Sam Delich
{{Short description|Australian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sam Delich
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| birth_name =
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
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| education = Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2018–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = Spiderhead
Territory
}}
Sam Delich is an Australian actor, known for his role as Rich Petrakis in Netflix series Territory.
Early life
Delich was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and is of Croatian and Dutch heritage.{{cite web|url= https://www.monsterfest.com.au/australia/christmas-bloody-christmas-star-sam-delich-announced-as-monster-fest-special-guest/ |title= Christmas Bloody Christmas Star Sam Delich Announced as Monster Fest Special Guest |publisher= Monster Fest |date= 21 November 2024}} He studied acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA),{{cite web|url= https://anthemmagazine.com/field-of-dreams-sam-delich/ |title= Field of Dreams: Sam Delich |publisher= Anthem Magazine |date= 30 November 2024}} and was a top ten finalist for the prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2017.{{cite web|url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/aussie-finalists-named-for-prestigious-heath-ledger-scholarship-20170503-gvxt1o.html |title= Aussie finalists named for prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=13 May 2013}}
Career
Delich has appeared in the FX series Mr Inbetween as Yaniv, as well as appearing in the Royal Flying Doctors Service and Home and Away.{{Cite web |url=https://www.frontlineviews.com/single-post/exclusive-australian-actor-sam-delich |title=Exclusive: Australian Actor Sam Delich |last=Lane |first=Sia |date=13 November 2020 |website=Frontline Views}}
After appearing in the 2022 Netflix science fiction film Spiderhead, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller, Delich was cast in the 2024 Disney+ production Last Days of the Space Age as antagonist Wayne Doull.{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/last-days-of-the-space-age-cast-sam-delich-disney-plus/ |title='Last Days of the Space Age' Casts Sam Delich in Villainous Role |last=DeVore |first=Britta |date=24 June 2022 |website=Collider}}{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/spiderhead-actor-sam-delich-joins-jesse-spencer-disney-plus-australia-drama-last-days-of-the-space-age-1235042743/ |title='Spiderhead' Actor Sam Delich Joins Jesse Spencer-Starring Disney+ Australia Drama 'Last Days Of The Space Age' |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=23 June 2022}} The same year, he appeared as Rich Petrakis in the neo-western Netflix drama series Territory, for which he garnered critical acclaim.{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/territory-cast-netflix/ |title=Territory cast: Who stars in the Netflix cattle ranch drama? |last=Robinson |first=Abby |date=24 October 2024 |website=Radio Times |access-date=26 October 2024}}
Delich is set to appear in a lead role as antagonist Des Kelly in the upcoming Australian horror film Beast of War,{{cite web|url= https://anthemmagazine.com/field-of-dreams-sam-delich/ |title= Field of Dreams: Sam Delich |publisher=Anthem Magazine |date=30 November 2024}} as well as soon-to-be-released Australian/US television series Good Cop, Bad Cop, opposite Leighton Meester.
Filmography
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=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2018
| Will | |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Adam | |
| Christmas Bloody Christmas
| Robbie Reynolds | |
| TBA†
| Beast of War | Des Kelly | In post-production{{cite web|url= https://anthemmagazine.com/field-of-dreams-sam-delich/ |title= Field of Dreams: Sam Delich |publisher=Anthem Magazine |date=30 November 2024}} |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2018
| Yaniv | 2 episodes |
| 2019
| Mark | 1 episode |
| 2021
| RFDS | Will | 4 episodes |
| 2023
| Matt | 5 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Wayne Doull | 5 episodes |
| Territory
| Rich Petrakis | 6 episodes |
| 2025†
| Good Cop, Bad Cop | Lucas Miller | |
Theatre
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes | |||
| 2013 | Hamlet | Laertes | WAAPA with Barking Gecko Theatre Company{{cite web|url= https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/hamlet-194665-2304456/ |title= Hamlet |publisher= www.artshub.com.au |date= 20 Mar 2013}} |
| 2016 | Dirty People | Fred / Ted | The Depot Theatre, Sydney with Jackrabbit Theatre & Doonbrae Productions{{cite web|url= https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/122804 |title= Dirty People |publisher= AusStage}} |
| 2017 | Blackrock | Ricko | Seymour Centre, Sydney{{cite web|url= https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/blackrock-253349-2355608/ |title= Blackrock |publisher= www.artshub.com.au |date= 14 Mar 2017}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6431173}}
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Category:Australian male film actors