Samuel Voit (born c. 2005/2006) is an American actor and television personality. He began his career on Masterchef Junior, Chopped Junior and Food Network Star Kids as himself. In 2018, he appeared in the film To Dust which won the Grand Jury Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated in 2020 for Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles. He currently stars as young Kevin Jonas in the Happiness Begins Tour and the film Happiness Continues.
Personal life
Voit is from the Bronx, New York. He has an older sister and a younger brother. He is Jewish.
Philanthropy
Voit is an activist for youth homelessness. He fundraises for LA and NYC-based non-profit organizations that support homeless youth. In 2017, Voit started documenting homelessness throughout NY and LA in a film called The Bus Stop. In June 2018, Voit fundraised by catering and donating his Bar Mitzvah gifts to several homeless communities.
In the media
In 2018, Voit was listed by Variety in the Hollywood Youth Impact Report.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman | Barnum Boy | uncredited |
| 2018 | To Dust | Naphtali | |
| 2018 | In the Heart of the Country | Pedersen Kid | short film |
| 2019 | Helen | Jason | short film |
| 2019 | Happiness Begins Tour | Young Kevin | |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems | Arlo and Ida's son | |
| 2020 | This Is the Year | Dr. Spacecakes | |
| 2020 | How to be a Man | Mischa | |
| 2020 | Happiness Continues | Kevin Jonas | documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2015 | MasterChef Junior (American season 5) | Himself | Episode: "New Kids on the Chopping Block (No. 4)" |
| 2016 | Food Network Star Kids | Himself | Episodes: "What's your story? (No. 1)", "Orange you glad it's brunch (No. 2)" |
| 2016 | Chopped Junior | Himself | Episode: "Bug Bites (No. 1)" |
| 2017 | Totally TV | Himself | Episode: "That's the Word (No. 3)" |
| 2017 | Blindspot | Foster Kid | Episode: "Senile Lines (No. 18)" |
| 2017 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Wedgie Kid | Episode: "Idina Menzel/Rachel Bloom/Louie Anderson (No. 80)" |
| 2017 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Alex Jones Son | Episode: "Alec Baldwin/Charlamagne Tha God/Moshe Kasher/Taj Mahal/Keb' Mo (No. 130)" |
| 2017 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | School Child | Episode: "Rose Byrne/Lewis Black/P.J. Harvey (No. 131)" |
| 2017 | The Americans | Vlad | Episode: "Dyatkovo (No. 11)" |
| 2018 | Nannyhood | Vann | Episode: "Pilot (No. 1)" |
| 2018 | Homeland | Cooper | Episode: "Standoff (No. 3)" |
| 2019 | Law & Order:Special Victims Unit | Young Micah | Episode: "Facing Demons (No. 16)" |
| 2019 | Modern Family | Young Luke | Episode: "Snapped (No. 2)" |
| 2019 | The Deuce | Jake Dwyer | Episodes: "Morta Di Fame (No. 2)", "Normal is a Lie (No. 3)", "They Can Never Go Home (No. 4)", "This Trust Thing (No. 6)" |
| 2019 | Pen15 | Techie | Episodes: "Season 2 (No. 1, 2, 3)" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|
| 2016 | Food Network Star Kids Snap Chat | Himself |
| 2017 | Eat it or Wear It | Himself |
| 2017 | Fungi by a Fun Guy | Himself |
| 2017 | How to Clear a House | Himself |
| 2018 | Gone Fishing | Himself |
| 2018 | Halloween | Himself |
Commercial
| Year | Company | Role | Title |
|---|
| 2017 | Liberty Mutual | Football Son | "Can't Breathe" |
| 2018 | Mattel | Himself | "B is for Barbie" |
| 2018 | TD Ameritrade | Paperboy | "It's Time" |
| 2019 | Dairy Queen | Son | "2 for $4" |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|
| 2017 | Gumzoo | Happy Home |
| 2019 | Jonas Brothers | Happiness Begins |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|
| 2016 | Food Network | Best Snap Chat tip | Food Network Star Kids | Won | |
| 2018 | Melbourne International Film Festival | Best Short Fiction Film | Helen | Won | |
| 2018 | Hollywood Just4Shorts | Best TV Pilot Script | Nannyhood | Won | |
| 2018 | Tribeca Film Festival | Audience Award | To Dust | Won | |
| 2020 | Independent Spirit Award | Best Screenplay | To Dust | Nominated | |
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