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Sam Nivola

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Sam Nivola
Born
Samuel John Nivola

(2003-09-26) September 26, 2003 (age 22)
London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
EducationColumbia University
OccupationActor
PartnerIris Apatow (2024–present)
Parents
RelativesJohn Mortimer (maternal grandfather)
Costantino Nivola (paternal great-grandfather)

Samuel John Nivola[1] (born September 26, 2003)[2] is a British and American actor. He is the son of actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola. His credits include the films White Noise (2022) and Eileen (2023),[3] as well as the Netflix series The Perfect Couple (2024) and season three of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2025).

Early life and education

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Nivola was born at the Portland Hospital in central London to British actress Emily Mortimer and American actor Alessandro Nivola.[1][2] He has Italian and German-Jewish ancestry on his father's side.[4][5] His maternal grandfather is the dramatist Sir John Mortimer. His paternal great-grandfather is the sculptor Costantino Nivola.

He has a younger sister, May, who also acts.[1][6] Nivola spent his early childhood in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Notting Hill[7] and then grew up in the New York City neighborhood of Boerum Hill. He attended Saint Ann's School and then Columbia University.[8]

Career

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Nivola made his acting debut in the Sky Atlantic comedy series Doll & Em (2013), starring his mother.[9] In 2021, he and his sister played siblings on an episode of The Pursuit of Love, a British miniseries based on Nancy Mitford's novel of the same title adapted by their mother for BBC One.[8][10] Nivola wrote and directed a short film, Neighborhood Watch, for the anthology With/In (2021), which consisted of films shot on smartphones about life in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][11]

Nivola and his sister played two of the central family's children in Noah Baumbach's film White Noise (2022).[12] At the callback audition for White Noise, Baumbach asked Nivola whether his sister wanted to audition for the role she plays in the film.[8] The next year, Nivola played Leonard Bernstein's son in Bradley Cooper's Maestro.[13] Also in 2023, Nivola walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week for Miu Miu alongside the likes of Emma Corrin.[14]

In 2024, Nivola starred in The Perfect Couple. In 2025, he starred in season three of The White Lotus.[15] In March 2025, he began filming the Bobby Farrelly comedy film Driver's Ed.[16] Later that year, a pilot Phony he filmed with Connie Britton received a series order from Hulu.[17]

Personal life

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Nivola has been in a relationship with Iris Apatow since 2024. She visited him on the set of The White Lotus. They live together in an apartment in New York.[18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
2014 River of Fundament Kidsroom Ensemble
2021 Neighborhood Watch (in With/In)
Short film; also writer and director
2022 White Noise Heinrich
2023 Eileen Lee Polk
2023 Maestro Alexander Bernstein
2025 Driver's Ed † Jeremy Completed[19]

Television

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
2013 Doll & Em Ariel Episode: "Six"
2021 The Pursuit of Love Matt Episode: "Episode Two"
2024 The Perfect Couple Will Winbury Main role; season 1[20]
2025 The White Lotus Lochlan Ratliff Main role; season 3[21]

Awards and nominations

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Organizations Year[a] Category Work Result Ref(s)
Actor Awards 2026 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The White Lotus Nominated[b] [22]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Indicates the year of the ceremony.
  2. ↑ Shared with the cast.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 VanHoose, Benjamin (September 11, 2021). "Why Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer Are 'Green with Envy' Over Their Kids' Next Big Movie Gig". People. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "First child for young British film star". The Independent. September 30, 2003. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rising Stars: Sam Nivola". The Media Eye. January 31, 2024. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ Elias, Justine (September 13, 1998). "THE NEW SEASON/FILM: UP AND COMING: Alessandro Nivola; From a Family of Painters, a Quick-Change Artist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Interview: Alessandro Nivola on Playing the Conflicted Dovid in Disobedience – Awards Daily". April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Wood, Gaby (February 6, 2010). "'Sometimes I think this is so undignified'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ Wolf, Matt (November 13, 2003). "What's in an accent? A different career". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 Schulman, Michael (December 5, 2022). "The Nivola Kids Enter the Family Business". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  9. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (April 14, 2021). "Raffey Cassidy And Sam And May Nivola Join Noah Baumbach's Next Film 'White Noise'". Deadline. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sam Nivola". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  11. ↑ "With/In Vol II". Tribeca Festival. 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  12. ↑ Zacharek, Stephanie (September 2, 2022). "Venice Review: Noah Baumbach's White Noise Is a Lot of Talking With Not So Much to Say". Time. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ Marrison, Erica (May 11, 2023). "The Next Act by Hedi Slimane – Sam Nivola". V. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Miu Miu fall winter 2023". Rain Magazine. March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  15. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 16, 2024). "'White Lotus': Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook & Sam Nivola Join Season 3 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  16. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 3, 2025). "Sophie Telegadis, Mohana Krishnan, Aidan Laprete & Lilah Pate Round Out Cast Of Bobby Farrelly's 'Driver's Ed'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ Porter, Rick (August 7, 2025). "Connie Britton, Sam Nivola-Led Mystery 'Phony' a Go at Hulu". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  18. ↑ Mussen, Maddy (March 28, 2025). "Sam Nivola and Iris Apatow: The White Lotus nepo-baby couple you didn't know about". The London Standard.
  19. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 3, 2025). "Sophie Telegadis, Mohana Krishnan, Aidan Laprete & Lilah Pate Round Out Cast Of Bobby Farrelly's 'Driver's Ed'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  20. ↑ Gomez, Dessi (March 31, 2023). "Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber to Lead Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Season three of the Sky Exclusive series The White Lotus, from Mike White debuts 17 February". Sky Group. December 16, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  22. ↑ "The 32nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Actor Awards. Archived from the original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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