Humphrey was born with a rare genetic disorder called acrodysplasia. As a child, he was also diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and spent much of his life in hospitals.[citation needed]
In an interview, he said that he had attempted suicide several times, but with support from his family, his faith and his resilience, he was able to overcome his challenges and pursue his dream of becoming an actor.[2]
Humphrey has two siblings; his older brother is entrepreneur Josiah Humphrey, who co-founded the tech company Appster in 2011.
Humphrey attended Tawa intermediate, Wellington, New Zealand in 2006.
Prior to his professional debut, Humphrey appeared in numerous school productions.
Humphrey began his acting career in television, his first role on Neighbours,[4] where he appeared on four episodes. He made his film debut in the historical dramamusical filmThe Greatest Showman, he played Charles Stratton, a dwarf performer who is also known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb. As he was taller than the real Tom Thumb, he had to walk on his knees and his voice was digitally altered to sound deeper.[citation needed][5]
In 2017, Humphrey starred in the television film Jeremy the Dud.[6]
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^Carey, Alexis (30 December 2017). "Rare disease hasn't stopped Aussie actor Sam Humphrey from starring alongside hero Hugh Jackman". News.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^Molina, Jess (20 March 2018). "Sam Humphrey is The Greatest Showman".
^Thompson, Melissa (23 January 2018). "The Greatest Snowman's Sam Humphrey: A Star in the Making". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^"Sam Humphrey Interview on Overcoming Challenges to Stardom on the Greatest Showman". 6 February 2018.
^Findlay, Carly (5 November 2017). "Jeremy the Dud: the new short film that flips disability on its head". The Guardian.
humphrey, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, pa. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Sam Humphrey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sam Humphrey born 1994 1 is a New Zealand born actor from Frankston Victoria Australia He is best known for playing Charles Stratton in the 2017 film The Greatest Showman Sam HumphreyBorn1994 age 28 29 New ZealandNationalityNew ZealanderOccupationActorYears active2016 presentNotable workNeighboursThe Greatest Showman Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHumphrey was born with a rare genetic disorder called acrodysplasia As a child he was also diagnosed with Crohn s disease and spent much of his life in hospitals citation needed In an interview he said that he had attempted suicide several times but with support from his family his faith and his resilience he was able to overcome his challenges and pursue his dream of becoming an actor 2 Humphrey has two siblings his older brother is entrepreneur Josiah Humphrey who co founded the tech company Appster in 2011 Humphrey attended Tawa intermediate Wellington New Zealand in 2006 Humphrey is of half Asian descent 3 Career editPrior to his professional debut Humphrey appeared in numerous school productions Humphrey began his acting career in television his first role on Neighbours 4 where he appeared on four episodes He made his film debut in the historical drama musical film The Greatest Showman he played Charles Stratton a dwarf performer who is also known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb As he was taller than the real Tom Thumb he had to walk on his knees and his voice was digitally altered to sound deeper citation needed 5 In 2017 Humphrey starred in the television film Jeremy the Dud 6 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes2017 The Greatest Showman Charles StrattonTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes2016 17 Neighbours James Udagawa 4 episodes2017 Jeremy the Dud Jai Television filmReferences edit Sam Humphrey on the Biggest Lesson Hugh Jackman Taught Him on Greatest Showman Entertainment Tonight 30 January 2018 Retrieved 3 February 2018 Carey Alexis 30 December 2017 Rare disease hasn t stopped Aussie actor Sam Humphrey from starring alongside hero Hugh Jackman News com au Retrieved 29 March 2019 Molina Jess 20 March 2018 Sam Humphrey is The Greatest Showman Thompson Melissa 23 January 2018 The Greatest Snowman s Sam Humphrey A Star in the Making We Are Movie Geeks Retrieved 3 February 2018 Sam Humphrey Interview on Overcoming Challenges to Stardom on the Greatest Showman 6 February 2018 Findlay Carly 5 November 2017 Jeremy the Dud the new short film that flips disability on its head The Guardian External links editOfficial website Sam Humphrey at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Humphrey amp oldid 1161777617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
