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Sam Levinson

Sam Levinson

Directing1985USA

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.

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Acting History

Future
Place To Be
Executive Producer
2024
MaXXXine
Executive Producer
2023
The Idol
TVExecutive Producer5 eps
The Idol
TVDirector5 eps
The Idol
TVTeleplay4 eps
The Idol
TVStory4 eps
The Idol
TVOriginal Music Composer5 eps
The Idol
TVCreator
2022
Deep Water
Screenplay
Pearl
Executive Producer
X
Executive Producer
Irma Vep
TVExecutive Producer8 eps
2021
Covidwood
as Self - Director
2020
Pieces of a Woman
Executive Producer
2019
Bombshell
Thanks
Euphoria
TVDirector
Euphoria
TVExecutive Producer
Euphoria
TVWriter
2017
2009
Stoic
as Peter Thompson
2001
Bandits
as Billy Saunders
1992
Toys
as War Room Player

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/8/1985(41 years old)
Place of Birth
USA