Sam Levinson

Actor Profile
Sam Levinson

Sam Levinson was born on January 8, 1985 and is currently 38 years old.

Biography

Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American director 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 for the feature films Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021).

In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. The series is popular with audiences, but has attracted significant criticism and controversy for its explicit content involving teens, particularly its portrayal of teenage sexuality. In 2023, he created the HBO series The Idol, which was controversial and received negative reviews.

Movie Credits

Sam Levinson has appeared in 5 movies.

These include Bandits, Stoic, Toys, What Just Happened and Covidwood.

Production Credits

Sam Levinson has 30 production credits.

Writing

Credited for Story in 1 show - The Idol.
Credited for Teleplay in 1 show - The Idol.
Credited for Writer in 4 shows - Operation: Endgame, Assassination Nation, Euphoria and Malcolm & Marie.
Credited for Screenplay in 3 shows - Another Happy Day, The Wizard of Lies and Deep Water.

Production

Credited for Executive Producer in 7 shows - Ohio, Euphoria, Pieces of a Woman, Irma Vep, Breaking, Pearl and The Idol.
Credited for Producer in 3 shows - Hell Naw, Malcolm & Marie and X.

Directing

Credited for Director in 6 shows - Ohio, Another Happy Day, Assassination Nation, Euphoria, Malcolm & Marie and The Idol.

Creator

Credited for Creator in 3 shows - Ohio, Euphoria and The Idol.

Crew

Credited for Thanks in 1 show - Bombshell.

Sound

Credited for Original Music Composer in 1 show - The Idol.