Ryan Sampson
{{short description|English actor}}
{{for|the Australian entertainer|Ryan Sampson (singer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Sampson
| image = Ryan Sampson 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Portrait of Ryan Sampson at the 2013 British Comedy Awards
| birth_name = Ryan Oliver Sampson
| birth_place = Sheffield,
South Yorkshire, England {{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/ryan-sampson|title=Ryan Sampson – Questions and Answers – Interview|date=8 June 2016|website=London Theatre|accessdate=14 October 2024}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|28}}
| education = Wales High School
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
Ryan Oliver Sampson is an English actor. He is from Rotherham, South Yorkshire.{{cite news|url=https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/ryan-writes-from-a-working-class-point-of-view-4725054|title=Ryan writes from a working class point of view|accessdate=14 October 2024}} He is best known for playing 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".
Early life
Sampson appeared in school productions such as The Little Shop of Horrors, in which he appeared with fellow student Self Esteem.{{cite news |last1=Al-Hassan |first1=Aliya |title=Self Esteem Curates a Special Show Tunes Episode of BBC 6 Music's Festive Takeover |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Self-Esteem-Curates-a-Special-Show-Tunes-Episode-of-BBC-6-Musics-Festive-Takeover-20221207 |access-date=24 June 2024 |work=BroadwayWorld |date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624184556/https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Self-Esteem-Curates-a-Special-Show-Tunes-Episode-of-BBC-6-Musics-Festive-Takeover-20221207 |archive-date=24 June 2024 |language=en-US |url-status=live}}
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 in February 2019, publishing a photo of himself with his boyfriend.{{Cite news|first=Lydia |last=Smith |work=PinkNews |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/25/plebs-actor-ryan-sampson-comes-out-as-gay-on-social-media/ |title=Plebs actor Ryan Sampson comes out as gay on social media|date=25 February 2019|access-date=9 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809161300/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/25/plebs-actor-ryan-sampson-comes-out-as-gay-on-social-media/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Harron |title=In an Effort to 'Straighten' Things Out, Actor Reveals His Boyfriend |url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2019/2/26/effort-straighten-things-out-actor-reveals-his-boyfriend |access-date=19 August 2024 |work=Out |date=26 February 2019 |language=en-US |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819003751/https://www.out.com/celebs/2019/2/26/effort-straighten-things-out-actor-reveals-his-boyfriend |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Randall |first1=Devin |title=British TV Actor Ryan Sampson Came Out & Revealed His Boyfriend |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/british-tv-actor-ryan-sampson-came-out-revealed-his-boyfriend/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920141022/https://instinctmagazine.com/british-tv-actor-ryan-sampson-came-out-revealed-his-boyfriend/ |archive-date=20 September 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 August 2024 |work=Instinct |date=26 February 2019 |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2004
| 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
| 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=
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| |
| 2002
| |
| rowspan="2"|2005
| 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 | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| The Miracle | Billy Hammond | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| DNA
| Adam | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 2009
| Ganymede | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Canary | Russell | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs
| Eugene Jerome | Watford Palace Theatre, Watford | |
| 2011
| The Kitchen Sink | Billy | Bush Theatre, London | |
| 2012
| Skeets Miller | Southwark Playhouse, London | |
| 2013
| Private Angelo Maggio | Shaftesbury Theatre, London | |
| 2016
| Britten in Brooklyn | Wilton's Music Hall, London | |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=1528442|name=Ryan Sampson}}
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Category:21st-century English LGBTQ people
Category:English male child actors
Category:English male Shakespearean actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:LGBTQ people from Yorkshire