Biography:Sean Astin is an American actor, best known for playing Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). He has also featured in The Goonies (1985), Toy Soldiers (1991), and 50 First Dates (2004).
More recently Astin has acted in a number of television series, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012-2017) and the third season of Strange Things (2017).