Samuel Barnett

Samuel Barnett is the kind of actor I quietly root for. Raised in the seaside town of Whitby, he moves fluidly between stage, film, television and radio, the mark of someone who values range over fame. His breakthrough in Alan Bennett's The History Boys and his presence in Penny Dreadful suggest a performer who lets the material, not the publicity, do the talking. I suspect the discipline he built in theatre is exactly why he reads as so truthful on screen. Discovering a craftsman like this, more admired by connoisseurs than by crowds, feels like unearthing something precious, and he is a name I intend to keep watching closely.

Name (English)

Samuel Barnett

Name (Japanese)

サミュエル・バーネット

Reading

さみゅえる・ばーねっと

Born

April 25, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

Origin

Whitby, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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