Asa Germann

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Asa Germann
Born
Asa August Germann

(1997-12-14) December 14, 1997 (age 26)
Los Angeles, USA
OccupationActor
Years active2020—present
Television Gen V , The Boys
Father Greg Germann

Asa Germann is an American actor. He appears in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series Gen V , as Sam Riordan, and reprises the role in the fourth season of The Boys .

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Early life

Germann is the son of actors Christine Mourad and Greg Germann, who has had main roles in shows such as Ally McBeal and Grey's Anatomy . [1]

Career

Germann started his career on stage in Los Angeles, performing in productions such as Suburbia, This is Our Youth, Orphans, and The Red Coat. [2]

Germann appeared on screen in Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story , [3] and Caviar. [4] He also appeared in the 2020 short film Two Little Boys directed by Farbod Khoshtinat. [5]

In May 2022, he was cast as Sam Riordan in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series Gen V alongside Jaz Sinclair and London Thor. [6] [7] He undertook extensive stunt training for the physicality required for the role. [8] During the production of the first season he broke his arm. [9] He reprised the role in the fourth season of The Boys , [10] prior to the second season of Gen V . In December 2024, it was announced that Germann would appear in Scream 7 . [11]


Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Two Little BoysTylerShort Film
2021CaviarAsaShort Film
2026 Scream 7 TBAFilm

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Blonde JoggerEpisode: "Doin' a Dahmer"
2023–present Gen V Sam Riordan Main role
2024–present The Boys Episodes: "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son", "Season Four Finale"

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