Kendrick Smith Sampson (born March 8, 1988) is an American actor and
activist, best known for his appearances on The Vampire Diaries,
Gracepoint, How to Get Away with Murder, The Flash and his role as
Nathan on HBO's Insecure.Sampson was born and raised in Houston,
Texas, the son of Daphne Smith Sampson and Hoyle Sampson Sr. As a
child, Sampson was enrolled in music lessons. Sampson expressed an
interest in acting at 10 after he saw a Gap commercial. After finding
an agent, Sampson was referred to the Kim Terry Studio in Texas. He
began performing in theater productions while attending Elkins High
School. Sampson is a devout Christian.In 2008, Sampson appeared in two
episodes of the ABC Family series Greek and followed that up with an
episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2010. In July 2013,
Sampson booked the recurring role of Jesse in the fifth season of The
CW series, The Vampire Diaries. In January 2014, Sampson was cast in
the role of Dean Iverson in the Fox miniseries, Gracepoint. In
November 2014, Sampson starred in the music video for Hayley Kiyoko's
song "This Side of Paradise." In early 2015, Sampson shot the pilot
for a potential ABC series called The Kingmakers but the series wasn't
picked up. In July 2015, Sampson booked the recurring role of Caleb
Hapstall in season 2 of ABC's prime time legal drama, How to Get Away
with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes. Sampson has also started his
own production company called Sampson Studios.In May 2019 he founded
the organization BLD PWR for new development, empowerment and change
within marginalized groups and American society.
activist, best known for his appearances on The Vampire Diaries,
Gracepoint, How to Get Away with Murder, The Flash and his role as
Nathan on HBO's Insecure.Sampson was born and raised in Houston,
Texas, the son of Daphne Smith Sampson and Hoyle Sampson Sr. As a
child, Sampson was enrolled in music lessons. Sampson expressed an
interest in acting at 10 after he saw a Gap commercial. After finding
an agent, Sampson was referred to the Kim Terry Studio in Texas. He
began performing in theater productions while attending Elkins High
School. Sampson is a devout Christian.In 2008, Sampson appeared in two
episodes of the ABC Family series Greek and followed that up with an
episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2010. In July 2013,
Sampson booked the recurring role of Jesse in the fifth season of The
CW series, The Vampire Diaries. In January 2014, Sampson was cast in
the role of Dean Iverson in the Fox miniseries, Gracepoint. In
November 2014, Sampson starred in the music video for Hayley Kiyoko's
song "This Side of Paradise." In early 2015, Sampson shot the pilot
for a potential ABC series called The Kingmakers but the series wasn't
picked up. In July 2015, Sampson booked the recurring role of Caleb
Hapstall in season 2 of ABC's prime time legal drama, How to Get Away
with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes. Sampson has also started his
own production company called Sampson Studios.In May 2019 he founded
the organization BLD PWR for new development, empowerment and change
within marginalized groups and American society.
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