Sam Gibson is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Sean Patrick Flanery.

Introduced by head writer Maria Arena Bell, Sam was created as a love interest for Sharon Newman while she was a fugitive.

On March 9, 2011, the show's executive producer and head writer Maria Arena Bell told TV Guide that Flanery would be joining the cast as Sam.

[1][2] Flanery, primarily a movie actor,[1] is best known for his roles as Conner MacManus in The Boondock Saints, Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone, Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder and Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as Bobby Dagen in Saw 3D.

[5] On September 14, it was announced by various sources that Flanery along with four other cast-mates: Eden Riegel (Heather), Darius McCrary (Malcolm) and Tristan Rogers (Colin), were to leave The Young and the Restless.

[6][7] CBS Soaps In Depth reported that the characters were on the "shopping block" as part of a "true cast shake-up".

[8] Sara Bibel of Xfinity said "While I never take pleasure in an actor losing his or her job, these characters are not essential to the show.

"[9] Initially, only Rogers was expected to have been fired following an announcement via Twitter until an insider from the show shared the news with CBS Soaps In Depth of additional departures.

[1] On-Air On-Soaps described him as a "salt of the earth" veterinarian who would be paired with "non other" than the "troubled" Sharon, who is a regular and one of the show's longest-running cast members.

Piper Sheffield (Ellery SprayBerry), a young animal-loving local girl, met Sheri and instantly gravitated towards her.

Unable to check her e-mails, she decided to look at a memorial page on Faceplace which was created in honor of her, but was horrified to realize people believed she killed herself.

At a party Sam took Sheri to, Piper's father, a cop, arrested Sharon for the murder of Skye and fleeing Genoa City.

After Sharon was acquitted, she returned to New Mexico for a short holiday with her daughter Faith Newman (Alyvia Alyn Lind).

[14] Sara Bibel of Xfinity said that Sam "seemed like a short term character" who she thought "was going to help Sharon go on a journey of self-exploration while away from Genoa City.