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Sam Bain(I)

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Sam Bain
Sam Bain is a writer/producer. He is of English/Australian descent. His mother was the British comedy actress Rosemary Frankau and his father, Bill Bain, was an Australian Emmy-award winning director. He went to Manchester University where he met his writing partner for 25 years, Jesse Armstrong. They have a production company in London called Various Artists Ltd with producers Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni. Sam lives in Los Feliz, Los Angeles with his wife actress/writer Wendy Meredith (Bain). He is known for the award winning TV comedy series Peep Show and Fresh Meat.
BornAugust 3, 1971
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BornAugust 3, 1971
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 8 wins & 28 nominations total

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    Known for

    David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    Peep Show
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, and Adeel Akhtar in We Are Four Lions (2010)
    We Are Four Lions
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2010
    Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    Fresh Meat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Paterson Joseph, James Nesbitt, Martin Trenaman, Bertie Carvel, Ella Smith, and Daniel Kaluuya in Babylon (2014)
    Babylon
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)

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    Writer



    • Jonty
      • written by
      • Pre-production



    • Lisa Kudrow, Taika Waititi, Rune Temte, Kal-El Tuck, Jemaine Clement, Tadhg Murphy, and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva in Time Bandits (2024)
      Time Bandits
      6.1
      TV Series
      • written for television by
      • 2024
    • Drew Barrymore in Le beau rôle (2020)
      Le beau rôle
      4.7
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Room 104 (2017)
      Room 104
      6.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Demi Moore, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Calum Worthy, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Nasim Pedrad, Dan Bakkedahl, Martha Kelly, Jennifer Kim, and Karan Soni in Corporate Animals (2019)
      Corporate Animals
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Lizzy Caplan, Chris Geere, Tom Riley, and Jessica Regan in Ill Behaviour (2017)
      Ill Behaviour
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
      Fresh Meat
      7.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • created and written by
      • writer ...
      • 2011–2016
    • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
      Peep Show
      8.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • creator
      • written by
      • 2003–2015
    • Shut Up (2015)
      Shut Up
      Short
      • story
      • 2015
    • Paterson Joseph, James Nesbitt, Martin Trenaman, Bertie Carvel, Ella Smith, and Daniel Kaluuya in Babylon (2014)
      Babylon
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2014
    • Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman in Rev. (2010)
      Rev.
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2011–2014
    • Bad Sugar (2012)
      Bad Sugar
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Childrens Hospital (2008)
      Childrens Hospital
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Roger Lloyd Pack and Clive Swift in The Old Guys (2009)
      The Old Guys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • created and written by
      • creator
      • 2009–2010
    • Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, and Adeel Akhtar in We Are Four Lions (2010)
      We Are Four Lions
      7.3
      • written by
      • 2010
    • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006)
      That Mitchell and Webb Look
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • 2006–2009

    Producer



    • Jonty
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Lisa Kudrow, Taika Waititi, Rune Temte, Kal-El Tuck, Jemaine Clement, Tadhg Murphy, and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva in Time Bandits (2024)
      Time Bandits
      6.1
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2024
    • Alexa Davies in Dead Pixels (2019)
      Dead Pixels
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2021
    • Drew Barrymore in Le beau rôle (2020)
      Le beau rôle
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Dead to the World (2018)
      Dead to the World
      7.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Lizzy Caplan, Chris Geere, Tom Riley, and Jessica Regan in Ill Behaviour (2017)
      Ill Behaviour
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Avatards
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
      Fresh Meat
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011–2016
    • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
      Peep Show
      8.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • associate producer
      • 2003–2015
    • Paterson Joseph, James Nesbitt, Martin Trenaman, Bertie Carvel, Ella Smith, and Daniel Kaluuya in Babylon (2014)
      Babylon
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Roger Lloyd Pack and Clive Swift in The Old Guys (2009)
      The Old Guys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009–2010
    • Peep Show
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Magicians (2007)
      Magicians
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2007

    Additional Crew



    • What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive consultant
      • 2019–2024

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • August 3, 1971
      • West London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Wendy Meredith? - present
    • Relatives
      • Renee Roberts(Grandparent)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Son of actress Rosemary Frankau and TV director Bill Bain. Grandson of actors Ronald Frankau and Renee Roberts. Great-grandson of writer Julia Frankau, who wrote under the pseudonym Frank Danby.

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      53 years old
    • When was Sam Bain born?
      August 3, 1971
    • Where was Sam Bain born?
      West London, England, UK
    • What is Sam Bain's birth name?
      Samuel Christopher Bain
    • What is Sam Bain known for?
      Peep Show, Four Lions, Fresh Meat, and Babylon

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