Sam McCarthy (actor)

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| occupation = Actor

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Carol Schneider

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Sam McCarthy (born March 15, 2002) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Sam Barber Jr. in the Audience drama series Condor (2018) and Charlie Harding in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me (2019–22). He made his film debut in All These Small Moments (2018).

Early life

McCarthy was born on March 15, 2002, to Carol Schneider and actor Andrew McCarthy. McCarthy attended and graduated high school at The Professional Children's School in New York in 2020.

Career

In 2016, McCarthy made his professional acting debut in the ABC drama series The Family. Following on from his first role, McCarthy went on to appear in a variety of television series, including the comedy series The Jim Gaffigan Show, the crime thriller series The Blacklist, and the drama series Condor.{{cite web|last=Merchant|first=Travis|date=January 18, 2019|title=Staying in the present: Brendan Meyer and Sam McCarthy on All These Small Moments|url=http://filmint.nu/?p=26459|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 4, 2019|work=Filmint}}

McCarthy made his feature film debut in the coming-of-age drama film All These Small Moments, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/all-small-moments-review-1105772 |title='All These Small Moments' Review |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 25, 2018 |access-date=May 27, 2020}}

On October 4, 2018, it was announced that McCarthy would star in the main role of Charlie Harding on the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Dead To Me' Casts Sam McCarthy; Fabrizio Guido Joins 'Mr. Iglesias' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/dead-to-me-casts-sam-mccarthy-fabrizio-guido-mr-iglesias-1202475945/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 3, 2019 |date=October 4, 2018}}

Filmography

= Film =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2018 \| All These Small Moments \| Simon Shefield \|
2019 \| 18 to Party \| Peter \|
TBA \| The Marshmallow Experiment \| Alex \| Filming

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2018

| All These Small Moments

| Simon Shefield

2019

| 18 to Party

| Peter

TBA

| The Marshmallow Experiment

| Alex

| Filming

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2016 \| The Family \| Young Hank \| Episode: "I Win"
2016 \| The Blacklist \| Student \| Episode: "Dr. Adrian Shaw"
2016 \| The Jim Gaffigan Show \| Mike Jr. \| 2 episodes
2018 \| The Blacklist \| Alex Gillette \| Episode: "The Invisible Hand"
2018–2020 \| Condor \| Sam Barber Jr. \| Recurring role; 12 episodes
2019–2022 \| Dead to Me \| Charlie Harding \| Main role; 30 episodes
2025 \| Goosebumps: The Vanishing \| Devin \| Main role; 8 episodes

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2016

| The Family

| Young Hank

| Episode: "I Win"

2016

| The Blacklist

| Student