Ryan Sampson
Ryan Sampson | |
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Born |
Ryan Oliver Sampson 28 November 1985 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003 – present |
Ryan Oliver Sampson (born 28 November 1985) is an English actor best known for playing Grumio in the British sitcom Plebs and Alex Venables in After You've Gone, where he played the son of Jimmy Venables, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.
Early life
Sampson was born in Masbrough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.[1] He went to school in Kiveton Park (Wales High School) where he appeared in school productions. His sister has also appeared in various TV shows.
Career
Sampson began his career at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Prior to After You've Gone, he appeared in Wire in the Blood, in 2003, In Denial of Murder, Heartbeat and Holby City in 2006. He appeared in the BBC Three pilot The Things I Haven't Told You and had a role in two episodes of the 2008 series of Doctor Who, playing the child genius Luke Rattigan in "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky". In 2008 he worked at the National Theatre. In 2011 he played a small part in Channel 4 comedy series Fresh Meat.
Credits
Television
Title | Character | Broadcaster | Episodes | Date |
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Wire in the Blood II: "Right to Silence" | Vinny Markham | ITV | 1 | 2003 |
In Denial of Murder | Marcus Edwards | BBC One | 1 | 2004 |
Heartbeat: "Bad Company" | Paul Eyre | ITV | 1 | 2006 |
Holby City: "Looking After Number One" | Niall Allen | BBC One | 1 | 2006 |
After You've Gone | Alex Venables | BBC One | 25 | 2007–2008 |
The Things I Haven't Told You | Mark Lamb | BBC Three | 1 | 2007 |
Doctor Who: "The Sontaran Stratagem"/"The Poison Sky"[2] | Luke Rattigan | BBC One | 2 | 2008 |
Fresh Meat | Rob | Channel 4 | 1 | 2011 |
The Work Experience | Shussi | E4 | 6 | 2012 |
Plebs | Grumio | ITV2 | 14 | 2013- |
Up the Women | Thomas | BBC Four | 9 | 2013-2015 |
Dates | Waiter | Channel 4 | 1 | 2013 |
Theatre
Title | Character | Theatre | Dates |
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Richard III | Prince Edward | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | 19 Mar - 10 Apr 2002 |
Over Gardens Out | Dennis | Southwark Playhouse | |
A Brief History of Helen of Troy | Franklin | UK Tour | 7 - 26 Nov 2005 |
Monsieur Ibrahim And The Flowers Of The Qur'an | Moses | Bush Theatre | 17 Jan - 11 Feb 2006 |
The Arbour (rehearsed reading) | Various | Royal Court Theatre | 2006 |
DNA | A Boy | Royal National Theatre | 7 March - 10 April 2008 |
The Miracle | Royal National Theatre | 7 March - 10 April 2008 | |
Dido, Queen of Carthage | Ganymede/Sergestus | Royal National Theatre | 2009 |
Canary | Younger Russell | Liverpool Playhouse | 24 Apr - 15 May 2010 |
Sixty Six Books | Joshua | Bush Theatre | 10 - 29 Oct 2011 |
The Kitchen Sink | Billy | Bush Theatre | 21 Nov - 17 Dec 2011 |
Floyd Collins | William Burke "Skeets" Miller | Southwark Playhouse | 22 Feb - 31 Mar 2012 |
From Here to Eternity the Musical | Maggio | Shaftesbury Theatre | 30 September 2013 -[3] |
References
- ↑ Spotlight: RYAN SAMPSON
- ↑ Doctor Who Magazine (390), January 2008, ISSN 0957-9818
- ↑ "Darius Campbell leads cast of From Here to Eternity". londontheatredirect.com. London Theatre Direct. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
External links
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