Where to watch Sam Waterston in the UK
Find every Sam Waterston film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 16 September 2026.
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor and occasional producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in 1984's The Killing Fields, and his Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy on the NBC television series Law & Order. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, BAFTA- and Emmy Awards, having starred in over eighty film and television productions during his forty-five year career. Allmovie has characterised Waterston as ha…
Sam Waterston films streaming in the UK
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- Law & Order (1990) as Jack McCoy
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Jack McCoy
- Family Guy (1999) as Bruce Kaplan (voice)
- Jeopardy! (1984) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- The Colbert Report (2005) Cast
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Jack McCoy
- American Playhouse (1982) as Robert Oppenheimer
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Mark
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Grace and Frankie (2015) as Sol Bergstein
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")
- The Newsroom (2012) as Charlie Skinner
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Jordan Manmouth
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- Godless (2017) as Marshall John Cook
- The Dropout (2022) as George Shultz
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Jack McCoy
- HBO First Look (1992) Cast
- The Civil War (1990) as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- I'll Fly Away (1991) as Forrest Bedford
- Miss Sloane (2016) as George Dupont
- The Six Triple Eight (2024) as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Prohibition (2011) as Reader (voice)
- On the Basis of Sex (2018) as Erwin Griswold
- Serial Mom (1994) as Eugene Sutphin
- The Great Gatsby (1974) as Nick Carraway
- Masters of Science Fiction (2007) Cast
- Capricorn One (1977) as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
- The Killing Fields (1984) as Sydney Schanberg
- Jo (2013) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Travis Coles
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) as David (uncredited)
- Heaven's Gate (1980) as Frank Canton
- Warning Sign (1985) as Cal Morse
- Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled (2023) as Self
- Nixon (1995) as Richard Helms
- Shadow Conspiracy (1997) as The President
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Where can I watch Sam Waterston films in the UK?
Sam Waterston's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Sam Waterston's most popular films?
Most-watched Sam Waterston films currently: Miss Sloane (2016), The Six Triple Eight (2024), On the Basis of Sex (2018), Serial Mom (1994), The Great Gatsby (1974).
What TV shows has Sam Waterston appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Family Guy (1999), Jeopardy! (1984), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015).
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