Awarded both the Film Independent Screenwriting Fellowship and Henry Bromell Screenwriting Fellowship in 2017, the same year he completed his MFA from Loyola Marymount University, Sam now develops material for both television and the big screen. Currently working in Physical Production at BRON Studios in Beverly Hills, Sam continues to hone his skills as a producer and all around creative; in the fall of 2020, he wrote, directed, and produced a short film, which is now being prepared for the festival circuit. The son of an Irish father and an Iranian mother, Sam also writes under the pseudonym Iraj Khan – a tribute to his late grandfather.