Samuel French

Samuel Don French (January 26, 1980 – May 9, 2025) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing CJ Robinson, an undercover FBI agent in the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon.

Life and career French was born in Waco, Texas, the son of Gary Don French and Ruby Darlene Spence. At the age of three, he and his family moved to Clifton, Texas. He attended Clifton High School, graduating in 1998.

Later in his career, in 2023, French starred as the title character in the film Joe Haladin: The Case of the Missing Sister. In the same year, he played CJ Robinson, an undercover FBI agent in the film Killers of the Flower Moon. He appeared in films such as The Pro Bono Watchman and Blood Dried Hands.

Death French died of cancer on May 9, 2026, in a hospital in Waco, Texas, at the age of 45.