Samuel "Sam" Levinson (born 1985) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is the son of Diana Rhodes and writer/director/actor Barry Levinson.He made his film debut in the 1992 film Toys, along with his brother Jack. He later appeared in such films as Bandits and What Just Happened? as Carl. In 2009, he co-starred as Peter Thompson in Stoic. He won the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt screenwriting award for his directorial debut film, Another Happy Day.