Sam Song Li was born in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. He was raised in Southern California, while periodically spending time abroad in various regions of China and Hong Kong. He attended the University of California, Berkeley where he studied Film and Performing Arts. He now lives between New York and Los Angeles. He first caught the industries' attention after being cast opposite of Simu Liu in Women Is Losers, which went on to premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Also in 2021, Li was cast opposite Patrick Fabian in AMC's Better Call Saul, earning him his first television credit. In 2022, he was cast alongside Hollywood legend Michelle Yeoh, in the Netflix hit action family-drama series, The Brothers Sun, which went on to premiere in 2024. In 2024, Sam Song led the independent dark comedy pilot, Marvin Is Sorry, which went on to win the Grand Jury award for the independent TV pilot programming at 2024 SXSW Film Festival.