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 Caton in 2025 | |
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| Born | March 3, 2005 New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Miles Caton (born March 3, 2005) [1] is an American actor and musician. Caton is known for his role as Sammie in the 2025 horror film Sinners , for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.
Miles Caton was born in Brooklyn, New York City. [2] He has stated that he came from an "extremely musical family" where every member "can sing or play some type of instrument." [3] His mother, Timiney Figueroa, and aunt, Anaysha Figueroa-Cooper, are renowned gospel singers. [4] [5] Caton began singing at the age of two, and performed a Sam Cooke song at the Lakeview, New York branch of the NAACP's 24th Annual Freedom Fund Awards Gala in October 2010. [6]
Caton graduated high school in 2023, after returning from touring with the artist H.E.R. [7]
Caton gain notoriety in 2017 after a video of him singing Nina Simone's 1964 hit "Feeling Good" went viral and was sampled in the opening montage video for rapper Jay-Z's song "4:44". [8] In March 2018, Caton appeared on the season three premiere of the NBC variety show Little Big Shots, performing Kurt Carr's "For Every Mountain." [9] Caton was popular enough to return for the Little Big Shots holiday special in December, where he performed "O Holy Night". [10] On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2019, Caton performed live on The View alongside gospel singer Yolanda Adams, singing her song "Never Give Up". [11]
In 2022, Caton toured with H.E.R. [12] In 2023, Caton released his debut single "This Ain't It", which Zach Simmons of Enspire described as "[giving] the world just a taste of what they had been waiting on" featuring "a clean vocal performance reminiscent of legends Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway". [13]
He released his single, "Somethin", on July 31, 2025. [14]
In 2025, Caton made his film debut in the Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror film Sinners , alongside Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O'Connell, and Delroy Lindo. Caton's musical past played a large role as his character, Sammie, possesses a musical ability that transcends time and leads to the supernatural. Caton performed a number of songs within the film and on the soundtrack, as well as co-wrote the song "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)." He also learned how to play the guitar for the film, performing the acoustic guitar on the soundtrack . [15] [3] The film was met with critical acclaim and grossed over $360 million worldwide. [16] [17] The film achieved a number of box-office records and milestones, including having the biggest opening weekend for an original R-rated film of the decade and becoming the fifth highest-grossing horror movie of all time. [18] [19] Caton's performance was also met with praise and was featured on Variety and Time's Actors to Watch. [20] [21] [22]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2025 | Sinners | Samuel "Sammie" Moore / "Preacherboy" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Little Big Shots | Self |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2017 | 4:44 | Jay-Z | [7] |
| Year | Title | Soundtrack album | Ref. |
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| 2025 | "This Little Light of Mine" | Sinners | [24] |
| "Travelin'" | |||
| "Juke" | |||
| "I Lied to You" | |||
| "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Astra Midseason Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Sinners | Won | [25] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Pending | [26] | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | Pending | [27] | ||
| Gotham Film Awards | Ensemble Tribute | Won | [28] | ||
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Performance | Nominated | [29] [30] | ||
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Supporting Performance | Pending | [31] | ||
| Best Ensemble Acting | Pending | ||||
| Breakout of the Year | Pending | ||||
| Michigan Movie Critics Guild | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [32] | ||
| Best Ensemble | Won | ||||
| Breakthrough | Won | ||||
| New York Film Critics Online | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | [33] | ||
| Breakthrough Performer | Runner-up | ||||
| SCAD Savannah Film Festival | Rising Star | Won | [34] | ||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [35] | ||
| Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Breakthrough Performance | Runner-up | [36] | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | Won | [37] | ||
| Best Ensemble | Won | ||||
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song | "I Lied to You" (Sinners, written by Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq; performed by Miles Caton) | Nominated | [38] [39] |