Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA as Samuel Atkinson Waterston. He is an actor and producer, known for Law & Order (1990), The Killing Fields (1984) and The Man in the Moon (1991). He has been married to Lynn Louisa Woodruff since January 26, 1976. They have three children. He was previously married to Barbara Rutledge Johns.