What happens when achieving one of your biggest dreams still leaves you searching for who you really are?

On this episode of Next Act with Jeff Ornstein, Jeff sits down with Sam Humphrey, the actor best known for playing Tom Thumb alongside Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman. Sam shares how seeing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine as a child helped inspire his own pursuit of acting and eventually led him to work alongside his childhood hero.

But Sam’s story goes far beyond Hollywood. He opens up about growing up as a little person, struggling with identity and self-worth, and realizing that external success could not provide the validation he was searching for. After The Greatest Showman, Sam began redefining success through faith, purpose, and a deeper understanding of his own identity.
Sam and Jeff also discuss mental health, representation, turning perceived weaknesses into strengths, gratitude, and Sam’s evolving next act as a motivational speaker, author, advocate, and performer.

It’s a conversation about what happens after the achievement - and why discovering who you are may be more important than proving what you can accomplish.