| Samantha Waters | |
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| Character Information | |
| Full name: | Samantha Anderson (birth name) Samantha Water (married name) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Status: | Alive |
| Alias: | Dr. Sam Lawson |
| Occupation: | Forensic psychologist |
| Relationships | |
| Spouse(s): | Tom Waters (husband, deceased) |
| Significant Other(s): | Nick Cooper (boyfriend, deceased) |
| Parents: | Walter Anderson (father) |
| Children: | Chloe Waters |
| Other Relatives: | Helen Waters (mother-in-law) |
| Co-Worker(s): | Bailey Malone (mentor) John Grant Grace Alvarez George Fraley Nathan Brubaker Marcus Peyton Nick Cooper Rachel Burke |
| Friend(s): | Angel Brown (roommate) Bailey Malone |
| Enemies: | Jack of All Trades Sharon Lesher |
| Actor Information | |
| Portrayed by: | Ally Walker |
| First appearance: | Insight |
| Latest appearance: | Reunion, Part 2 |
| Appearance Count: | 64 |
Dr. Samantha "Sam" Waters ('nee Anderson) is a criminal profiler and the main protagonist of Profiler. She is the lead of the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force, and she's come back out of retirement and hiding after her husband was killed by serial killer Jack of All Trades. The arc of the show which she leads follows her search for Jack to stop him and avenge her husband.