English actor
Ryan Oliver Sampson is an English actor, best known for playing Alex Venables in After You've Gone, Grumio in Plebs, and Tommo in Brassic. He also played Luke Rattigan in the Series 4 two-part story of Doctor Who, "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky".
Early life
Sampson appeared in school productions such as The Little Shop of Horrors, in which he appeared with fellow student Self Esteem.[1]
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 young American 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. In 2015 he played various characters in the ITV2 sketch show Glitchy. In 2015 he also appeared as Charles 'Boz' Dickens in ITV Encore's The Frankenstein Chronicles. Sampson currently portrays Tommo in Sky One's 2019 British sitcom Brassic. Sampson's acting influence is Tom Hanks.
Personal life
Sampson confirmed that he is gay via Twitter in February 2019, publishing a photo of himself with his boyfriend.[2][3][4]
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
References
- ^ Al-Hassan, Aliya (7 December 2022). "Self Esteem Curates a Special Show Tunes Episode of BBC 6 Music's Festive Takeover". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Smith, Lydia (25 February 2019). "Plebs actor Ryan Sampson comes out as gay on social media". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Walker, Harron (26 February 2019). "In an Effort to 'Straighten' Things Out, Actor Reveals His Boyfriend". Out. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Randall, Devin (26 February 2019). "British TV Actor Ryan Sampson Came Out & Revealed His Boyfriend". Instinct. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Wilkes, Neil (22 April 2008). "Doctor Who preview: A Sontaran invasion". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Ryan Sampson to star in new sketch-prank show Glitchy". British Comedy Guide. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Nissim, Mayer (12 June 2013). "'Up The Women' gets second series on BBC Two". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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