Sam Crane (actor)

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Sam Crane
Born1979 (age 4546)
England, UK
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1986–
Spouse Pinny Grylls
Children2

Sam Crane (born 1979) is an English actor. He attended Oxford University and LAMDA, where he won the Nicholas Hytner Award. [1] He played Farinelli in Claire van Kampen's Farinelli and the King opposite Mark Rylance at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse [2] and reprised his role when the production transferred first to the Duke of York's Theatre [3] and then to the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. [4] He is also known for playing Winston Smith in Headlong's production of 1984 in the West End, [5] Fred Walters in the BBC's six-part drama series Desperate Romantics [6] and Frederick Abberline in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Syndicate . [7] In 2017 he played Patrick Plunket in an episode of the Netflix series The Crown . [8] Since 13 October 2022, Sam has been playing Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, London. [9]

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Background

Crane is the son of Richard Crane, a playwright, and theatre director Faynia Williams. He studied at Oxford University and LAMDA. He is married to filmmaker Pinny Grylls and they have a son and daughter. [10]

Selected credits

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  2. Shakespeare's Globe press release
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