Sam Lerner
Actor, Producer, Writer
September 27, 1992 (34 years)
Sam Lerner is an American actor born on September 27, 1992, in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his long-running television role as Geoff Schwartz on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and for voicing Chowder in the Academy Award-nominated animated film Monster House (2006).
Lerner comes from an acting family; he is the son of character actor Ken Lerner and the nephew of Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Lerner. Over his career, he has appeared in numerous films and television series, including Project Almanac (2015), Truth or Dare (2018), and recurring roles on shows like Suburgatory. In 2025, he also transitioned into producing, serving as an executive producer on the thriller film Drop.
Lerner comes from an acting family; he is the son of character actor Ken Lerner and the nephew of Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Lerner. Over his career, he has appeared in numerous films and television series, including Project Almanac (2015), Truth or Dare (2018), and recurring roles on shows like Suburgatory. In 2025, he also transitioned into producing, serving as an executive producer on the thriller film Drop.
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2020 | Trolls: TrollsTopia · as King Gristle (voice) |
| 2019 | Schooled · as Geoff Schwartz |
| 2018 | Truth or Dare · as Ronnie |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! · as King Gristle |
| 2017 | Fun Mom Dinner · as Alex |
| 2017 | Walk of Fame · as RoweOn Plex |
| 2016 | Mono · as Ivan Gregory |
| 2015 | Lethal Seduction · as Walter |
| 2015 | Ballers · as Dan |
| 2015 | Every [Blank] Ever · as Sam |
| 2015 | Project Almanac · as Quinn Goldberg |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs (2013) · as Geoff Schwartz |
| 2012 | Nobody Walks · as Avi |
| 2011 | Suburgatory · as Evan |
| 2011 | Happily Divorced · as Production Assistant |
| 2011 | Harry's Law · as Zach Elwood |
| 2011 | Workaholics · as Michael |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles · as Quinn |
| 2009 | Sonny with a Chance · as Dinka |
| 2008 | The Secret Saturdays · as Zak Saturday (voice) |
| 2006 | Monster House · as Chowder (voice) |
| 2005 | Smosh · as Cast |
| 2005 | Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project · as Jackson |
| 2004 | Envy · as Michael Dingman |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men · as Andrew |
| 2003 | Las Vegas · as Hershel Lipshutz |
| 2003 | NCIS · as Nathan Tobias |
| 2003 | Oliver Beene · as The Kid |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? · as Boy |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle · as Patrick |
| 1998 | The King of Queens · as Donny |
| 2025 | Drop · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Eat It or Yeet It! · as Self |
| 2016 | Try Not To Laugh Challenge · as Self |
| 2013 | Noches con Platanito · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2010 | Family Feud · as Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 2005 |