Sam Delich

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Sam Delich
Born
Perth, Western Australia
Education Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
Notable work Spiderhead
Territory

Sam Delich is an Australian actor, known for his role as Rich Petrakis in Netflix series Territory .

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Early life

Delich was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and is of Croatian and Dutch heritage. [1] He studied acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), [2] and was a top ten finalist for the prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2017. [3]

Career

Delich has appeared in the FX series Mr Inbetween as Yaniv, as well as appearing in the Royal Flying Doctors Service and Home and Away . [4]

After appearing in the 2022 Netflix science fiction film Spiderhead , alongside Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller, Delich was cast in the 2024 Disney+ production Last Days of the Space Age as antagonist Wayne Doull. [5] [6] The same year, he appeared as Rich Petrakis in the neo-western Netflix drama series Territory , for which he garnered critical acclaim. [7]

Delich is set to appear in a lead role as antagonist Des Kelly in the upcoming Australian horror film Beast of War, [8] as well as soon-to-be-released Australian/US television series Good Cop, Bad Cop, opposite Leighton Meester.

Filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Marshes Will
2022 Spiderhead Adam
Christmas Bloody Christmas Robbie Reynolds
TBA†Beast of WarDes KellyIn post-production [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Mr Inbetween Yaniv2 episodes
2019 Home and Away Mark1 episode
2021 RFDS Will4 episodes
2023 The PM's Daughter Matt5 episodes
2024 Last Days of the Space Age Wayne Doull5 episodes
Territory Rich Petrakis6 episodes
2025†Good Cop, Bad CopLucas Miller

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Hamlet Laertes WAAPA with Barking Gecko Theatre Company [10]
2016Dirty PeopleFred / TedThe Depot Theatre, Sydney with Jackrabbit Theatre & Doonbrae Productions [11]
2017 Blackrock Ricko Seymour Centre, Sydney [12]

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