> to promote the show.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, he portrayed <a href="/wiki/George_Shultz" title="George Shultz">George Shultz</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a> limited series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dropout" title="The Dropout">The Dropout</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Seyfried" title="Amanda Seyfried">Amanda Seyfried</a> as <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes" title="Elizabeth Holmes">Elizabeth Holmes</a>. </p><p>On February 2, 2024, it was revealed that Waterson would be leaving <i>Law & Order</i> after 20 seasons, with his renowned character Jack McCoy, who he also played for 405 episodes being replaced by a new D.A. who will be portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Goldwyn" title="Tony Goldwyn">Tony Goldwyn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marriage_and_family">Marriage and family</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Marriage and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_with_gifts.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Sam_with_gifts.png/190px-Sam_with_gifts.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Sam_with_gifts.png/285px-Sam_with_gifts.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Sam_with_gifts.png/380px-Sam_with_gifts.png 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="797" /></a><figcaption>Waterston displaying gifts from fans</figcaption></figure> <p>Waterston married his first wife, Barbara Johns, in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple had one son, actor <a href="/wiki/James_Waterston" title="James Waterston">James Waterston</a>, before divorcing in 1975. Waterston married his second wife, former model Lynn Louisa Woodruff, in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have three children: daughters <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Waterston" title="Katherine Waterston">Katherine Waterston</a> and Elisabeth Waterston (who are also actresses), and a son, Graham.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activism">Activism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waterston is a board member of <a href="/wiki/Oceana_(non-profit_group)" title="Oceana (non-profit group)">Oceana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston received the Goodermote Humanitarian Award from the <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Bloomberg_School_of_Public_Health" title="Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health">Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health</a> in 2012 for his longtime support of refugees around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston is a longtime friend and fan of the <a href="/wiki/Mark_Morris_(choreographer)" title="Mark Morris (choreographer)">Mark Morris</a> Dance Group and hosted the television presentation of <i>Mozart Dances</i> on <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Live_from_Lincoln_Center" title="Live from Lincoln Center">Live from Lincoln Center</a></i> on August 16, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Waterston is a practicing <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Church in the United States of America">Episcopalian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_activism">Political activism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Political activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was a spokesman for the <a href="/wiki/Unity08" title="Unity08">Unity08</a> movement, which unsuccessfully sought to run a <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">non-</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bipartisan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bipartisan">bipartisan</a> presidential ticket in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Presidential_Election,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Presidential Election, 2008">2008 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterston stated in 2007 that he had been a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> until leaving the party in disgust following the airing of <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Daisy_(advertisement)" title="Daisy (advertisement)">Daisy</a>" election advertisement in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he endorsed Democratic President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> for re-election in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-thedenverchannel_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedenverchannel-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016, Waterston is a registered Democrat.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 18, 2019, Waterston was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with <i>Grace and Frankie</i> co-star <a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a>, for protesting the <a href="/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidency of Donald Trump">Trump administration</a>'s policies concerning <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_credits">Acting credits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Acting credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Waterston_on_screen_and_stage" title="Sam Waterston on screen and stage">Sam Waterston on screen and stage</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Sam_Waterston" title="List of awards and nominations received by Sam Waterston">List of awards and nominations received by Sam Waterston</a></div> <p>Waterston received an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> for his performance in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_Fields_(film)" title="The Killing Fields (film)">The Killing Fields</a></i> (1984), losing to <a href="/wiki/F._Murray_Abraham" title="F. Murray Abraham">F. Murray Abraham</a> for his role in <i><a href="/wiki/Amadeus_(film)" title="Amadeus (film)">Amadeus</a></i> (1984). Waterston also received three <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> nominations and two <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> nominations for <i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Fly_Away_(TV_series)" title="I'll Fly Away (TV series)">I'll Fly Away</a></i>, winning a Golden Globe in 1994. He received a 1994 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play">Best Actor in a Play</a> for his performance in the <a href="/wiki/Broadway_(theatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway (theatre)">Broadway</a> revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Abe_Lincoln_in_Illinois_(play)" title="Abe Lincoln in Illinois (play)">Abe Lincoln in Illinois</a></i>. For his portrayal of Jack McCoy in <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i>, Waterston has received three <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> nominations and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> nomination; in addition, he has received 11 <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Screen Actors Guild Award">Screen Actors Guild Award</a> nominations for his work on <i>Law & Order</i>, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 1999. </p><p>In 2003, Waterston received The Lincoln Forum's <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nelson_Current" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Nelson Current">Richard Nelson Current</a> Award of Achievement.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/AllMovie" title="AllMovie">AllMovie</a> historian <a href="/wiki/Hal_Erickson_(author)" title="Hal Erickson (author)">Hal Erickson</a> characterized Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 7, 2010, Waterston received the 2,397th star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/American_Theatre_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="American Theatre Hall of Fame">American Theatre Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 27, 2024, Waterston was inducted as an honorary class member of <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Waterston&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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