Samuel Bottomley

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Samuel Bottomley
Born (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22)
Wibsey, Bradford, England
Education
  • St Winefride's Catholic Primary School
  • St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society
  • Yorkshire School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Television

Samuel Bottomley (born 14 June 2001) is an English actor. He began acting at the age of nine, when he made his professional debut in the 2011 film Tyrannosaur . After portraying Brandon Kelleher on the CBBC series Rocket's Island , Bottomley went on to appear as Jordan Wilson on the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge , followed by roles on Kiss Me First and Ladhood . He then played Dean Paxton in the 2021 film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie , after which he was cast in television series including The Teacher and Somewhere Boy . Appeared in The Last Rifleman as Rory alongside Pierce Brosnan a film about a WW2 Veteran.

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Early life

Bottomley was born on 14 June 2001 in Wibsey, Bradford. [1] Bottomley was a member of the Buttershaw St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society, and in 2014, he joined The Yorkshire School of Acting at the Bradford Playhouse. [2] [3]

Career

At the age of nine, Bottomley made his professional acting debut in the 2011 drama film Tyrannosaur . [4] He then appeared in the 2012 film Private Peaceful as the younger version of Tommo. [5] Later that year, he began portraying the role of Brandon in the CBBC series Rocket's Island , a role he portrayed until 2015. [6] From 2017 to 2018, Bottomley portrayed the role of Jordan Wilson in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge . [7] [8] In 2019, he starred in the comedy film Get Duked! as Ian. [9] In the same year, he began starring in the iPlayer series Ladhood as Ralph Roberts. [10] In 2021, he starred in the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie , in the role of Dean Paxton. [11] Also in 2021, Bottomley was cast in the Channel 5 drama The Teacher , which aired in early 2022. [12] This was followed by his casting in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Somewhere Boy. [13]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Tyrannosaur Samuel
2012 Private Peaceful Young Tommo
2017 Ghost Stories Young Goodman
2019 The Last Right Louis Murphy
2019 Get Duked! Ian
2020Running NakedYoung Mark
2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Dean Paxton
2021 Sundown Colin Bennett
2023 How to Have Sex Paddy
2023

The Last Rifleman

Rory
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2015 Rocket's Island Brandon KelleherMain role
2015 Sons of Liberty Christopher Seider1 episode
2015 Wolf Hall Young Thomas Cromwell Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016 Moving On Connor1 episode
2016 Jericho George QuaintainMain role; 8 episodes
2017–2018 Ackley Bridge Jordan Wilson Main role
2018 Kiss Me First Ben / DenierMain role
2019–2022 Ladhood Ralph RobertsMain role
2022 The Teacher KyleMain role; 4 episodes
2022 Somewhere Boy AaronMain role; 8 episodes

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