Benedict Samuel

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Benedict Samuel
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Samuel in 2016
Born
Adelaide, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active2011–present
Relatives Xavier Samuel (brother)

Benedict Samuel is an Australian actor, writer, and director best known for playing Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter in the Fox crime series Gotham and as Owen in The Walking Dead .

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Early life and education

Benedict Samuel was born in Adelaide, South Australia. [1] The youngest of three siblings, his brother is actor Xavier Samuel and his sister is a stage manager. [2] He planned to be an actor from an early age and was inspired by his brother's high school theatre performances. [1]

Benedict attended Christian Brothers College in Adelaide, [3] and is a graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). [1]

Career

In theatre, Samuel performed in Sex Wars during his time at NIDA. [4] He also played a part in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne.[ when? ] [5]

In 2011, Benedict appeared on several Australian television series, including the mini-series Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and the children's series My Place .[ citation needed ] He is known for playing the role of Harman "Hammer" Pirovic on Seven Network soap opera Home and Away , [2] [6] for which he appeared for several episodes until his character was killed off.[ citation needed ]

Samuel made his directorial debut with the short film Sanctuary in 2012. [7]

In 2014, Samuel was cast in Asthma , the directorial debut from Jake Hoffman, alongside Iggy Pop, Rene Ricard, and Krysten Ritter. [8] [1]

In 2015, Samuel played Skeet du Pont in the acclaimed ABC series The Beautiful Lie , and Jacob Harding in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment. [9]

In one of his most recognisable performances, Samuel appeared as Owen, the leader of the Wolves gang, in the American post-apocalyptic zombie series The Walking Dead .[ when? ] [10]

In 2016, Samuel was cast as famous Batman villain The Mad Hatter, the main antagonist of the third season of Gotham . He continued to play the character in a recurring capacity during the fourth season, beginning to appear again with the episode "Ace Chemicals" of Season 5.[ citation needed ]

Secret City is an Australian political thriller television series based on the best-selling novels The Marmalade Files, The Mandarin Code, and The Shadow Game by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. The show filmed in 2016 and Samuel plays Felix . [11]

In 2018, Samuel played monstrous character, Lewis, in Australian movie Pimped. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Jonah
2014 Asthma Gus
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Jacob Harding
2015 The Walk David
2016 The Duel Brit
2017EllipsisJasper
2018PimpedLewis
2019 Sweetheart Brad
2021 Warning Vincent
2022Leave Not One AliveRonin
2022 North of Normal Karl
TBALoversParisPost-production

Short film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011KissSean
2012The ShedCreature
2012SanctuaryNoneDirector and writer
2014The Little HouseZach
2015Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the RoseStudent (voice)
2022Dark BlueMan in Trunk

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo MichaelMiniseries (1 episode)
2011 Home and Away Harman "Hammer" PirovicSeason 24 (recurring, 8 episodes)
2015 The Beautiful Lie Skeet Du PontSeason 1 (main role, 6 episodes)
2015 Childhood's End FenceMiniseries (1 episode)
2015–2016 The Walking Dead Owen [12] Seasons 5–6 (recurring, 5 episodes)
2016 Secret City Felix CrawfordSeason 1 (main role, 6 episodes)
2016–2019 Gotham Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter Season 3 (main role, 10 episodes)
Seasons 4–5 (recurring, 4 episodes)
2019 Chicago PD Matthew Garrett / OutrageSeason 6 (guest, 1 episode)
2020 Into The Dark Royal BrigginsSeason 2 (guest, 1 episode)
2022 FBI: Most Wanted TeddySeason 4 (guest, 1 episode)
2025 Black Snow SeanSeason 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Samuel, Benedict (13 March 2019). "Benedict Samuel: Pumped for Pimped". FilmInk (Interview). Interviewed by Kornits, Dov. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Gilbertson, Matt (30 July 2011) "Xavier Samuel's brother Benedict joins Home and Away". Sunday Mail . Retrieved 21 December 2011.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Adelaide's bad-boy star charming Hollywood" . Adelaide Now . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Howard, Jane (7 March 2010) "NIDA: Sex Wars". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Browning, Allison (18 February 2011) "Review: 'Tis Pity She's A Whore". The Enthusiast. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Benedict Samuel joins Seven's 'Home & Away'". tvcentral.com.au. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Benedict Samuel: actor/director". Vogue Australia. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Benedict Samuel". Interview Magazine. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Stanford Prison Experiment - by IFC Films - A Movie Review". New Yorkled Magazine. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Foxtel. "Walking Dead". Archived from the original on 28 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Farrell, Paul. "Foxtel, Secret City". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Walking Dead showrunner Scott M. Gimple on that big death and even bigger injury | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 17 February 2016.
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