Samuel Larsen rose to fame in 2012 as Joe Hart in Fox’s Glee , however this California native has solid even additional on the nationwide stage as a singer, songwriter, and actor within the years since. Born to a Mexican mom and Danish father, the 27-year-old is a born performer who credit each his creativity and tenacity to his blended heritage. Being uncovered to such a broad spectrum of tradition appears solely to have nurtured Larsen’s artistic facet.
Since his debut on Glee , Larsen has taken on supporting roles in a number of field workplace hits, together with the Jennifer Anniston romantic comedy The Breakup Lady, in addition to horror movies like The Stays and Restoration . Most just lately, he portrayed Zed Evans within the romantic drama After primarily based on a novel by the identical title. The actor plans to renew his position within the upcoming sequel.
Broadly identified for each his singing and appearing skills, the younger star says that his inventive nature is drawn to each music and appearing, and he enjoys merging the 2 features of his creativity. Larsen began enjoying the drums as a younger baby; at this time he’s the lead vocalist within the L.A. primarily based band NEXT CItY, which simply launched their first two singles, “Blue Metropolis” and “Inform Me”, this yr. The rock band, which blends storage fashion funk with a dance beat, simply reached their Kickstarter marketing campaign aim to fund their debut album.
Larsen’s success on the large display screen has earned him a worldwide fanbase, and followers are nonetheless discovering the depths of his musical expertise by way of NEXT CItY. We sat down with him just lately to be taught extra about his ardour for music, his newest position as Zed Evans, and what lies forward for this multi-talented sensation.