Sam Nivola
Sam Nivola | |
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| Born | Samuel John Nivola[1] September 26, 2003[2] London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
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Samuel John Nivola (born September 26, 2003) is a British-American actor. He is the son of actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola.
Early life and education
Nivola was born in Portland Hospital, London, to British actress Emily Mortimer and American actor Alessandro Nivola.[1][2] He has a younger sister, May (born 2010), who is also an actor.[1][3] He grew up in the New York City neighborhood of Boerum Hill in Brooklyn.[4] He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn and then Columbia University.[4]
Career
Nivola made his acting debut in the television series Doll & Em (2013), starring his mother.[5] In 2021, he and his sister played siblings on an episode of The Pursuit of Love, a television miniseries written and directed by their mother.[4][5] Nivola wrote and directed a short film, Neighborhood Watch, for the anthology With/In (2021), which consisted of films shot on smartphones about life in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
Nivola and his sister played two of the central family's children in Noah Baumbach's film White Noise (2022).[7] At the callback audition for White Noise, Baumbach had asked Nivola if his sister wanted to audition for the role she eventually played in the film.[4] The next year, Nivola played the son of Leonard Bernstein in Bradley Cooper's Maestro.[8] It was announced in January 2024 that he was cast in The White Lotus season three.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | River of Fundament | Kidsroom Ensemble | |
| 2021 | Neighborhood Watch (in With/In) | Short film; also writer and director | |
| 2022 | White Noise | Heinrich | |
| 2023 | Eileen | Lee Polk | |
| 2023 | Maestro | Alexander Bernstein |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Ariel | Episode: "Six" |
| 2021 | The Pursuit of Love | Matt | Episode: "Episode Two" |
References
- ^ a b c VanHoose, Benjamin (September 11, 2021). "Why Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer Are 'Green with Envy' Over Their Kids' Next Big Movie Gig". People. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wood, Gaby (February 6, 2010). "'Sometimes I think this is so undignified'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Schulman, Michael (December 5, 2022). "The Nivola Kids Enter the Family Business". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c Kroll, Justin (April 14, 2021). "Raffey Cassidy And Sam And May Nivola Join Noah Baumbach's Next Film 'White Noise'". Deadline. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "With/In Vol II". Tribeca Festival. 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (September 2, 2022). "Venice Review: Noah Baumbach's White Noise Is a Lot of Talking With Not So Much to Say". Time. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Marrison, Erica (May 11, 2023). "The Next Act by Hedi Slimane – Sam Nivola". V. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 16, 2024). "'White Lotus': Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook & Sam Nivola Join Season 3 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
- Sam Nivola at IMDb