Sam Crane (actor)

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Sam Crane (born c. 1980) is a British actor who has mainly worked in theatre. He was listed in New York Magazine as one of London's hottest young stage actors and was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2008.

Crane is a member of the Old Vic New Voices scheme. He attended the Royal Court Young Writers Programme, and has had work performed at the Old Red Lion Theatre and Hampstead Theatre.

In 2008 he will appear in ...some trace of her, Katie Mitchell's free adaptation of Dosteovsky's The Idiot, at the National Theatre.

[edit] Selected Credits

Frankenstein (2008, radio) as William
The Odyssey (2008, National Theatre)
DNA/ The Miracle (2008, NT) as Philip/ Mr Rodgers
Kebab (2007, Royal Court Theatre) as Bogdan
Othello (2007, Shakespeare's Globe) as Roderigo
Ghosts (2007, Bristol Old Vic) as Oswald
Carrie's War (2006-7, Lillian Bayliss Theatre) as Albert
Midnight Cowboy (2006, Edinburgh Festival)
The Pretenders (2006, radio)
Silverland (2006, Arcola) as Mikey
And Then There Were None (2005-6, Gielgud Theatre) as Anthony
Ubu The King (2005, UK tour)
The Veronika Sessions (2005, The Hobbs Factory)
The Sea, The Sea (2005, radio)
Shadowbaby (2004, radio) as Hugo
Major Barbara (2004, Royal Exchange Theatre)
Rabbit (2003, UK tour) as Spin
A Little Requiem for Kantor (ICA/ SESC Sao Paulo)
Penmarric (1996, radio)
Alexander The Great (1993, radio) as young Alexander
The Turn of the Screw (1993, radio) as Miles

[edit] Background

He is the son of playwright Richard Crane and theatre director Faynia Williams. He studied at Oxford University, and LAMDA where he was awarded the Nicholas Hytner Scholarship. He is married to filmmaker Pinny Grylls.