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Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker.[1] 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).

Sam Levinson
Levinson in 2018
Born	Samuel Levinson (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 37)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor filmmaker
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Ashley Lent
Children	1
Relatives	Barry Levinson (father)

In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. The series has become popular with audiences, while gaining significant criticism for its explicit content involving teens, particularly its portrayal of teenage sexuality.[2][3][4] Levinson was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards for the series.

Early life

Levinson was born on January 8, 1985, and is the son of Diana Rhodes, a production designer for TV commercials, and filmmaker Barry Levinson.[5][6] His father is from a Russian-Jewish family.[7] Levinson studied method acting for four years.[8] He has a brother, Jack Levinson, who is also an actor,[9] and two half-siblings, Michelle and Patrick, from his mother's first marriage.

Career

Levinson made his film debut as an actor in the 1992 fantasy comedy Toys, alongside his brother Jack. He later appeared in the comedy-drama film Bandits (2001) and the satirical comedy film What Just Happened (2008). In 2009, he co-starred as Peter Thompson in the arthouse drama film Stoic. In 2011, Levinson won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival[10] for his directorial debut film, Another Happy Day, which starred Ellen Barkin.[5][11]

Levinson co-wrote the 2017 television film The Wizard of Lies, which was directed by his father Barry Levinson. The film focuses on Bernie Madoff, who is played by Robert De Niro.[12] Levinson wrote and directed the film Assassination Nation[13] which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews from critics, who praised its "frenetic and visually stylish" action but criticized the thinly-written characters.[14][15] In June 2019, Levinson created the HBO television drama series Euphoria, based on the Israeli series of the same name (Hebrew: אופוריה‎).[16][17] The series has received both praise and criticism for its direction, writing, and acting. It is infamous for its raw and graphic portrayal of teenagers wrestling with drug addiction and sexuality.[8]

In 2020, Levinson wrote and directed the film Malcolm & Marie, reuniting him with Euphoria star Zendaya. The film was distributed by Netflix in February 2021.[18] He also executive produced the drama film Pieces of a Woman.[19] Levinson co-wrote the screenplay for the psychological erotic thriller Deep Water (2022), based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith.[20][21] On June 29, 2021, Levinson announced that he will be co-creating, writing and executive producing another HBO television drama series The Idol, alongside recording artist Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye and his producing partner Reza Fahim.[22]

Personal life

From 2008 to 2011, Levinson dated actress Ellen Barkin.[23][24] Levinson is married to Ashley Lent Levinson. The couple has a son.[8]

Levinson has discussed his struggles with drugs as a teenager and young adult.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title
		Director	Writer	Producer
2010	Operation: Endgame	No	Yes	No
2011	Another Happy Day	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Assassination Nation	Yes	Yes	No
2021	Malcolm & Marie	Yes	Yes	Yes
2022	Deep Water	No	Yes	No

Executive producer

• Pieces of a Woman (2020)
• X (2022)
• Pearl (2022)

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
1992	Toys	War Room Player
2001	Bandits	Billy Saunders
2008	What Just Happened	Carl
2009	Stoic	Peter Thompson

Television

Year	Title
		Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Creator	Notes
2017	The Wizard of Lies	No	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2019–present	Euphoria	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	16 episodes
2022	Irma Vep	No	No	Yes	No	Miniseries
2022	The Idol	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6 episodes

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2011	Sundance Film Festival	Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award	Another Happy Day	Won	[26]
		Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic		Nominated
2018	Writers Guild of America Awards	Television: Long Form – Adapted	The Wizard of Lies	Nominated
	Toronto International Film Festival	People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness	Assassination Nation	Nominated
2020	British Academy Television Awards	Best International Programme	Euphoria	Nominated
2022	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics		Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama Series		Nominated

References

External links

• Sam Levinson at IMDb

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[de] Sam Levinson

Samuel Levinson (geboren am 8. Januar 1985) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent. Er wurde vor allem durch seinen Film Assassination Nation und als Schöpfer der HBO-Serie Euphoria bekannt.

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[es] Sam Levinson

Samuel “Sam” Levinson es un director de cine, actor y guionista estadounidense, hijo de Diana Rhodes y del reconocido actor y director Barry Levinson.[1]

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