Ryan Sampson

For the Australian entertainer, see Ryan Sampson (singer).

Ryan Sampson
Portrait of Ryan Sampson at the 2013 British Comedy Awards
Born	Ryan Oliver Sampson (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985 (age 39) Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England [1]
Education	Wales High School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Ryan Oliver Sampson (born 28 November 1985) is an English actor. He is from Rotherham, South Yorkshire. ^[2] He is best known for playing 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. ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	In Denial of Murder	Marcus Edwards	TV film
2008	The Things I Haven't Told You	Mark Lamb	TV film
2009	The Minotaur	Adam	Short film
2013	One Night at the Aristo	The Student	Short film
2014	From Here to Eternity	Private Angelo Maggio
2015	The Last Post	Phil Burrows	Short film
2018	Clean As You Like	Jock	Short film
2020	Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! On the Big Screen	Peter "Pieface" Shepherd	Voice role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2003	Wire in the Blood	Vinny Markham	Episode: "Right to Silence"
2006	Heartbeat	Paul Eyre	Episode: "Bad Company"
	Holby City	Niall Allen	Episode: "Looking After Number One"
2007–2008	After You've Gone	Alex Venables	Series regular, 25 episodes
2008	Doctor Who	Luke Rattigan	Episodes: "The Sontaran Stratagem" & "The Poison Sky"	[7]
2011	Fresh Meat	Rob	Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
2012	The Work Experience	Shussi	Series regular, 6 episodes	[8]
2013	Dates	Waiter	Episode: "Jenny & Nick"
2013–2015	Up the Women	Thomas	Series regular, 9 episodes	[9]
2013–2023	Plebs	Grumio	Series regular, 39 episodes
2015	Drunk History	Charles II of England	Episode: "King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva"
	Undercover	Stepan	Series regular, 5 episodes
	Strike Back	Matthius	Episode: "Legacy: Part 8"
	Glitchy	Various roles		[8]
2015–2017	The Frankenstein Chronicles	Boz	Series regular, 11 episodes
2016	Holby City	Ivor Weiland	Episodes: "Children of Men" & "A Perfect Life"
2017	Horrible Histories	Various roles	Episode: "Savage Songs"
	The Crown	Dudley Moore	Episodes: "Beryl" & "Mystery Man"
2017–2020	Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!	Peter "Pieface" Shepherd	Series regular, voice role
2018	Lore	Edward Foreman	Episode: "Jack Parsons: The Devil and the Divine"
2019	Waiting	Various roles	6 episodes
2019–present	Brassic	Tommo	Series regular, 20 episodes
2024–present	Mr. Bigstuff	Glen	Series regular, show-runner/writer, 12 Episodes
TBA	The Other Bennet Sister	Mr. Collins	Filming

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2001	Edward II	Prince Edward	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2002	Richard III	Prince Edward	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2005	Over Gardens Out	Dennis	Southwark Playhouse, London
	A Brief History of Helen of Troy	Franklin	Soho Theatre, London
2006	M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran	Moïse	Bush Theatre, London
2008	The Miracle	Billy Hammond	Royal National Theatre, London
	DNA	Adam	Royal National Theatre, London
2009	Dido, Queen of Carthage	Ganymede	Royal National Theatre, London
2010	Canary	Russell	Hampstead Theatre, London
	Brighton Beach Memoirs	Eugene Jerome	Watford Palace Theatre, Watford
2011	The Kitchen Sink	Billy	Bush Theatre, London
2012	Floyd Collins	Skeets Miller	Southwark Playhouse, London
2013	From Here to Eternity	Private Angelo Maggio	Shaftesbury Theatre, London
2016	Britten in Brooklyn	Benjamin Britten	Wilton's Music Hall, London

References

1. "Ryan Sampson – Questions and Answers – Interview". London Theatre. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. "Ryan writes from a working class point of view" . Retrieved 14 October 2024.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "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.
9. 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.

External links

• Ryan Sampson at IMDb