Clifford Samuel

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Clifford Samuel is a British actor.

Clifford Samuel began acting at the Anna Scher Theatre. He is from North London and born of Nigerian heritage. Clifford trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and graduated early to make his graduate debut at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Julius Caesar and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, in Stratford-upon-Avon and also toured in the United States.

Clifford played Octavius Caesar at the Lyric theatre Hammersmith, in London in 2005. He then went on to work for the Cheek by Jowl theatre company, in the classical play, The Changeling at the Barbican theatre in London. Clifford toured with The Changeling on an extensive European tour in 2006, where it was awarded Best Foreign Play 2006 in Spain. Samuel portrayed Tony Anderson, opposite actor Jack Shepherd, in the play Chasing the Moment at the Arcola theatre.

He later appeared as the co-lead in the much anticipated two-part special of The Bill, which went on to win the Best Diversity In Drama Production at the Screen Nation Awards 2007, best continuing drama at the Royal Television Society Awards and nominated for Best Continuing Drama at the 2008 BAFTA TV Awards.

Clifford is currently performing at The National theatre as the co-lead in a new play by the actor/playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah called Statement of Regret.

Clifford is working on the upcoming feature film Shoot on Sight, directed by Jag Mundhra.

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2007, Shoot on Sight, as Elijah, Film (In production)

2007, The Bill, as Tyrone Brooks, TV Drama

2007, Roman’s Empire, as Frobisher, BBC TV series

Statement of Regret, 2007/8, National Theatre as Adrian Mackenzie

Chasing the Moment, 2007, Arcola theatre as Tony Anderson, Best Play Timeout Critics Choice Award

The Changeling, 2006, Cheek by Jowl stage play, Barbican/European Tour as Tomazo, Best International play El Mundo & El Pais Awards Spain

Julius Caesar, 2005, Royal Shakespeare Company, as Octavius Caesar

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