Samuel Summer is from Portland, Oregon. He studied theatre with a focus in acting at the University of Iowa and has been working in film, television, and theatre since 2013. Samuel has acted in films appearing at Cannes and many other festivals; winning awards for acting performance at several. In 2019, Samuel and his collaborators won the Portland 48 hour Film Project for which he also won Best Actor. The film was then selected as part of the top 15 films at the International 48 Hour Film awards in Rotterdam.