Sam Larsson Herrgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden on July 19th 2013.He is an actor of American, Swedish and Finnish ancestry. Sam had an early interest in acting, began going to castings on his own initiative and started performing professionally at the age of 6, performing in commercials, several short dramatic films, theater, opera and television series. Sam also does his own stunts under the professional supervision of stunt coordinators, voice acting and voice over.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Sam has the lead role in several episodes of the Swedish childrens television show Bolibompa: Draken följer med 2021 - ongoing. - Sam started the prestigious fundraising event Barncancergalan (Children's cancer gala) in Sweden, singing a solo in English before being joined by the other performers for a song and dance number. It was broadcasted live on the Swedish channel TV3 and on Viaplay October 2th, 2023. - Sam has performed at the Royal Swedish Opera and The Royal Dramatic Theatre 2021 - 2022. - Sam did his own choreography for a solo dance in the Swedish adaptation of Lionel Bart's classic musical, based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist produced by Poff in October 2023. SKILLS
Athletics: Bowling, Cycling, Equestrian, Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Soccer, Swimming, Yoga, Cartwheels
Instruments: Piano
Dance: Ballet, Club/Freestyle, Disco, Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern
Performer: Singing, Stunts, Voiceover
Education & Training:
BASE23 - musical line 2023 - Current
Kulturskolan - individual singing 2022 - Current
Stockholm's Gosskör 2022 - Present
Culture School - jazz dance 2022
Norrtull Sports Club - football 2021 - Current
Calle Flygare Theater School 2020 - 2021
Roxanne's dance studio - show dance 2020
Boulevardteatern - theater summer camp 2020
YMCA & Lidingö gymnastics club - gymnastics 2018 - 2021
Music School Norrmalmskyrkan - choir 2017 - 2020
Trivia: Although Sam at the age of 9 still was afraid of deep waters and was supposed to be replaced in an upcoming Swedish drama by a double for a deep dive scene fully clothed, but he perfomed the stunt himself after undergoing special training with Swedish Navy's Attack Divers, an elite unit of combat swimmers.