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Samuel Thompson Herring (born April 13, 1984), also known as Hemlock Ernst, is an American singer, rapper and actor based in Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known as the frontman of the synth-pop band Future Islands, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. He has also previously been a member of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, The Snails, and Trouble Knows Me.
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In 2023, Herring starred in the Apple TV horror fantasy television series, The Changeling, alongside LaKeith Stanfield and Adina Porter.
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