Elijah Sam (he/him) is a mixed-race, Chinese Canadian performing artist and teacher. He grew up in Coquitlam, BC, which is the shared, ancestral territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Stó:lō (Stolo), and sq̓əc̓ iy̓aɁɬtəməxʷ (Katzie) First Nations.

Elijah enjoys working in many creative fields, including motion capture, dance, film and musical theatre. Elijah has performed with local companies such as Platform on Camera, Align Entertainment, RCMT, TUTS and Sawmill Motion Capture Studios. Elijah has a passion for exploring movement and is soon to complete his BFA in contemporary dance at SFU with a minor of kinesiology. Outside of dance, Elijah enjoys a good book, hanging out in good company and teaching kids about dance and performance.