
Lily Collias
Acting
Biography
Lily Collias is an American actress best known for her breakthrough role as Sam in Good One (2024), a coming-of-age drama directed by India Donaldson. The film premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, and later screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Collias grew up in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and moved to New York to pursue acting. She studied at The New School and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Before Good One, she appeared in Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022). Her upcoming credits include Roofman (2025) and The Young People (2026).
Known For

A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname "Roofman." After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.
Roofman

A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden when Max Cady, the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison and wants revenge.
Cape Fear

On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.
Good One

Centers on a couple of school friends, one of whom starts to develop red flag behavior.
The Young People

A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Described as a horror film that follows the summer of a young boy, forced to grow up faster than he ever imagined.