Ryan Sampson
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".
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 |
Early life
Sampson was born in Rotherham,[1] 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.
Career
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.
Personal life
Sampson confirmed that he is gay via Twitter on 20 February 2019, publishing a photo of himself with his boyfriend.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
| 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 | Stepan | 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 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
References
- "Spotlight: RYAN SAMPSON". www.spotlight.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- Spotlight: RYAN SAMPSON at Archive.org
- Dosani, Rishma (21 February 2019). "Plebs' Ryan Sampson publicly comes out as gay after 'homophobic DMs'". Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- SMITH, LYDIA (25 February 2019). "Plebs actor Ryan Sampson comes out as gay on social media". Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
