Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Raised in Mena, Arkansas. Father is a Vietnamese refugee who fought for South Vietnam alongside American forces during the Vietnam War, and is now a citizen of the United States. Mother is of Spanish and Mexican descent. Graduate of Ouachita University with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and Speech Communications. See full bio »

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Filmography

2013/III Stuck (key second assistant director) (post-production)
 
2012-2013 Scandal (TV series) (additional assistant director - 18 episodes)
White Hats Back On (2013) (additional assistant director)
Any Questions? (2013) (additional assistant director)
A Woman Scorned (2013) (additional assistant director)
Seven Fifty-Two (2013) (additional assistant director)
Molly, You in Danger, Girl (2013) (additional assistant director)
 
2012 People Like Us (dga trainee - as Sam Luu)
 
2012 House M.D. (TV series) (day player additional second assistant director - 12 episodes)
Everybody Dies (2012) (day player additional second assistant director)
Holding On (2012) (day player additional second assistant director)
Post Mortem (2012) (day player additional second assistant director)
The C Word (2012) (day player additional second assistant director)
Body and Soul (2012) (day player additional second assistant director)
 
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV series) (dga trainee - 9 episodes)
Death by a Thousand Cuts (2011) (dga trainee)
The Girl in the Blue Mask (2011) (dga trainee)
Strays (2011) (dga trainee)
The Time Is Now (2011) (dga trainee)
Jane (2011) (dga trainee)
 
2011 Chaos (TV series) (dga trainee)
 
2011 Brave New World (TV movie) (dga trainee)
 
2010 Private Practice (TV series) (dga trainee - 8 episodes)
What Happens Next (2010) (dga trainee)
All in the Family (2010) (dga trainee)
In or Out (2010) (dga trainee)
A Better Place to Be (2010) (dga trainee)
 
2010 Undercovers (TV series) (dga trainee - 1 episode)
Pilot (2010) (dga trainee)
 
2009-2010 The Forgotten (TV series) (dga trainee - 5 episodes)
Patient John (2010) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Double Doe (2010) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Lucky John (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Prisoner Jane (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Railroad Jane (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
 
2009 Eastwick (TV series) (dga trainee)
 
2009 The Mentalist (TV series) (dga trainee - 6 episodes)
Black Gold and Red Blood (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Red Scare (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Red Menace (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Red Badge (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
The Scarlet Letter (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
 
2009 Brainstorm (TV series) (second assistant director - 8 episodes)
Focus People (2009) (second assistant director)
Fun with Roomba (2009) (second assistant director)
Rock Does It Again (2009) (second assistant director)
Sack Up Guy (2009) (second assistant director)
Smells Like a Good Idea (2009) (second assistant director)
 
2009 Rock Slyde (second assistant director)
 
2008-2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series) (dga trainee - 8 episodes)
To the Lighthouse (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Today Is the Day: Part 2 (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Today Is the Day: Part 1 (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Ourselves Alone (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep (2009) (dga trainee - uncredited)
 
2009 Eugene (second assistant director)
 
2008 Remembering Phil (key second assistant director)
 
2008 Learning How to Speak (short) (second assistant director)
 
2007 Penny Dreadful (short) (second assistant director)
 
2007 The Wind Fisherman (short) (second assistant director)
 
2007 L.A. Proper (second assistant director)
 
Show ShowCasting Department (1 title)
2007 America's Next Top Model (TV series) (casting production assistant - 12 episodes)
The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model (2007) (casting production assistant)
The Girl Who Does Not Want to Dance (2007) (casting production assistant)
The Girl Who Blames the Taxi Driver (2007) (casting production assistant)
The Girls Who Went Down Under (2007) (casting production assistant)
The Girl Who Impresses Pedro (2007) (casting production assistant)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2007 Penny Dreadful (short) (set medic)
 
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club (production assistant: title montage unit)
 
2007 King of California (production assistant - uncredited)
 
2006 I'm in the Band (short) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
2011 Naked Run (second assistant camera - as Sam Luu)
 
2008 Pageant Place (TV series) (assistant camera - 2 episodes)
Episode #1.6 (2008) (assistant camera)
Ta Ta to Miss Teen (2008) (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowCasting Director (1 title)
2008 Learning How to Speak (short)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Ok Go - music video (2007) - "Do What You Want" 2nd Assistant Director See more »

Alternate Names:

Sam Luu

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Has a brown belt in judo. See more »

Nickname:

Sam See more »

Star Sign:

Libra