Sam Jackson (actor)

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Sam Jackson
Born
Sam Benjamin Jackson

(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 31)
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Sam Benjamin Jackson [1] (born 23 September 1993) is an English actor from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, best known for playing Alex Henley in the sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins .

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Career

Jackson worked in television during the school-age years, appearing in the Asda commercial and in a number of small roles in shows like Heartbeat . [2] In 2010, he gained main parts in Ten Tigers, a short film directed by Tony Kelly, and in Audrey where he played the part of Eddie. [3]

In 2012, Jackson joined the third generation of the teen drama Skins during its sixth series, in which he plays Alex Henley, described as a "mysterious flirty new guy." [4] He originally auditioned for the part of Rich Hardbeck in the previous series but he didn't get it. [5] Afterwards he gained supporting roles in the BBC series of The Syndicate and Holby City . [6]

His first professional theatre job came in 2013 with the production of Kes at Derby Theatre, where he played the central role of Billy Casper. [7] In 2015 he played the role of Jamie in Beautiful Thing. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010AudreyEddieShort film
Ten TigersCameronShort film
2012 Skins Alex Henley E4 series (8 episodes)
2013 The Syndicate Jonathan Summers BBC One series (1 episode: No.2.4)
Holby City Cameron Pollins BBC One series (3 episodes: No.15.40, 15.41, 15.47)
Drifters James E4 series
2017 Father Brown Sean Crimp BBC One series (1 episode: No. 5.14)
2019How to Summon SatanSammy DodgerShort film
2021The Drowning of Arthur BraxtonAdamFeature film [9]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013KesBilly Casper Derby Theatre
2015Beautiful ThingJamie

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005 C35A
  2. ↑ Yorkshire Post: The faces we'll be seeing more in future
  3. ↑ Northern Film and Drama Notice Board Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "New Skin Sam Jackson". wonderlandmagazine. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Skins cast interview". pyromag. January 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Syndicate episode 4". BBC One. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Teenage heartthrob play iconic lead role kes". Derby Theatre. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. ↑ Bannister, Rosie (5 February 2015). "Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing returns to West End". Whats on Stage. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Cutforth, Luke. "The Drowning of Arthur Braxton". IMDb . Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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