Born in Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, Samuel de Assis studied at the Teatro Oficina and began his career as an actor on the boards. Since then, he has been building a respectable streak of major characters. Starting in 2008-2009, he got his first part as Emiliano, in the soap opera Ciranda de Pedra (TV Globo). He then went to the big screen with the feature film Chico Xavier, directed by Daniel Filho. He was also part of the series Na Forma da Lei in 2010. He then returned to films with the thriller O Doutrinador, in which he played Federal Policeman Edu.The actor stars in Netflix's Invisible City, as João, the son of Ciço and Fabiana's ex-fiancée, an intense and controlling man, working for the company that wants to buy his family's land. He is also set to star in a series of upcoming projects, such as the Prime Original Series Lov3.