Sam Jackson (actor)

For other people named Sam Jackson, see Samuel Jackson (disambiguation).
Sam Jackson
Born Sam Benjamin Jackson
(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Sam Benjamin Jackson[1] (born 23 September 1993) is an English actor from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, best known for playing Alex Henley in the sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins.

Career

Jackson worked in television during the school-age years, appearing in the Asda commercial and in a number of small roles in shows like Heartbeat.[2] In 2010, he gained main parts in Ten Tigers, a short film directed by Tony Kelly, and in Audrey where he played the part of Eddie.[3]

In 2012, Jackson joined the third generation of the teen drama Skins during its sixth series, in which he plays Alex Henley, described as a "mysterious flirty new guy."[4] He originally auditioned for the part of Rich Hardbeck in the previous series but he didn’t get it.[5] Afterwards he gained supporting roles in the BBC series of The Syndicate and Holby City.[6]

His first professional theatre job came in 2013 with the production of Kes at Derby Theatre, where he played the central role of Billy Casper.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Audrey Eddie Short film
Ten Tigers Cameron Short film
2012 Skins Alex Henley E4 series (8 episodes)
2013 The Syndicate Jonathan Summers BBC One series (1 episode: No.2.4)
Holby City Cameron Pollins BBC One series (3 episodes: No.15.40, 15.41, 15.47)
Drifters Jack E4 series

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Kes Billy Casper Derby Theatre

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005 C35A
  2. ↑ Yorkshirepost: The faces we'll be seeing more in future
  3. ↑ Northern Film and Drama Notice Board
  4. ↑ "New Skin Sam Jackson". wonderlandmagazine. 27 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Skins cast interview". pyromag. January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Syndicate episode 4". BBC One. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Teenage heartthrob play iconic lead role kes". Derby Theatre. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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