Samuel Liam "Sam" Owen is a fictional character from the BritishChannel 4soap operaHollyoaks, played by Louis Tamone. He first appeared on 2 August 2004 and was introduced by producer Jo Hallows as a member of the Owen family comprising five new cast members.[1] Tamone was axed in 2006 by the new producer Bryan Kirkwood and Sam was killed-off on 8 September during a fire ignited by him at The Dog in the Pondpublic house, which resulted in the deaths of five regular characters.[2]