Sam Asghari American Dream

Actor & Model Sam Asghari Is Using His Platform of Fitness to Vault Into Mainstream Stardom 
 

- Mike Carlson

Real action heroes are starting to make a comeback in American movies. After years of being subjected to 5’7” Tom Cruise cast as 6’5” Jack Reacher, or watching modest-sized Jeremy Renner or Matthew Damon defy physics as they manhandled huge opponents, Hollywood is starting to get a bit more realistic. Actors like Dwayne Johnson, Jason Momoa, and Henry Cavill have the structure and muscle mass to put some realism into the on-screen beatings they dish out. That means the time is right for Sam Asghari.

A former starting tight end at Moorpark College in California, Asghari is 6’2” and a lean 220 pounds. His transition from athlete, personal trainer, and model into an actor is the culmination of years of hard work. He moved to the United States from Tehran, Iran, when he was 13 years old. His journey from immigrant to actor, built upon a foundation of fitness, is reminiscent of someone else with a similar back story.

“I feel like my whole story, as far as moving from another country and culture, is like Arnold Schwarzenegger, and how he went from fitness into acting,” Asghari says.

Let’s be clear: Asghari is not comparing himself to Arnold. Modest and self-effacing, he’s the first one to say he has yet to make his mark. What he doesn’t need to say is that he seems perfectly positioned to deliver a huge impact on the entertainment world. Asghari recently booked a modeling campaign for sports apparel giant Under Armour. Before that, he created a funny and inspired online commercial short film for his supplement sponsor, 1st Phorm. And then late last year the call came that he was cast as the love interest in a Britney Spears video. The YouTube video for “Slumber Party” has been watched 58 million times and counting.