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{{Infobox character
| name = Sam Hanna
| image = Sam-hanna-promo-pic.jpg
| image_size = 180
| caption = LL Cool J as Sam Hanna in a promotional photo for ''NCIS: Los Angeles''.
| series = [[NCIS: Los Angeles]]
| first = "Legend (Part I)" (''NCIS'' episode)
| portrayer = [[LL Cool J]]
| lbl2 = Other appearances
| data2 = ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''<br />''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| full_name = Osama Hanna<ref name="S3E09">{{Cite episode |title=Betrayal |episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 3) |series=NCIS: Los Angeles |series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles |network=[[CBS]] |date=15 November 2011 |season=3 |number=9 }}</ref>
| nickname =
| occupation = Senior Field [[Special Agent]] (NCIS);
Former Senior Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy SEALs
| family = [[Colonel (United States)|Col]]. Hanna, [[USMC]] (father)
| children = Aiden Hanna (son)<br />Kamran Hanna (daughter)
| spouse = Michelle Hanna (deceased)
| gender = Male
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
}}
'''Sam Hanna''' (portrayed by [[LL Cool J]]) is a fictional character in the show ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''. He is a former U.S. [[Navy SEAL]] and a Senior NCIS Special Agent. He first appeared in the ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' season six episode "Legend (Part I)".
== Background and characterization ==
The son of a Marine [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]], Osama "Sam" Hanna attended a military school and excelled in football, playing [[wide receiver]].<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Special Delivery|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 2)#ep28|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=October 5, 2010|season=2|number=4}}</ref> Like the actor, Hanna is a native of [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Borderline|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 2)#ep27|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=September 28, 2010|season=2|number=3}}</ref>
Outside his job, Hanna has a varied range of interests, including boxing, [[origami]],<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Search and Destroy|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)#ep4|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=October 13, 2009|season=1|number=4}}</ref> acting, vinyl records, and antique cars.<ref name="S4E08"/> He also tends to follow the latest health food and fitness fads. He suffers from [[coulrophobia]] (fear of clowns)<ref>{{Cite episode|title=The Gold Standard|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep81|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=December 11, 2012|season=4|number=9}}</ref> and has a fear of maggots.<ref name="S1E10">{{Cite episode|title=Brimstone|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)#ep10|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=December 15, 2009|season=1|number=10}}</ref>
=== Family ===
Michelle is first introduced in the season 4 episode "Rude Awakenings".<ref name="S04E06"/> It is revealed that they fell in love when they worked together on a failed Joint Task Force mission to capture Isaak Sidorov, a Russian arms dealer. She had managed to successfully infiltrate Sidorov's organization as an assassin-for-hire under the alias of "Quinn" before Sidorov escaped and the mission was aborted.
=== Military and NCIS career ===
Prior to joining NCIS, Hanna served in the U.S. Navy, from which he retired with the rank of [[Senior chief petty officer#United States|Senior Chief Petty Officer]]<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Paper Soldiers|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep84|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=January 15, 2013|season=4|number=12|minutes=39:46}}</ref> (E-8), although this contradicts his [[service record]] as shown in the episode "[[NCIS: Los Angeles (season 3)#ep57|Betrayal]]" which states that he left as a [[Chief petty officer (United States)|Chief Petty officer]] (E-7). When in uniform in the [[NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep92|20th episode of season 4]], he is seen wearing the rank of a Senior Chief. He was a member of the [[SEAL Team Six|Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU)]] (formerly "Team Six") based in [[Training Support Center Hampton Roads|Dam Neck]] in [[Virginia]].<ref name="S4E08">{{Cite episode|title=Collateral|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep80|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=November 27, 2012|season=4|number=8|minutes=34:20}}</ref><ref name="S02E23">{{Cite episode|title=Imposters|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 2)#ep47|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=May 10, 2011|season=2|number=23}}</ref> Despite his inability to swim when he first enlisted,<ref name="S1E06">{{Cite episode|title=Keepin' It Real|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)#ep6|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|date=November 3, 2009|season=1|number=6|minutes=3:00–3:10}}</ref> he went on to have a distinguished career as a SEAL and various characters have referenced his "legendary" status within the SEAL community.<ref name="S03E19">{{Cite episode|title=Vengeance|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 3)#ep67|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=March 27, 2012|season=3|number=19}}</ref><ref name="S06E06">{{Cite episode|title=SEAL Hunter|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 6)#126|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=November 3, 2014|season=6|number=6}}</ref> Much of his career is vague due to the highly classified nature of most of his missions, although it has been mentioned that he served in Bosnia<ref name="S03E19"/> ([[Yugoslav Wars]]),<ref name="S02E05">{{Cite episode|title=Little Angels|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 2)#ep29|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=October 12, 2010|season=2|number=5}}</ref> [[Chad]] ([[Pan Sahel Initiative]]),<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Breach|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)#ep11|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=January 5, 2010|season=1|number=11}}</ref> Iraq<ref name="S03E19"/> and Afghanistan<ref name="S04E16">{{Cite episode|title=Lokhay|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep88|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=February 26, 2013|season=4|number=16}}</ref><ref name="S06E22">{{Cite episode|title=Field of Fire|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 6)#ep142|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=April 27, 2015|season=6|number=22}}</ref> and was stationed at the [[Naval Special Warfare Center]] in [[Naval Amphibious Base Coronado|Coronado]] at some point. His area of expertise is the Middle East and he reads and speaks [[Arabic]] fluently and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the [[Qur'an]].<ref name="S1E10"/><ref name="S02E14">{{Cite episode|title=Lockup|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 2)#ep38|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=February 1, 2011|season=2|number=14}}</ref> He is also multilingual, having a working knowledge of [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Korean language|Korean]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref name="S3E08">{{Cite episode|title=Greed|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 3)#ep56|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=November 8, 2011|season=3|number=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Everything We Know So Far About Sam Hanna's Past|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis_los_angeles/photos/1005834/everything-we-know-so-far-about-sam-hanna-s-past/103706/he-speaks-many-languages-including-arabic-/|publisher=[[CBS]]}}</ref> Due to his SEAL training, he is able to withstand torture due to [[Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape|SERE]] training required of all special forces operators and detach himself emotionally during investigations. Although usually reticent about his service, Sam has hinted several times about how his experiences overseas has affected him: he mentions about getting help in "Field of Fire" when interviewing a homeless veteran who was distrustful of him<ref name="S06E22"/> and admits to Nate Getz in the episode "Impact" of his worries that he would one day lose himself.<ref name="S5E02">{{Cite episode|title=Impact|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 5)#ep98|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|network=[[CBS]]|date=October 1, 2013|season=5|number=2}}</ref>
Hanna has a strong sense of duty and becomes particularly indignant when the criminal is from a military background. In the episode "[[NCIS: Los Angeles (season 3)#ep67|Vengeance]]" he was forced to interrogate a group of SEALs about their involvement in the death of a Navy officer suspected of leaking classified information and was visibly affected, leading Hetty to observe that she felt like she was "making him interrogate his family". In the final episode of season 11, "[[NCIS: Los Angeles (season 11)#ep262|Code of Conduct]]", when investigating claims that a SEAL chief has murdered an unarmed prisoner, it is revealed that Sam is widely known and respected even long after his service ended, with multiple SEALs willing to defy their chief's orders after he reveals his presence.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McGarrigle|first=Dale|date=April 27, 2020|title=NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Finale Review: Code of Conduct|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2020/04/watch-ncis-los-angeles-online-season-11-episode-21/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=TV Fanatic|language=en}}</ref>
In the [[Touch of Death (crossover event)|two-part crossover episode]] with ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' it is revealed that he is friends with head of the Five-0 Task Force and former SEAL [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|Lieutenant Commander]] [[Steve McGarrett]], although the story of how they met has yet to be addressed.
== Storylines ==
In the season two finale, Hanna resigns from NCIS along with Callen and Kensi in order to follow Hetty's trail to Prague without [[#Leon Vance|Director Vance]]'s authorization.<ref name="Mass-resignation">{{Cite episode|title=Familia|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 2)#ep48|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|date=May 17, 2011|season=2|number=24|minutes=33:40}}</ref> It is revealed in the episode "[[NCIS: Los Angeles (season 3)#ep56|Greed]]" that Hanna has been working undercover on a joint [[CIA]] task force in [[Sudan]] for the past year. His teammates had already been suspicious due to Hanna uncharacteristically turning up late for work and taking leaves of absence. During the investigation he crosses paths with fellow undercover operative Michaehelp, and Hanna said that he "pulled some strings" to get them into the USA. In this episode, Hanna is once again hunted by the Taliban. Later, it was revealed that Amir was working for a terrorist named Habib. His mission is to kill Sam, "the one that got away". Sam was trapped inside their boat shed and beaten up by Habib's men with Callen, Kensi and Deeks launching a rescue operation which was successful, resulting in the deaths of the terrorists. Throughout the episode, Callen and Hetty are worried because Hanna is personally involved in the case. Hetty "punishes" Sam for using federal resources, once again, by buying expensive Scotch at his expense.
Michelle is reactivated after NCIS, FBI and CIA discover that Sidorov has stolen three Cold War-era nuclear devices from former KGB sleeper agents in the United States. She confides to Sam that she misses her undercover work when he expresses his disapproval about her desire to return to active duty.<ref name="S04E06">{{Cite episode|title=Rude Awakenings|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep78|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|date=November 13, 2012|season=4|number=6}}</ref> In the season four finale, Sam is partnered with Deeks who confronts him over his indifference towards him. Hanna admits to Deeks that he has some personal flaws. Later, Deeks saves Hanna's life and ends up captured and tortured by Sidorov. In the season five premiere 'Ascension', after being found by Kensi and Granger, Deeks tells Hanna he didn't give up Michelle even under torture. Hanna visits him, stating he now owes him for the rest of his life for what Deeks did for him and Michelle. When Deeks admits he was thinking about quitting, Hanna said it would be a mistake, saying that Deeks is a great cop. In the following episode "Impact", Hanna is sent for mandatory counseling with Nate Getz by Hetty. Hanna explains that he is able to detach himself when tortured and then bring himself back to reality once it is over but is worried that there will come a day when he is unable to go back to reality.<ref name="S5E02"/>
In the episode before the season 8 finale Michelle is murdered, leaving him devastated. The team had tracked her down after her abduction but found her too late. Season 9 sees Hanna coping with his grief while struggling to remain professional. LL Cool J commented on Hanna's state of mind: "He has a single minded focus and he wants to get to the people that did this and deal with them."<ref>{{cite news|title=LL Cool J On Character Sam Hanna, "Potential To Be One Of The Iconic Characters In America"|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/05/12/ll-cool-j-ncis-la-season-finale/|publisher=[[CBS Los Angeles]]|date=May 12, 2017|first=Matt|last=Weiss}}</ref>
In season 9, Sam sells his home with his kids away at Boarding school, puts his stuff into storage and buys a boat, which he renames Michelle, in honor of his wife. He still struggles with his grief when his anniversary came around and ended up hungover the next day. Callen helps him through his grief and by Season 10, when he suspects Sam has an interest in fellow NCIS Agent Nicole Dechamps ([[Marsha Thomason]]), he tells him Michelle would want him to be happy and move on with his life. Eventually, in Season 11, Sam starts to date Katherine Casillas ([[Moon Bloodgood]]), a feisty insurance broker who helps NCIS out with cases involving finances and high-class cases.
== Awards and decorations ==
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Senior Chief Hanna.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Purity|episode-link=NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4)#ep92|series=NCIS: Los Angeles|series-link=NCIS: Los Angeles|date=April 9, 2013|network=[[CBS]]|season=4|number=20}}</ref>
{| style="width=100%;"
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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Personal decorations'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Bronze Star Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Purple Heart]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Commendation Medal#Joint Service|Joint Service Commendation Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]] with gold award star
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Combat Action Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Combat Action Ribbon]] with gold award star
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Unit awards'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Navy Presidential Unit Citation]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Navy Unit Commendation]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Service Awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=United States Navy Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Navy Good Conduct Medal]] with four bronze service stars
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Campaign and service medals'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with bronze service star
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=60}}
|[[Southwest Asia Service Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=KosovoRib.svg|width=60}}
|[[Kosovo Campaign Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Afghanistan Campaign Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Iraq Campaign Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Service and training awards'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=5|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]] with one silver service star
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon|Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon]] with three bronze service stars
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Foreign awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United Nations Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[United Nations Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NATO Medal w Służbie Pokoju i Wolności BAR.svg|width=60}}
|[[NATO Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Marksmanship awards'''
|-
|[[File:United States Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon with expert device.svg|60px]]
|[[Marksmanship Medal|Navy Expert Rifleman Medal]]
|-
|[[File:United States Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon with expert device.svg|60px]]
|[[Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Other accoutrements'''
|-
| align=center | [[File:United States Navy Special Warfare insignia.png|100px]]
|[[Special Warfare insignia]]
|-
| align=center |
|[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Naval Parachutist insignia]]
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| align=center |
|5 [[Service stripe|Service Stripes]] (reflecting 20 years of service)
|}
|}
== References ==
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