Sam Reid (actor)

For other people named Sam or Samuel Reid, see Samuel Reid (disambiguation).

Sam Reid
Reid at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37)
New South Wales, Australia
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (2010)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
RelativesRupert Reid (brother)

Sam Reid (born 19 February 1987) is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview with the Vampire (2022–present), Dale Jennings in The Newsreader (2021–present), and Father Ignatius in Lambs of God (2019). He was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for the latter two roles. Reid also played John Davinier in Belle (2013), and Sergeant Klintoff in The Drover's Wife (2021).

Early life and education

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Sam Reid was born on 19 February 1987,[1] in New South Wales, Australia.[2] He was raised on a cattle ranch in the Monaro region.[3][4] Reid is of Irish descent from his mother's side.[5] He has an older brother, Rupert Reid, who is also an actor, and a sister, Kali Reid, who is a producer.[6]

Reid developed a love of acting at the age of six; as children, he and his brother would stage plays and cabaret performances in the ranch's cattle shed.[5] He has called Orson Welles his "hero" and expressed his admiration for Citizen Kane.[5] Reid attended Cranbrook School, a private boys' school in Sydney.[4] After graduating, he made his television debut with a small role in the Australian medical drama All Saints.[7] Reid then moved to London to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He graduated in 2010, having been named "star student" of his year.[5]

Career

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Reid in 2013

Film and television

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In 2010, Reid played Prince Harry in The Taking of Prince Harry, a Channel 4 docufiction about the hypothetical kidnapping of Prince Harry while on military duty in Afghanistan.[8] The film drew criticism and protest, including from the Chief of the Defence Staff.[9][10] During his final semester at LAMDA, Reid had the opportunity to audition for a part in Anonymous (2011). Despite not receiving a script before his audition, he was offered the role of the Earl of Essex the next day.[4] At that time, he was credited as Sebastian Reid.[11][12]

In 2011, Reid played the young Harry Pearce in the series ten of the BBC drama Spooks.[13][14] In 2012, he played Brian Lomax in the pilot episode of Endeavour[14][15] and Tolbert McCoy, the son of Randolph McCoy, in the American Civil War miniseries, Hatfields & McCoys.[16]

In 2013, he played John Davinier, opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Belle, in the period drama Belle. He was cast relatively late in pre-production after actor Sam Claflin left the project due to scheduling conflicts.[17]

In 2014, Reid appeared in The Riot Club, a film adaptation of Laura Wade’s Bullingdon Club-inspired play Posh. Reid played Hugo, a louche postgrad.[18][19]

In February 2016, he appeared in Flume's music video for his song "Never Be Like You" alongside Sophie Lowe.[20]

In 2019, Reid appeared in the Australian web television series Bloom, the subscription television series Lambs of God, and SBS TV drama mini-series The Hunting.[21][22][23]

Since 2021, Reid has played up-and-coming news presenter Dale Jennings in the ABC series The Newsreader, a performance that Kelsie Mattson of Collider stated was "demonstrative of Reid’s range".[24][25][26]

In 2021, Reid was cast as Lestat de Lioncourt in the AMC television series Interview with the Vampire.[27] The series premiered on October 2, 2022, and Reid's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim.[28][29][30][31][32]

Theatre

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In 2011, Reid played Soranzo in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at Leeds Playhouse alongside Sara Vickers and Damien Molony.[33]

He played Gene Laine in the The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre productions of the musical Girl from the North Country (2017–2018), alongside Claudia Jolly, Sheila Atim, Shirley Henderson, and Ciarán Hinds.[34][35]

Acting credits

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Film

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List of films, with release year, role and note
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Anonymous Earl of Essex Credited as Sebastian Reid [12]
2012 Inhuman Resources William Tucker [36]
2013 The Railway Man Younger Finlay [37]
Belle John Davinier [38]
2014 '71 2nd Lt. Armitage [39]
The Riot Club Hugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt [40]
Tigers Frank [41]
Serena Vaughn [42]
2016 Despite the Falling Snow Alexander Ivanov [43]
The Limehouse Golem John Cree [44]
2017 After the Smoke Narrator (voice) Short film [45]
2:22 Jonas Edman [46]
2019 Standing Up for Sunny Mikey [47]
Waiting for the Barbarians The Lieutenant [48]
2021 The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson Sgt. Nate Klintoff [49]

Television

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List of television series, with release year, role and note
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 All Saints Marty Arent Episode: "The Hardest Word" [7]
2010 The Taking of Prince Harry Prince Harry TV film (credited as Sebastian Reid) [8]
2011 Spooks Young Harry 3 episodes [13][14]
2012 Endeavour Brian Lomax Pilot episode [14][15]
Whitechapel Damon Nelson Series 3, episode 4 [14]
Hatfields & McCoys Tolbert McCoy Miniseries [50]
2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Nat Fletcher Episode: "Greenshaw's Folly" [51]
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club John Glenn Main role [52]
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 DI Len Bradfield Main role; miniseries [53]
2019 Bloom Young Max 3 episodes [21][54]
Lambs of God Father Ignatius Jones Main role; miniseries [22]
The Hunting Ray Main role; miniseries [23]
2021–present The Newsreader Dale Jennings Lead role [55]
2022–present Interview with the Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt Lead role [27][56]

Music video

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List of music videos, with release year, title, artist and note
Year Title Performer Notes Ref.
2016 "Never Be Like You" Flume With Sophie Lowe [20]

Stage

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List of stage performances, with year, title, role and venue
Year Production Venue Role Notes Ref.
2010 One Night in November Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Michael Credited as Sebastian Reid [57]
2011 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Leeds Playhouse, Leeds Soranzo Credited as Sebastian Reid [58]
2017–2018 Girl from the North Country The Old Vic, London
Noël Coward Theatre, London 		Gene Laine Written and directed by Conor McPherson [34][35]

Discography

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List of songs, with release year and soundtrack title
Year Soundtrack Song Notes Ref.
2017 Girl from the North Country "I Want You" With Claudia Jolly [34]
2022 Interview with the Vampire "Come to Me" [59]
2024 "Come to Me Again" [60]
"Long Face" [61]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations received by Sam Reid
Award Year[a] Category Work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2019 Best Lead Actor – Drama Lambs of God Nominated [62]
2021 The Newsreader Nominated [63]
2024 Nominated [64]
Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actor in a Horror Series Interview with the Vampire Nominated [65]
Equity Ensemble Awards 2022 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series The Newsreader Won [66]
Logie Awards 2022 Most Outstanding Actor Nominated [67]
2024 Best Lead Actor in a Drama Nominated [68]
Prague Independent Film Festival 2016 Best Actor Despite the Falling Snow Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony.

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