Sam Straley

Sam Straley (born July 13, 1995) is an American actor. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Anderson High School in 2013. Straley went on to graduate from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2017. He began his acting career in 2016, with roles in the television series Chicago P.D. as Nathan Ward and Tyler Whitlock. He also appeared as Bully 1 in the sci-fi series Electric Dreams and as Archie Kinsler in the film Bernadette. Straley is known for his role as Lawrence Cleary in the television sitcom The Kids Are Alright. In 2022, he starred in the miniseries The Dropout and is part of the cast of the docu-comedy Welcome to Flatch.