<P> Lewis appeared on Beverly Hills , 90210 in 1997 , playing a love interest of character Valerie ( Tiffani - Amber Thiessen ) . His most prominent role to date was in Sex and the City , where he was a recurring member of the show 's cast in its final season as waiter turned emerging young actor Smith Jerrod , the one man whose sincerity got to Samantha . He reprised the role in 2008 's Sex and the City : The Movie and its 2010 sequel . </P>
samantha 's boyfriend in sex and the city
waiter turned emerging young actor Smith Jerrod