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Sam Benjamin(I)

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Sam Benjamin is an award winning actor and screenwriter who stars in crime caper The Pay Day (2022) alongside Simon Callow. He's known for The War of the Worlds (2019) opposite Eleanor Tomlinson, and for guest turns in Doctor Who (2005) & Peaky Blinders (2013).

His character in Netflix Lionsgate action movie I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020) received great notices, including a Variety review that calls for a spin-off movie following Sam's maverick minded black ops recruit 'Shapiro'. Sam is also the the leading man in BBC's Binge Watching (2019) playing ruthless lawman 'Constable Smith'.

A recipient of New York and LA Film Awards, Sam also wrote and starred in The Few (2016) & Double Cross (2015) and has just completed his directorial debut with the pro wrestling drama short Screwjob.

Sam starred as 'Young Jack' in BAFTA winning BBC series Old Jack's Boat (2013) alongside Freema Agyeman, and also starred in Little Crackers (2010) playing the brother of John Bishop.

Born in Birkenhead, England, his sophomore screenwriting venture Double Cross (2015) also starring Kyla Frye (Edge of Tomorrow (2014)) made Official Selections at the British Urban Film Festival, Melanin Box Festival and SOUL Connect BFI Festival. In this critically acclaimed movie, Sam played the suave and cocky con artist 'George'. He won the 'Best Script Award' at the BBC sponsored British Urban Film Festival Awards 2016 for his original TV drama script Liverpool 81.

An increasingly familiar face on prime-time TV, Sam also guest starred as the jaded and disillusioned soldier 'Private Reynolds' in hit BBC World War I drama The Crimson Field (2014). Facing certain death, we saw the courageous Reynolds march back into the trenches after a near fatal injury, resolute in his commitment to his country, and his seasoned army mentor, played by Lee Ingleby.

Sam's first movie role was alongside Heroes (2006) star Jimmy Jean-Louis in the film Precipice (2010), which he landed the week he graduated from Drama Studio London, the prestigious acting school whose alumni include Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker and Academy Award Nominee Emily Watson

Before training as an actor, Sam became the first of his family to go to University. During received a BA Hons in History and Theatre from Reading University, where he was spotted by the National Student Drama Festival team and hand picked to join their Ensemble of 2005. Here he was taught Shakespeare and theatre ensemble skills under the tutelage of Patrick Stewart and John Britton.
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Known for

Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe, Harry Kirton, and Finn Cole in Peaky Blinders (2013)
Peaky Blinders
8.8
TV Series
  • Border Officer
Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.0
  • Military Police
  • 2021
Simon Callow, Kyla Frye, and Sam Benjamin in The Pay Day (2022)
The Pay Day
7.3
  • George
  • 2022
Sam Benjamin in The Few (2016)
The Few
8.8
TV Mini Series
  • Steve Douglas
  • Steve Douglas (2016)

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Actor

  • Screwjob
    • Completed
  • Bad Tenant
    • Post-production
  • The Devil's Right Hand
    • Pre-production
  • The Cloaking
    • Completed
  • Simon Callow, Kyla Frye, and Sam Benjamin in The Pay Day (2022)
    The Pay Day
  • Victoria Emslie in Puff (2021)
    Puff
  • Kai Francis Lewis in Wake - Up (2021)
    Wake - Up
  • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
  • Toheeb Jimoh in Anthony (2020)
    Anthony
  • Vinnie Jones, Jessica-Jane Stafford, and Stu Bennett in I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020)
    I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
  • The Show Must Go Online (2020)
    The Show Must Go Online
  • Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson in The War of the Worlds (2019)
    The War of the Worlds
  • Binge Watching (2019)
    Binge Watching
  • A-Symmetry (2019)
    A-Symmetry
  • Richard Blackwood, Jack Ashton, and Amrita Acharia in Welcome to Curiosity (2018)
    Welcome to Curiosity
  • Sonu Louis and Emma Fisher in Edelweiss (2017)
    Edelweiss
  • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
    Justice League
    • (uncredited)
  • Beau Fowler and Sonny Louis in Express Delivery (2017)
    Express Delivery
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who

Writer

  • Screwjob
    • Completed
  • Bad Tenant
    • Post-production
  • Jack
    • In Production
  • Simon Callow, Kyla Frye, and Sam Benjamin in The Pay Day (2022)
    The Pay Day
  • Sam Benjamin in The Few (2016)
    The Few
  • Cold Blood (2016)
    Cold Blood
  • Kyla Frye and Sam Benjamin in Double Cross (2015)
    Double Cross
  • One Shot
  • The Offender (2014)
    The Offender

Director

  • Screwjob
    • Completed
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos12

Reel 2020
Demo Reel 4:38
Reel 2020
BBC - The War of the Worlds
Demo Reel 1:16
BBC - The War of the Worlds
Southern US Soldier Role
Demo Reel 1:22
Southern US Soldier Role
Reel 2020
Demo Reel 3:06
Reel 2020
American Cop Role
Demo Reel 1:52
American Cop Role
London Cop Role BBC
Demo Reel 0:36
London Cop Role BBC
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
The Pay Day
Trailer 1:28
The Pay Day
A-Symmetry: Official Teaser Trailer
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A-Symmetry: Official Teaser Trailer
The Few Official Teaser Trailer 2016
Trailer 1:02
The Few Official Teaser Trailer 2016
Double Cross Official Teaser Trailer 2015
Trailer 0:44
Double Cross Official Teaser Trailer 2015
Edelweiss Official Teaser Trailer 2017
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Edelweiss Official Teaser Trailer 2017

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    Studied Shakespeare under the tutelage of Patrick Stewart as part of the National Student Drama Festival Ensemble.

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