Sam Song Li is a Chinese-American actor and content creator. He portrayed the main character, Bruce Sun, in the Netflix original series, The Brothers Sun.
General Overview[]
Sam was raised in Southern California by an independent single mother, while periodically spending time abroad in various regions of China and Hong Kong. Sam attended the University of California, Berkeley, and he now lives in Los Angeles, California. Sam first caught the industries' attention after being cast opposite of Simu Liu in Women Is Losers, which went on to premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Also in 2021, Sam was cast opposite Patrick Fabian in AMC's Better Call Saul, earning him his first television credit. Prior to Sam's acting debut, Sam had amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for his self-produced comedy sketches about Gen Z and Millennial culture. Drawing inspirations from Donald Glover, Randall Park, and The Lonely Island, Sam began making his own home movies in his teens and posting them on social media in his early 20s. The accessibility of those platforms, at a time when there was still a dearth of Asian-led projects in the Western world, allowed Sam to further develop his creative muscles.[1] Li actually stumbled upon the casting call online, and admits to being taken aback by the striking similarities between himself, and his character stating how, “I was raised by a single mom. I was doing improv at the time. I felt really close with the material,” he shared.[2]