Samuel Larsen

Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen (born August 28, 1991) 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. Larsen was also a member of the band Bridges I Burn. He is pursuing his solo career, and released his debut EP, Vices, on October 27, 2014. Life and career Larsen was born in San Francisco, to Henrik and Lupe Acosta Larsen. His father is from Denmark and his mother from Mexico. Larsen has an older brother, Manolo Acosta, and a sister named Morgan. As a young boy, Larsen played drums, bass, guitar and keyboards. He graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2009. In his sophomore year, he became vocalist and guitarist of the school band 15 North and the band performed in festivals. In 2010, Larsen auditioned in season 9 of American Idol but was cut after making it to Hollywood, failing to make it to the semi-finals. After doing some runway modeling for fashion designer Ashton Michael, he met his soon-to-be bandmate Skip Arnold during a runway show, 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. Larsen writes and performs most of his music. 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.