Samuel Joslin

Samuel Joslin
Born	Samuel Louis Joslin Kensington, London, England
Education	Tower House School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present

Samuel Louis Joslin is a British film and television actor. He is best known for playing the role of Thomas Bennett in The Impossible and Jonathan Brown in Paddington (2014) and its 2017 ^[1] and 2024 sequels.

Career

In 2012, Joslin got his first major role as Thomas Bennett in The Impossible , a true story about a family that survived the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. ^[2] In 2014, Joslin starred along Lambert Wilson in the short film The Nostalgist . ^[3] The film focuses on the father (Wilson) and his unusual son (Joslin) in a future world. ^[4] In the same year he got the part of Jonathan Brown in the British movie Paddington . ^[5] In 2015, Joslin played Marcus Maudsley in The Go-Between . ^[6] In 2017, Joslin reprised his role as Jonathan Brown in Paddington 2 , and reprised his role a second time in Paddington in Peru in 2024. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The Impossible	Thomas Bennett
2014	The Nostalgist	The Boy	Short film
	Paddington	Jonathan Brown
2017	Paddington 2
2024	Paddington in Peru

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Go-Between	Marcus Maudsley	Television film
2016	Houdini & Doyle	Peter Bennett	Episode: "A Dish of Adharma"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2012	34th Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor	The Impossible	Nominated

References

1. "Paddington 2's Samuel Joslin on the importance of being yourself". Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
2. J.A. Bayona (21 December 2012). "Swept Away and Torn Apart in a Sea of Despair. 'The Impossible,' With Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
3. Aaron Couch. "'The Nostalgist': First Poster for 'Robopocalypse' Author's Short Film Unveiled (Exclusive)". Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
4. "Daniel H. Wilson's "The Nostalgist" is Now a Haunting Short Film". Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
5. "Paddington: Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin". Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
6. "Jack Hollington and Samuel Joslin discuss their characters". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
7. Stephanie Merry. "'Paddington 2' is delightful counterprogramming for our divisive times". Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

External links

• Samuel Joslin at IMDb