About Sam
Sam Duncan is a true triple-threat. He has performed as a singer, dancer and actor on professional stages in New York (as the Duke of York in The Public Theater's production of Shakespeare's Richard III, and a member of Fagin's gang (and Dodger u/s) in New York City Center's production of Oliver!) and regionally (as Billy in Billy Elliot at The Paramount Theater in Aurora, IL; John Bechdel in Fun Home with TheaterWorks Hartford; and Tiny Tim in Goodspeed Musicals' A Connecticut Christmas Carol). He has also appeared in numerous commercials and voiced the characters of Boba the Bear and Benny Bunny for CocoMelon. Television appearances include the Child Colin Robinson in season 4 of What We Do in the Shadows, Sesame Street, and numerous spots on SNL. Sam booked strong, supporting roles for his first feature film, The Shade (in theaters September 2024), where he played youngest brother, James Beckman, helping his brothers defeat a family curse; and for the award-winning short film, Not the Same Clarence, where he played a young version of James Naughton's son. Sam has repeatedly been nominated for Young Entertainer's Awards in various categories. When not working, Sam is a title-winning competitive dancer (in all styles), likes to swim and play soccer, enjoys hanging out with his dogs, and is learning to play the piano.
Review: The Shade
“New indie The Shade is one of those under-the-radar films, currently on a low-key festival circuit, that we tend to be tipped off about through Letterboxd reviews alone. ... ‘An exceptionally well-crafted character study moonlighting as genre fare ... Throw into the mix an antagonist plucked straight from your favorite bit of medieval literature, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a refreshingly original genre film that deftly walks the line between heart-rending family drama and terrifying monster movie.’”
Review: “Fun Home” at TheaterWorks Shows Why It Won the Tony-Award
“Each member of the cast including Cameron Sullivan as Medium Alison’s girlfriend, Joan, and Ali Louis Bourzgui as a variety of Bruce’s “friends” and the two young actors (Sam Duncan and Myles Low) as the brothers are excellent.”
‘Richard III’ Review: Danai Gurira Lights Up
Central Park in Bard’s Game of Thrones
“And the production around Gurira feels fresh without overstatement, adding deft touches from the choreography preceding a conventionally staged scene to the sparkling high-tops on the feet of the young princes (Wyatt Cirbus and Sam Duncan, both excellent) amid a sea of more classic Shakespearean garments...”
