Sam Axe
Overview
Sam Axe, portrayed by Bruce Campbell, is Michael Westen’s best friend. His previous careers were divided among the United States Navy SEALs, espionage, and the FBI. He now lives in Miami, Florida and helps Michael with freelance work. When Sam goes undercover he frequently uses the name “Chuck Finley”, which is the name of a coworker of Bruce Campbell’s father.
Background
Sam was once one of the world’s top intelligence operatives but is now a semi-retired alcoholic who frequently dates “Sugar Mommas”. He has no permanent residence, preferring to live with his wealthy girlfriends or with Michael when he is not in a romantic relationship.
In the past Sam was involved in an incident with Fiona Glenanne, this resulted in her arrest. Regardless, they are working to patch things up between them. Sam considers Fiona and Michael his only true friends.
Sam possesses many of Michael’s skills, but typically uses his ability to assume various identities or create diversions more often than his ability to fight. Sam is light-hearted and provides the comic relief a great deal of the time.
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