Ryan Sampson | |
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 Portrait of Ryan Sampson at the 2013 British Comedy Awards | |
| Born | Ryan Oliver Sampson Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| Education | Wales High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Ryan Oliver Sampson is an English actor, best known for playing Alex Venables in After You've Gone , Grumio in Plebs, and Tommo in Brassic . He also played Luke Rattigan in the Series 4 two-part story of Doctor Who , "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky".
Sampson was born in Rotherham, [1] [ failed verification ] South Yorkshire. [2] He went to Anston Brook primary school and then on to Wales High School in Kiveton Park, where he appeared in school productions such as The Little Shop of Horrors .[ citation needed ]
Sampson began his career at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Prior to After You've Gone, he appeared in Wire in the Blood , in 2003, In Denial of Murder , Heartbeat and Holby City in 2006. He appeared in the BBC Three pilot The Things I Haven't Told You and had a role in two episodes of the 2008 series of Doctor Who , playing the young American genius Luke Rattigan in "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky". In 2008 he worked at the National Theatre. In 2011 he played a small part in Channel 4 comedy series Fresh Meat . In 2015 he played various characters in the ITV2 sketch show Glitchy. In 2015 he also appeared as Charles 'Boz' Dickens in ITV Encore's The Frankenstein Chronicles . Sampson currently portrays Tommo in Sky One's 2019 British sitcom Brassic . Sampson's acting influence is Tom Hanks.
Sampson confirmed that he is gay via Twitter on 20 February 2019, publishing a photo of himself with his boyfriend. [3] [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | In Denial of Murder | Marcus Edwards | TV film |
| 2008 | The Things I Haven't Told You | Mark Lamb | TV film |
| 2009 | The Minotaur | Adam | Short film |
| 2013 | One Night at the Aristo | The Student | Short film |
| 2014 | From Here to Eternity | Private Angelo Maggio | |
| 2015 | The Last Post | Phil Burrows | Short film |
| 2018 | Clean As You Like | Jock | Short film |
| 2020 | Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! On the Big Screen | Peter "Pieface" Shepherd | Voice role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Wire in the Blood | Vinny Markham | Episode: "Right to Silence" |
| 2006 | Heartbeat | Paul Eyre | Episode: "Bad Company" |
| Holby City | Niall Allen | Episode: "Looking After Number One" | |
| 2007–2008 | After You've Gone | Alex Venables | Series regular, 25 episodes |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Luke Rattigan | Episodes: "The Sontaran Stratagem" & "The Poison Sky" |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat | Rob | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3" |
| 2012 | The Work Experience | Shussi | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Dates | Waiter | Episode: "Jenny & Nick" |
| 2013–2015 | Up the Women | Thomas | Series regular, 9 episodes |
| 2013–2023 | Plebs | Grumio | Series regular, 39 episodes |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Charles II of England | Episode: "King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva" |
| Undercover | Stepan | Series regular, 5 episodes | |
| Strike Back | Matthius | Episode: "Legacy: Part 8" | |
| Glitchy | Various roles | ||
| 2015–2017 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Boz | Series regular, 11 episodes |
| 2016 | Holby City | Ivor Weiland | Episodes: "Children of Men" & "A Perfect Life" |
| 2017 | Horrible Histories | Various roles | Episode: "Savage Songs" |
| The Crown | Dudley Moore | Episodes: "Beryl" & "Mystery Man" | |
| 2017–2020 | Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! | Peter "Pieface" Shepherd | Series regular, voice role |
| 2018 | Lore | Edward Foreman | Episode: "Jack Parsons: The Devil and the Divine" |
| 2019 | Waiting | Various roles | 6 episodes |
| 2019–present | Brassic | Tommo | Series regular, 20 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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| 2001 | Edward II | Prince Edward | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
| 2002 | Richard III | Prince Edward | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
| 2005 | Over Gardens Out | Dennis | Southwark Playhouse, London | |
| A Brief History of Helen of Troy | Franklin | Soho Theatre, London | ||
| 2006 | M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran | Moïse | Bush Theatre, London | |
| 2008 | The Miracle | Billy Hammond | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| DNA | Adam | Royal National Theatre, London | ||
| 2009 | Dido, Queen of Carthage | Ganymede | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 2010 | Canary | Russell | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs | Eugene Jerome | Watford Palace Theatre, Watford | ||
| 2011 | The Kitchen Sink | Billy | Bush Theatre, London | |
| 2012 | Floyd Collins | Skeets Miller | Southwark Playhouse, London | |
| 2013 | From Here to Eternity | Private Angelo Maggio | Shaftesbury Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | Britten in Brooklyn | Benjamin Britten | Wilton's Music Hall, London | |
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