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Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-years-old. Sam was educated at Cambridge University and ...
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2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) (post-production)
- Santa Muerte
(2020)
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2017-2019
Britannia
(TV Series) (executive producer - 19 episodes)
- Episode #2.10
(2019)
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- Episode #2.9
(2019)
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- Episode #2.8
(2019)
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- Episode #2.7
(2019)
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- Episode #2.6
(2019)
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2018
Informer
(TV Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- The Masterplan
(2018)
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- November Has Come
(2018)
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- Ruby Tuesday
(2018)
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- Charlie Don't Surf
(2018)
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- Strawberry Fields
(2018)
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2014-2016
Penny Dreadful
(TV Series) (executive producer - 27 episodes)
- Perpetual Night
(2016)
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- The Blessed Dark
(2016)
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- Ebb Tide
(2016)
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- No Beast So Fierce
(2016)
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- This World Is Our Hell
(2016)
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2012-2016
The Hollow Crown
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- Richard III
(2016)
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- Henry VI Part 2
(2016)
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- Henry VI Part 1
(2016)
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- Henry V
(2012)
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- Henry IV, Part 2
(2012)
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Directed the stage play Othello, at the National Theatre, London, UK. See more »Official Sites:
France's national library catalogue on his grandfatherAlternate Names:
Sir Sam MendesHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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I am fascinated by America, no question about that. I will stop making films about it eventually, though, because I think there's a limited amount to say. But I am drawn to it. I don't think it's weird for an outsider to go and make movies that are quintessentially American. I think the 20th century shows that there is a tradition of people being drawn to America as the site of the great mythic ... See more »Trivia:
Taught cricket (his passion) at Summer Fields School, Oxford, UK after leaving school for a year. See more »Trademark:
Often works with 'Daniel Craig'. See more »Nickname:
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