Sam Buchanan

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Sam Buchanan
Education ArtsEd (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2019-present

Sam Buchanan is an English television and film actor. His television roles include Such Brave Girls (2023). His film roles include Back to Black (2024) and My Fault: London (2025).

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Early life

He is from Kent. He left college with a Performing Arts BTEC and then graduated with a BA from the ArtsEd Acting program in 2019. [1] [2]

Career

He had a role as Fitzy in EastEnders in May and June 2021, until the character became a victim of knife crime. [3] [4] He had a part in a not-for-profit verbatim production of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, called Value Engineering which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4 with the title Grenfell. [2]

He had a role in 2022 video game Marvel's Midnight Suns . [5] He had the role of Bash on 2023 video game Ten Dates. [6] That year, he appeared as Billie's on/off boyfriend Nicky in Kat Sadler's British comedy drama series Such Brave Girls . [7] [8] He also appeared in Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Power . [9]

In 2024, he could be seen as Nick Shymansky in the Amy Whinehouse biopic Back to Black , the singer's early manager when she released her debut album, and a character who encouraged her to go to rehab. [10] [11] [12] He appeared in HBO series Get Millie Black . [13] That year, he featured in the second series of BBC One drama series Sherwood as Nicky Branson. [14]

In 2025, he could be seen as Ronnie in young adult romantic drama film My Fault: London . [15]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 EastEnders Fitzy4 episodes
2023 The Power Terry3 episodes
2023 Such Brave Girls Nicky5 episodes
2024 Back to Black Nick ShymanskyFeature film
2024 Sherwood Nicky Branson2 episodes
2024 Get Millie Black Harrison1 episode
2025 My Fault: London RonnieFilm

References

  1. "Voice Work & the Acting Craft: Conversation with Sam Buchanan". Voice What Matters. July 11, 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Letonja, Jana. "In Conversation With Sam Buchanan". numeronetherlands.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. "EastEnders reveals Linda Carter's shock collapse in 22 spoiler pictures". Digital Spy. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. "EastEnders spoiler: Callum blames himself for Fitzy's stabbing". Digital Spy. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. Thapa, Shaurya (9 May 2021). "Midnight Sons: 9 Things Only Comic Fans Know About Marvel's Supernatural Event". Screen Rant. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. Boise, Dan (18 February 2023). "Ten Dates Interview with Sam Buchanan and Charlie Maher". Completexbox.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. Mangan, Lucy (22 November 2023). "Such Brave Girls review – properly brutal and properly funny". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  8. Laguerre-Lewis, Kayla (Dec 15, 2023). "Such Brave Girls Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. Del Rosario, Alexandra (February 8, 2021). "'The Power': Rob Delaney, Alice Eve & Edwina Findley Among Cast Additions On Amazon Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  10. Soares, Isabella (17 May 2024). "'Back to Black' Cast Guide: Who Is Starring as Amy Winehouse?". Collider.
  11. Smart, Jack (17 May 2024). "See the Amy Winehouse Biopic Back to Black Cast Side by Side with Real People". People.
  12. Felperin, Leslie (9 April 2024). "'Back to Black' Review: Flawed but Affecting Amy Winehouse Biopic Benefits From Marisa Abela's Intensely Physical Performance". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  13. "Tamara Lawrance Thrills in the 'Get Millie Black' Trailer". Telly Visions. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  14. Hogan, Michael (25 August 2024). "Sherwood recap: series two, episode one – welcome to Shottingham". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  15. Ford, Lily (22 May 2024). "Amazon Announces U.K. Original Film 'My Fault: London' Based On 'Culpables' Books". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 February 2025.