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Samuel Barnett(I)

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Samuel Barnett
The latest in the critically acclaimed Boys on Film series, now established as a leading showcase for new and emerging queer filmmaking talent from around the world, features a fresh and exciting selection of the very best contemporary gay short films. Each self-contained drama in this diverse and thoughtfully curated collection offers fascinating and insightful new perspectives on the gay experience: sensual, affecting, sometimes provocative and always entertaining.
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Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You (2022)
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He originated the role of Posner in the award winning National Theatre production of The History Boys and repeated the role in the regional and international tours of the play and on Broadway where he received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play, He trained at LAMDA and has appeared at the National in His Dark Materials and in The Accrington Pals at the Chichester Festival Theatre. His television work includes The Royal, Doctors and Inpectot Linley
BornApril 25, 1980
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently, détective holistique (2016)
    Dirk Gently, détective holistique
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dirk Gently
    Penny Dreadful (2014)
    Penny Dreadful
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Renfield
    James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in History Boys (2006)
    History Boys
    6.8
    • Posner
    • 2006
    Hugh Bonneville, Amelia Bullmore, Vincent Franklin, Jessica Hynes, Olivia Colman, and Karl Theobald in Twenty Twelve (2011)
    Twenty Twelve
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Daniel Stroud

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    • Colin Hanks, Aisling Bea, and Billie Lourd in And Mrs. (2024)
      And Mrs.
      5.8
      • Alan
      • 2024
    • Torchwood Soho (2020)
      Torchwood Soho
      6.3
      Podcast Series
      • Norton Folgate (voice)
      • 2020–2024
    • Torchwood (2015)
      Torchwood
      9.1
      Podcast Series
      • Norton Folgate (voice)
      • 2016–2024
    • The War Master (2017)
      The War Master
      8.5
      Podcast Series
      • Emlak (voice)
      • 2023
    • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (2023)
      Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
      9.3
      Video Game
      • Delamain (voice)
      • 2023
    • Kate Winslet in Lee Miller (2023)
      Lee Miller
      6.9
      • Cecil Beaton
      • 2023
    • National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy (2022)
      National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
      7.7
      • Ariel Porter
      • 2022
    • The DioField Chronicle (2022)
      The DioField Chronicle
      6.4
      Video Game
      • Zevatian Schugel (English version, voice)
      • 2022
    • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
      Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Delamain (English version, voice)
      • 2022
    • Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You (2022)
      Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You
      6.8
      • Matthews
      • 2022
    • Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll in Murder in Provence (2022)
      Murder in Provence
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Didier Laurent
      • 2022
    • Elden Ring (2022)
      Elden Ring
      9.4
      Video Game
      • Corbyn (voice)
      • 2022
    • Memet Ali Alabora, Sheridan Smith, Rufus Jones, Jaime Winstone, and Robert Emms in Four Lives (2022)
      Four Lives
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Ryan Edwards
      • 2022
    • Simon Callow, Mark Gatiss, Tamsin Greig, Jason Rennie, Xavier Wilkins, Tsion Habte, and India Fowler in The Amazing Mr Blunden (2021)
      The Amazing Mr Blunden
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Mr. Smith
      • 2021
    • The Prince (2021)
      The Prince
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Douglas
      • Sebastian (voice)
      • 2021

    Music Department



    • Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw in Bright Star (2009)
      Bright Star
      6.9
      • musician: voice, human orchestra
      • 2009

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    • James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in History Boys (2006)
      History Boys
      6.8
      • performer: "L'Accordéoniste", "Bewitched", "Bye-Bye, Blackbird"
      • 2006

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    • Height
      • 1.75 m
    • Born
      • April 25, 1980
      • Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Other works
      Plays Posner in "The History Boys" play by Alan Bennett (National Theatre, London, England, UK).
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      • 2 Articles

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      • Male

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      When he was 18 his friends filled in a drama school application form and told him that was where he belonged.

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