Nic Sampson

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer}}

| years_active = 1999–present

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Nic Sampson is a New Zealand actor, comedian, and writer known for his roles as Chip Thorn, the Yellow Mystic Ranger on Power Rangers Mystic Force, Detective Constable Sam Breen on The Brokenwood Mysteries, and for the New Zealand sketch show Funny Girls.

Life and career

Sampson portrayed Chip Thorn, the Yellow Mystic Ranger on Power Rangers Mystic Force which premiered in 2006.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11735267 |title = Why Nic Sampson is the hardest working man in NZ television|newspaper = NZ Herald|date = 27 October 2016}} He was also the voice of the Sentinel Knight on Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, and various monsters in subsequent series.

Sampson portrays Detective Constable Sam Breen{{Cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/98204328/nic-sampson-on-the-brokenwood-mysteries-third-wheel-dc-sam-breen | title=Nic Sampson on the Brokenwood Mysteries' third wheel, DC Sam Breen}} in The Brokenwood Mysteries, a New Zealand detective, drama television series that premiered on Prime in 2014.{{Cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/85528648/the-brokenwood-mysteries-stars-surprised-by-international-success |title = The Brokenwood Mysteries' stars surprised by international success}}

In 2014, Sampson won Best Newcomer at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11560967 |title = Twelve Questions: Nic Sampson|newspaper = NZ Herald|date = 14 December 2015|last1 = Dann|first1 = Jennifer}} In 2015 he was nominated for the Billy T Award{{Cite news | url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/tim-batt-nominated-for-2015-billy-t-award-2014101616 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926171706/https://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/tim-batt-nominated-for-2015-billy-t-award-2014101616 | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 September 2019 |title = Tim Batt among 2015 Billy T Award nominees|newspaper =Newshub |date = 16 October 2014}} and in 2016 Sampson was nominated for the Fred Award for best New Zealand show.{{Cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stage-and-theatre/79925545/nz-comedy-festival-review-nic-sampson | title=NZ Comedy Festival review: Nic Sampson}}

Sampson was a writer and performer for NZ news satire show The Jono Project and Jono and Ben. Sampson was also a writer and performer for sketch comedy Funny Girls which ran for three seasons (2015–2018). He is one of the creators of NZ sitcom Golden Boy.{{Cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/116150568/tvnz-to-produce-local-version-of-taskmaster-mean-mums-and-golden-boy-back-for-second-season |title = TVNZ to produce local version of Taskmaster, Mean Mums and Golden Boy back for second season}}

Sampson is a founding member of Auckland-based improvised comedy collective Snort.{{Cite web | url=https://www.pantograph-punch.com/post/review-snort-with-friends | title=Review: Snort with Friends}}

In 2021, Sampson joined Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden as co-writer for the second series of BBC Three and HBO Max's Starstruck.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/starstruck-series-two|title=BBC Three comedy Starstruck set to return for second series|website=www.bbc.com}}

In 2024, he voiced one of the characters for the film, Paddington in Peru, and wrote for the Channel 4 TV show, Taskmaster Junior.{{cite web |title=Nic Sampson - Avalon |url=https://avalonuk.com/clients/nic-sampson/ |access-date=13 January 2025 |date=9 March 2020}}