Sam Crane (actor)

Sam Crane (born c. 1980) is an English 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.

He had his television lead role debut playing Fred in the BBC's six part drama series Desperate Romantics.

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.

Selected credits

• Casualty "Place of Safety" (2011) as Jim
• Bedlam (2010, Shakespeare's Globe) as Laurence
• Henry IV Part I & II (2010, Shakespeare's Globe) as Hotspur and Pistol
• Desperate Romantics (2009, TV series) as Fred Walters
• ...some trace of her (2008, NT)
• 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 São Paulo)
• Penmarric (1996, radio)
• Alexander The Great (1993, radio) as young Alexander
• The Turn of the Screw (1993, radio) as Miles

Background

Crane 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 and they have a young son.^[1]

References

External links

• Sam Crane at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview in The Oxford Mail
• Short profile from in New York Magazine
• The British Theatre Guide's review of Ghosts
• Michael Billington's review of Ghosts in The Guardian
• Brief encounter with Sam Crane in whatsonstage.com
• Interview in "Yorkshire Evening Post"
• [1] "Desperate Romantics"