Biography and filmography

Sam Lerner

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.