Sam McCarthy is an American actor born on March 15, 2002, in New York City, best known for his breakthrough role as Charlie Harding in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me. The son of "Brat Pack" actor Andrew McCarthy and Carol Schneider, he made his professional debut in the 2016 ABC drama The Family before appearing in series such as The Blacklist and The Jim Gaffigan Show. His early career highlights include his feature film debut in the 2018 coming-of-age drama All These Small Moments and a main role in the thriller series Condor. Most recently, he starred as Devin Brewer in the 2025 Disney+ series Goosebumps: The Vanishing.