Actor

Sam Levinson

Directing

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.9

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Movies: 19Series: 3Crew credits: 17

TMDB ID: 96172

IMDb ID: nm0506094

Known for: Directing

Born: January 8, 1985

Age: 41

Place of birth: USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2024

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 6.22

Wikidata: Q7407789

Also known as

Samuel Levinson • 샘 레빈슨 • 萨姆·莱文森

Other jobs

Executive Producer (7)Director (5)Screenplay (2)Thanks (2)Writer (1)

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Biography

Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film Operation Endgame. The following year, he made his directorial film debut with Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He then received a writing credit on his father's HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017). He continued writing and directing feature films for Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021). In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria, adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. The series is popular with audiences and received positive reviews from critics. In 2023, he created the HBO series The Idol, which was controversial and received negative reviews.