Sam Humphrey is a New Zealand-born actor. He is best known for playing Charles Stratton in the hit film The Greatest Showman alongside Hugh Jackman. Sam was born with a rare genetic disorder called acrodysplasia. As a child he was also diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s disease and has spent a lifetime visiting hospitals and doctors’ offices for operations and tests, and was not expected to reach his teenage years, let alone adulthood. During his teen years he battled depression and suicide, but was able to overcome his challenges to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.