Samuel Bryce Lerner (born September 27, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Geoff Schwartz in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023), and as Quinn Goldberg in the science fiction film Project Almanac (2015). His voice roles include the leading role of Zak Saturday in the animated series The Secret Saturdays (2008–2010) and Charles "Chowder" in the supernatural film Monster House (2006).
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Early and personal life
Samuel Bryce Lerner was born on September 27, 1992, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. His father, Ken Lerner, is an actor and his mother, Patricia Klein, is a journalist who previously worked for the Los Angeles Times. His paternal uncle was actor Michael Lerner, and their family is Jewish.
Lerner has been in a relationship with Smosh cast member Olivia Sui since 2018.
Career
Lerner appeared in the feature film Envy, as the son of Ben Stiller and Rachel Weisz's characters. In addition, he portrayed Sam Robards's characters in the pilot by ABC, My Life With Men, and the son of John Leguizamo and Claire Forlani's characters in an untitled Brett Ratner-directed pilot for CBS.
Lerner voiced Chowder in the film Monster House (2006). He was nominated for the 2006 Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for his role, but lost the award to Ian McKellen for Flushed Away.
He has appeared on the television shows Malcolm in the Middle, The King of Queens, Two and a Half Men, Oliver Beene, and Sonny With a Chance, and had a recurring voice role on the Cartoon Network show Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?. He also voiced Zak Saturday in the Cartoon Network series The Secret Saturdays.
From 2013 until 2023, Lerner portrayed Geoff Schwartz in the ABC series The Goldbergs.
On October 16, 2017, Lerner was cast as Ronnie in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare. The film was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.
