# Sam Hammington

Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington (born 31 July 1977) is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian who is primarily active in South Korea. Hammington hosted radio show Drivetime with Annabelle Ambrose from 2008 to 2012. He was a cast member of popular reality-military show Real Men. He was also cast as a member of the popular KBS reality-variety show The Return of Superman with his two sons, William and Bentley Hammington.

## Early life

Hammington was born on 31 July 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand, to Bruce William Hammington and casting director, Jan Russ. He is of English descent, tracing his ancestry back to Berkshire, England.
While studying a business degree in university, he decided he needed to take up Asian-language courses to help build up his resume. Due to the popularity of Japanese- and Chinese-language courses, he decided to study Korean. He studied Korean for 18 months before becoming a transfer student at Korea University in 2002.

## Personal life

In October 2013, Hammington married Jeong Yu-mi, a Korean. They had two wedding ceremonies: a traditional Korean one in Korea and another in his home country, Australia, at Melbourne Zoo. They have two sons, William (정태오; Jeong Tae-oh) Hammington (born 12 July 2016) and Bentley (정우성; Jeong Woo-seong) Hammington (born 8 November 2017).

## Filmography
### TV shows

| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Network Ten | Andrew Alston | "The Best of Everything" (Season 1, Episode 12) |
| 1983 | All the Rivers Run | Seven Network / HBO | Gordon Edwards | |
| 1983 | The Flying Doctors | Nine Network | Richard Connors | "A Rural Education" (Season 7, Episode 5) |
| 1985 | Neighbours | Seven Network | Michael Martin | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The Woman Who Wants to Marry | MBC | Italian Chef | Ep. 15 |
| 2008 | Ophojol | | Hamel | "Hamel Pyoryugi" (Episode 17) |
| 2014 | Let's Eat | tvN | President of Soy Sauce Crab Restaurant | Ep. 12 |
| 2014 | Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit | tvN | Russian robber | Ep. 1 |
| 2014 | Adventures of Ceratops | MBC | Presenter | Documentary |
| 2015 | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra | Mnet | Himself | Ep. 3 |
| 2015 | Who Are You: School 2015 | KBS2 | New English Teacher | Cameo (Ep. 15) |
| 2016 | Dramaworld | Viki | Himself | |
| 2017 | Teacher Oh Soon-Nam | MBC | Teacher Cha | |
| 2020 | Zombie Detective | KBS2 | Butcher | Cameo w/ son William (Ep. 5) |
| 2021 | Revolutionary Sisters | KBS2 | Himself | Cameo w/ sons William and Bentley (Ep. 27) |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Fun Movie | Soldier in Boat | Voice |
| 2005 | Antarctic Journal | English Explorer | Voice |
| 2014 | How to Steal a Dog | English Teacher | |
| 2015 | Granny's Got Talent | English Teacher | |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Witch Hunt | Host | Ep. 1–33 |
| 2013–2015 | Real Men | Member | Season 1 |
| 2014 | True Justice | Host | |
| 2014 | Always Cantare | Regular Member | |
| 2015 | My Neighbor, Charles | Teacher | S1 Ep. 8 |
| 2015 | Law of the Jungle | Tribe Member | Ep. 150–152 |
| 2015 | Law of the Jungle | Tribe Member | Ep. 171–177 |
| 2015 | Law of the Jungle | Tribe Member | Ep. 191–194 |
| 2016 | Battle Trip | Contestant | Ep. 22 (with Sam Okyere) |
| 2016–2022 | The Return of Superman | Cast | Ep. 154 – 413 (w/ his children William and Bentley) |
| 2018 | Creaking Heroes | Member | Ep. 1–2 |
| 2020 | Friendly Variety Show | Cast | |
| 2020 | National Trot Festival | Judge | |
| 2022 | Choice of 7 Billion | Rotating Panelist | Regular Member |
| 2022 | The Hammington's Dream Closet | Cast | w/ sons William and Bentley |
| 2022 | The King of Ssireum | Contestant | |
| 2023 | One Meal After Work | Host | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2013 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Male Newcomer/Rookie Award in Show/Variety | Real Men | Won |
| 2014 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Friendship Award | Real Men | Won |
| 2018 | 16th KBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award – Male Variety Category | The Return of Superman | Won |
| 2019 | 17th KBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award – Entertainment Category | The Return of Superman | Nominated |
| 2019 | 17th KBS Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) w/ other Superman fathers | The Return of Superman | Won |
| 2020 | 18th KBS Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Return of Superman | Nominated |