Sawyer Spielberg

Biography

Sawyer Spielberg is an American actor and director who came up through the theater. Born in Los Angeles to director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw, he visited his father's film sets as a child and worked there as a production assistant before training at the Atlantic Repertory Theatre's conservatory. Using the stage name Sawyer Avery, he made his off-Broadway debut in 2012 in Belgrade Trilogy, and he appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank at Guild Hall, where he later directed and took the lead in a 2014 staged reading of Biloxi Blues. He directed the short film Breathe in 2016, and his first feature role came in The Post (2017). He had a lead in the horror film Honeydew (2021), appeared in the series Masters of the Air in 2024, and also appeared in Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (2024).

34years old

Turns 35 on March 10in 149 days

Born March 10, 1992Los Angeles
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Sawyer Avery Spielberg

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 4 years2021 to 2025

Every film, newest first

2025MaterialistsIMDb rating 6.2
2024Christmas Eve in Miller's PointIMDb rating 5.5
2021HoneydewIMDb rating 4.4

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About the name
Sawyer Spielberg began his career using the stage name Sawyer Avery, his middle name, for his 2012 off-Broadway debut in Belgrade Trilogy at the 4th Street Theatre.
Early training
Sawyer Spielberg signed up for an acting workshop at the Edgemar Center for the Arts, close to Venice Beach in Santa Monica, California, while still a teenager. He then moved from home to New York at 18 and won a place in the Atlantic Repertory Theatre's conservatory.
First role
Sawyer Spielberg's first feature film role came in The Post, released in 2017. He played a protestor who delivers a monologue in the film.
Behind the camera
In 2014, Sawyer Spielberg directed a staged reading of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues and also played the lead part. The reading took place at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall.