Sam's attractiveness is immediately noted by the girls in the group, and also by Kurt Hummel, who thinks he plays on "team gay" because of his hair, and asks Sam to sing with him as his duet partner. Will Schuester manages to convince Sam to reconsider joining the glee club, particularly since he can't play much football following his shoulder injury. Finn then returns to the position of quarterback, but feels guilty and sorry for Sam. Sam goes along with Finn's directions, but after doing this, Sam dislocates his shoulder. As he exits, Sam reveals that he is the new quarterback, news that greatly disheartened Finn.Īfter Finn asks Jesus to let him be the quarterback again, Finn gives Sam directions instead of listening to Coach Beiste.
When questioned about this by Finn, Sam says that he wanted to come, but didn't want to risk being alienated the way Finn has been, since as the new guy at McKinley he already feels like an outsider. After Finn is kicked off the football by the new coach, Shannon, for trying to get Artie on the team, Sam doesn't come to the glee club audition. He chooses Billionaire as his audition song. Sam introduces himself to Puck, Finn, Artie, and Mike, informing them about what he likes, and tells them that he has dyslexia and has difficulty in math class. Sam agrees because Finn is the popular quarterback. Later, when Finn and Artie start talking about Artie joining the football team to get Tina back, Finn agrees to help Artie if he helps recruit Sam to audition for Glee Club because Sam will be a good addition to New Directions. Finn is later seen hanging up posters to recruit new New Directions members in the boy's locker room and he hears Sam singing Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison in the shower and Finn explains that Sam had an amazing singing voice. Sam shows some interest in the Glee club when they are singing Empire State of Mind in the courtyard by tapping his foot along with Sunshine who is also enjoying the performance. Sam is portrayed by actor and musician Chord Overstreet. He is a regular recurring character during the second and third season before promoted to main character in Season Four and remaining in that position for the rest of the series. Five years later, it is revealed that he has a new girlfriend but is still texting Mercedes. In Dreams Come True, he becomes New Directions' new coach after Will is named Principal and the school becomes Arts-orientated. During the last season of the show, he helps Kurt and Rachel find new members for the glee club, he is also present at Brittany's, Santana's, Kurt's and Blaine's double wedding. As of Loser Like Me, he is now Coach Beiste's assistant football coach at WMHS. He moves back to Lima after a successful photo session in The Untitled Rachel Berry Project. However, even this relationship fails when Sam struggles to cope with Mercedes' celibacy vows. At the Big Apple he gets back together with Mercedes for a third time. Around the same time, Sam befriends Blaine, who develops a temporary crush on him, and Tina, with whom he shares a single kiss in Trio.Īfter graduating in New Directions, Sam moves to New York to pursue a career in modelling. Brittany ultimately breaks up with him as she is about to leave high school. In Season Four, Sam starts dating Brittany, which leads to severe tension between him and Brittany's ex-girlfriend Santana. However, Mercedes ultimately decides against it, due to the guilt of having cheated on her new boyfriend Shane. They break up after Sam moves out of state following Season Two, but after returning to Lima in Hold on to Sixteen, he begins working on trying to rekindle things with her. After unsuccessful relationships with Quinn and Santana, he ultimately begins dating Mercedes.
He makes his first appearance as a new sophomore in Audition, the first episode of Season 2, and soon joins the New Directions. He is an alumnus of William McKinley High School. Samuel "Sam" Evans is a major character on Glee. If you can sing and you can dance, you belong. The best thing about Glee Club is it's not about labels. Chord Overstreet Mason McNulty (Young Sam) Damian McGinty ( Tina's Dream) “