Ryan Sampson

Ryan Oliver Sampson is an English actor, best known for playing Alex Venables in After You've Gone, 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".

For the Australian entertainer, see Ryan Sampson (singer).

Ryan Sampson
Born
Ryan Oliver Sampson

Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
EducationWales High School
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Early life

Sampson was born in Rotherham,[1] South Yorkshire.[2] He went to Anston Brook primary school and then on to Wales High School in Kiveton Park, where he appeared in school productions such as The Little Shop of Horrors.

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.

Personal life

Sampson confirmed that he is gay via Twitter on 20 February 2019, publishing a photo of himself with his boyfriend.[3][4]

Credits

Television
TitleCharacterBroadcasterEpisodesDate
Wire in the Blood II: "Right to Silence"Vinny MarkhamITV12003
In Denial of MurderMarcus EdwardsBBC One12004
Heartbeat: "Bad Company"Paul EyreITV12006
Holby City: "Looking After Number One"Niall AllenBBC One12006
After You've GoneAlex VenablesBBC One252007–2008
The Things I Haven't Told YouMark LambBBC Three12007
Doctor Who: "The Sontaran Stratagem"/"The Poison Sky"[5]Luke RattiganBBC One22008
Fresh MeatRobChannel 412011
The Work ExperienceShussiE462012
PlebsGrumioITV2222013–present
Up the WomenThomasBBC Four92013–2015
DatesWaiterChannel 412013
UndercoverStepanDave52015
Drunk History: UK King Charles II Comedy Central 1 2015
GlitchyVarious CharactersITV262015–present
The Frankenstein Chronicles'Boz'ITV Encore42015–present
Holby CityIvor WaylandBBC One12016
Horrible HistoriesVariousCBBC15 known2017–2018
Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!Peter "Pieface" ShepherdCBBC522017–present
The CrownDudley MooreNetflix22017–present
BrassicTommoSky One–2019–present

Theatre
TitleCharacterTheatreDates
Richard IIIPrince EdwardCrucible Theatre, Sheffield19 Mar – 10 Apr 2002
Over Gardens OutDennisSouthwark Playhouse
A Brief History of Helen of TroyFranklinUK Tour7 – 26 Nov 2005
Monsieur Ibrahim And The Flowers Of The Qur'anMosesBush Theatre17 Jan – 11 Feb 2006
The Arbour (rehearsed reading)VariousRoyal Court Theatre2006
DNAA BoyRoyal National Theatre7 March – 10 April 2008
The MiracleRoyal National Theatre7 March – 10 April 2008
Dido, Queen of CarthageGanymede/SergestusRoyal National Theatre2009
CanaryYounger RussellLiverpool Playhouse24 Apr – 15 May 2010
Sixty Six BooksJoshuaBush Theatre10 – 29 Oct 2011
The Kitchen SinkBillyBush Theatre21 Nov – 17 Dec 2011
Floyd CollinsWilliam Burke "Skeets" MillerSouthwark Playhouse22 Feb – 31 Mar 2012
From Here to Eternity the MusicalMaggioShaftesbury Theatre30 September 2013 [6]

References
  1. "Spotlight: RYAN SAMPSON". www.spotlight.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. Spotlight: RYAN SAMPSON at Archive.org
  3. Dosani, Rishma (21 February 2019). "Plebs' Ryan Sampson publicly comes out as gay after 'homophobic DMs'". Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. SMITH, LYDIA (25 February 2019). "Plebs actor Ryan Sampson comes out as gay on social media". Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. Doctor Who Magazine, January 2008, ISSN 0957-9818
  6. Limited, London Theatre Direct (1 July 2013). "Darius Campbell leads cast of From Here To Eternity". www.londontheatredirect.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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