Miles Caton

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Miles Caton
Caton in 2025
Caton in 2025
Background information
Born (2005-03-03) March 3, 2005 (age 21)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active2017–present

Miles Caton (born March 3, 2005)[1] is an American actor and musician. Caton is known for his role as Sammie in the 2025 horror film Sinners, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.

Early life

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Miles Caton was born in Brooklyn, New York City.[2] He has stated that he came from an "extremely musical family" where every member "can sing or play some type of instrument."[3] His mother, Timiney Figueroa, and aunt, Anaysha Figueroa-Cooper, are renowned gospel singers.[4][5] Caton began singing at the age of two, and performed a Sam Cooke song at the Lakeview, New York branch of the NAACP's 24th Annual Freedom Fund Awards Gala in October 2010.[6]

Caton graduated high school in 2023, after returning from touring with the artist H.E.R.[7]

Career

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Music

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Caton gained fame in 2017 after a video of him singing Nina Simone's 1964 hit "Feeling Good" went viral and was sampled in the opening montage video for rapper Jay-Z's song "4:44".[8] In March 2018, Caton appeared on the season three premiere of the NBC variety show Little Big Shots, performing Kurt Carr's "For Every Mountain."[9] Caton was popular enough to return for the Little Big Shots holiday special in December, where he performed "O Holy Night".[10] On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2019, Caton performed live on The View alongside gospel singer Yolanda Adams, singing her song "Never Give Up".[11]

In 2022, Caton toured with H.E.R.[12] In 2023, Caton released his debut single "This Ain't It", which Zach Simmons of Enspire described as "[giving] the world just a taste of what they had been waiting on" featuring "a clean vocal performance reminiscent of legends Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway".[13]

He released his single, "Somethin", on July 31, 2025.[14]

Film

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In 2025, Caton made his film debut in the Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror film Sinners, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O'Connell, and Delroy Lindo. Caton's musical past played a large role as his character, Sammie, possesses a musical ability that transcends time and leads to the supernatural. Caton performed a number of songs within the film and on the soundtrack, as well as co-wrote the song "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)." He also learned how to play the guitar for the film, performing the acoustic guitar on the soundtrack .[15][3] The film was met with critical acclaim and grossed over $360 million worldwide.[16][17] The film achieved a number of box-office records and milestones, including having the biggest opening weekend for an original R-rated film of the decade and becoming the fifth highest-grossing horror movie of all time.[18][19] Caton's performance was also met with praise and was featured on Variety and Time's Actors to Watch.[20][21][22]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2025 Sinners Samuel "Sammie" Moore / "Preacherboy"

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Little Big Shots Self

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Notes Ref.
2017 4:44 Jay-Z [7]

Discography

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Singles

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  • "This Ain't It" (2023)[13]
  • "Somethin" (2025)[23]

Soundtrack performances

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Year Title Soundtrack album Ref.
2025 "This Little Light of Mine" Sinners [24]
"Travelin'"
"Juke"
"I Lied to You"
"Last Time (I Seen the Sun)"

Awards and nominations

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Film

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2025 Astra Midseason Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor Sinners Won [25]
Austin Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Won [26]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Pending [27]
Gotham Film Awards Ensemble Tribute Won [28]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Performance Nominated [29][30]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Supporting Performance Pending [31]
Best Ensemble Acting Pending
Breakout of the Year Pending
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Best Supporting Actor Won [32]
Best Ensemble Won
Breakthrough Won
New York Film Critics Online Best Ensemble Cast Won [33]
Breakthrough Performer Runner-up
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Rising Star Won [34]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Nominated [35]
Toronto Film Critics Association Best Breakthrough Performance Runner-up [36]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Won [37]
Best Ensemble Won

Music

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2025 World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song "I Lied to You"

(Sinners, written by Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq; performed by Miles Caton)

Nominated [38][39]

References

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Citations

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