Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen[1] (born August 28, 1991)[2][3] is an American actor and singer. On August 21, 2011, Larsen won the reality competition program The Glee Project on the Oxygen network, which led to his having a recurring role as Joe Hart on the Fox television show Glee.[4] Larsen was also a member of the band Bridges I Burn.[5]
Larsen was born in San Francisco,[citation needed] to Henrik and Lupe Acosta Larsen. His father is from Denmark and his mother from Mexico.[1] Larsen has an older brother, Manolo Acosta, and a sister named Morgan.[2] As a young boy, Larsen played drums,[7] bass, guitar and keyboards.[4][8] He graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2009.[2] In his sophomore year, he became vocalist and guitarist of the school band 15 North and the band performed in festivals.[9]
In 2010, Larsen auditioned in season 9 of American Idol[5][10] but was cut after making it to Hollywood, failing to make it to the semi-finals.[4] After doing some runway modeling for fashion designer Ashton Michael,[11] he met his soon-to-be bandmate Skip Arnold during a runway show,[12] moved to Los Angeles busking and applied to The Glee Project. Meanwhile, Larsen and Skip Arnold formed the band "Bridges I Burn" and soon a third member, Salvatore Spinelli, joined them.[citation needed] Larsen writes and performs most of his music.[8] He spent some time touring with the rock band Palaye Royale in 2017–2018. He auditioned for the role of Sam Evans on Glee but did not get the part, which went to Chord Overstreet.[4][5]
His first Glee appearance was on the thirteenth episode of the third season, titled "Heart", as Joe Hart, a formerly home-schooled Christian.[13] During that episode he performed in two songs: Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts",[14] and a mashup of The Association's "Cherish" and Madonna's "Cherish".[15] Although his prize for having won The Glee Project was seven episodes, he appeared in each of the final ten episodes of Glee's third season. In addition, he appeared as a mentor for The Glee Project's second season,[16] appeared in 12 episodes in Glee's fourth season, and appeared twice in the final season.[17] In July 2018, Larsen was cast as Zed Evans in the film adaptation of Anna Todd's bestselling novel After. The film was released on 12 April 2019.[18] Larsen plays the role again in its 2020 sequel After We Collided.
^ ab"Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen Makes 'Glee' Debut as Hippy Homeschooler Joe Hart". hispanicallyspeakingnews.com. Hispanically Speaking News. February 15, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^ abcShultz, Craig (August 25, 2011). "Murrieta Valley grad wins reality show". North County Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^Larsen, Samuel (August 28, 2012). "Twitter / @SamuelLarsen: And just like that.... I am 21!!!". Retrieved July 23, 2013.
^ abcdGraham, Ashley (February 14, 2012). "Samuel Larsen: 5 Things to Know About Glee's Newest Star". wetpaint.com. Wetpaint Entertainment. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^ abcMartin, Denise (August 22, 2011). "The Glee Project Winners Talk Subtitles, Cameron and Making Musical Love to Ryan Murphy". TV Guide. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^Hensel, Amanda (May 25, 2011). "Samuel Larsen of 'The Glee Project' Went to Hollywood With $5 and a Love for Michael Jackson". popcrush.com. popcrush.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^Surowski, Peter (February 8, 2008). "Passing the torch: Valley musicians win Best Rock, Best High School awards for second year". The Fallbrook Village News. The Fallbrook Village News. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^"Season 9 - Golden Ticket Interviews Samuel Larsen". Fox Broadcasting. americanidol.com.
^Douglass, Beth (January 26, 2012). "Glee's Samuel Larsen: Former Fashion Model — OMG Video!". wetpaint.com. Wetpaint Entertainment. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^Gonzales, Lizzy. "Interview + Gallery Exclusive Bridges I Burn: For The Love, of Love". live105.radio.com. CBS Radio Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^Keck, William (February 2, 2012). "Keck's Exclusives: Glee's Valentine To Fans". TV Guide. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
^Goldberg, Lesley (February 10, 2012). "'Glee' First Listen: 'The Glee Project's' Samuel Larsen Covers Gym Class Heroes' 'Stereo Hearts'". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, Inc. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
^Slezak, Michael (February 14, 2012). "Glee Recap: Crazy, Stupid, Love". TVLine. Mail.com Media. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^Goldberg, Lesley (June 12, 2012). "'Glee Project' Winner Samuel Larsen Talks Mentoring, Temptation and Romancing Quinn". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^Goldberg, Lesley (July 14, 2012). "Comic-Con 2012: 'Glee': Damian McGinty Not Returning, Sue Gives Birth and 13 Season 4 Spoilers". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
^Ellenbogen, Rachael (24 July 2018). "When Is Anna Todd's 'After' Movie Coming Out? Release Date Revealed". ibtimes.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen 1 born August 28 1991 2 3 is an American actor and singer On August 21 2011 Larsen won the reality competition program The Glee Project on the Oxygen network which led to his having a recurring role as Joe Hart on the Fox television show Glee 4 Larsen was also a member of the band Bridges I Burn 5 Samuel LarsenBirth nameSamuel Peter Acosta LarsenBorn 1991 08 28 August 28 1991 age 32 San Francisco California U S Occupation s Actor singer model musicianYears active2010 presentLabelsRoc Nation He is pursuing his solo career and released his debut EP Vices on October 27 2014 6 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 3 Filmography 3 1 Television 3 2 Film 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editLarsen was born in San Francisco citation needed to Henrik and Lupe Acosta Larsen His father is from Denmark and his mother from Mexico 1 Larsen has an older brother Manolo Acosta and a sister named Morgan 2 As a young boy Larsen played drums 7 bass guitar and keyboards 4 8 He graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2009 2 In his sophomore year he became vocalist and guitarist of the school band 15 North and the band performed in festivals 9 In 2010 Larsen auditioned in season 9 of American Idol 5 10 but was cut after making it to Hollywood failing to make it to the semi finals 4 After doing some runway modeling for fashion designer Ashton Michael 11 he met his soon to be bandmate Skip Arnold during a runway show 12 moved to Los Angeles busking and applied to The Glee Project Meanwhile Larsen and Skip Arnold formed the band Bridges I Burn and soon a third member Salvatore Spinelli joined them citation needed Larsen writes and performs most of his music 8 He spent some time touring with the rock band Palaye Royale in 2017 2018 He auditioned for the role of Sam Evans on Glee but did not get the part which went to Chord Overstreet 4 5 His first Glee appearance was on the thirteenth episode of the third season titled Heart as Joe Hart a formerly home schooled Christian 13 During that episode he performed in two songs Gym Class Heroes Stereo Hearts 14 and a mashup of The Association s Cherish and Madonna s Cherish 15 Although his prize for having won The Glee Project was seven episodes he appeared in each of the final ten episodes of Glee s third season In addition he appeared as a mentor for The Glee Project s second season 16 appeared in 12 episodes in Glee s fourth season and appeared twice in the final season 17 In July 2018 Larsen was cast as Zed Evans in the film adaptation of Anna Todd s bestselling novel After The film was released on 12 April 2019 18 Larsen plays the role again in its 2020 sequel After We Collided Discography editPocket Love 2012 3 Blind Costumes 2013 Vices EP 2014 Education Single 2016 You Should Know 2016 Blue Single 2017 Filmography editTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes 2010 American Idol Contestant Season 9 eliminated during Hollywood Week 2011 2012 The Glee Project Contestant Contestant season 1 winner Guest judge season 2 episode 2 Dance ability 2012 2013 2015 Glee Joe Hart Recurring seasons 3 4 6 23 episodes 2015 Hawaii Five 0 Alfie Tucker Guest Season 6 episode 9 Hana Keaka Charade Film edit Year Title Role 2015 The Breakup Girl Uri 2016 The Remains Tommy 2016 Recovery Logan 2017 Disconnected Dirk 2019 After Zed Evans 2020 After We Collided Zed Evans 2023 Beautiful Disaster Jesse Viveros 2023 Shoulder Dance ShawnReferences edit a b Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen Makes Glee Debut as Hippy Homeschooler Joe Hart hispanicallyspeakingnews com Hispanically Speaking News February 15 2012 Retrieved July 7 2012 a b c Shultz Craig August 25 2011 Murrieta Valley grad wins reality show North County Times Retrieved July 7 2012 Larsen Samuel August 28 2012 Twitter SamuelLarsen And just like that I am 21 Retrieved July 23 2013 a b c d Graham Ashley February 14 2012 Samuel Larsen 5 Things to Know About Glee s Newest Star wetpaint com Wetpaint Entertainment Retrieved July 7 2012 a b c Martin Denise August 22 2011 The Glee Project Winners Talk Subtitles Cameron and Making Musical Love to Ryan Murphy TV Guide Retrieved July 6 2012 Vices EP Amazon Hensel Amanda May 25 2011 Samuel Larsen of The Glee Project Went to Hollywood With 5 and a Love for Michael Jackson popcrush com popcrush com Retrieved May 25 2011 a b Samuel Larsen Pop Tower poptower com Surowski Peter February 8 2008 Passing the torch Valley musicians win Best Rock Best High School awards for second year The Fallbrook Village News The Fallbrook Village News Retrieved July 7 2012 Season 9 Golden Ticket Interviews Samuel Larsen Fox Broadcasting americanidol com Douglass Beth January 26 2012 Glee s Samuel Larsen Former Fashion Model OMG Video wetpaint com Wetpaint Entertainment Retrieved July 7 2012 Gonzales Lizzy Interview Gallery Exclusive Bridges I Burn For The Love of Love live105 radio com CBS Radio Inc Retrieved July 7 2012 Keck William February 2 2012 Keck s Exclusives Glee s Valentine To Fans TV Guide Retrieved February 3 2012 Goldberg Lesley February 10 2012 Glee First Listen The Glee Project s Samuel Larsen Covers Gym Class Heroes Stereo Hearts The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter Inc Retrieved February 10 2012 Slezak Michael February 14 2012 Glee Recap Crazy Stupid Love TVLine Mail com Media Retrieved February 15 2012 Goldberg Lesley June 12 2012 Glee Project Winner Samuel Larsen Talks Mentoring Temptation and Romancing Quinn The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter Inc Retrieved July 7 2012 Goldberg Lesley July 14 2012 Comic Con 2012 Glee Damian McGinty Not Returning Sue Gives Birth and 13 Season 4 Spoilers Hollywood Reporter Retrieved August 1 2012 Ellenbogen Rachael 24 July 2018 When Is Anna Todd s After Movie Coming Out Release Date Revealed ibtimes com Retrieved 3 August 2018 External links editSamuel Larsen at IMDb Bridges I Burn Facebook page Bridges I Burn YouTube page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Larsen amp 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