#87 - A Chat with Sam Benjamin

Sam Benjamin is an award winning actor who stars in the British crime caper The Pay Day (2022) alongside Simon Callow. He's known for The War of the Worlds (2019) opposite Eleanor Tomlinson, and for guest turns in Doctor Who (2005) & Peaky Blinders (2013).His character in Netflix Lionsgate action movie I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020) received great notices, including a Variety review that calls for a spin-off movie following Sam's maverick minded black ops recruit 'Shapiro'. Sam is also the the leading man in BBC's Binge Watching (2019) playing ruthless lawman 'Constable Smith'.A recipient of New York and LA Film Awards, Sam also wrote and starred in The Few (2016) & Double Cross (2015) and has just completed his directorial debut with the pro wrestling drama short Screwjob.Born in Birkenhead, England, his sophomore screenwriting venture Double Cross (2015) also starring Kyla Frye (Edge of Tomorrow (2014)) made Official Selections at the British Urban Film Festival, Melanin Box Festival and SOUL Connect BFI Festival. In this critically acclaimed movie, Sam played the suave and cocky con artist 'George'. He won the 'Best Script Award' at the BBC sponsored British Urban Film Festival Awards 2016 for his original TV drama script Liverpool 81.An increasingly familiar face on prime-time TV, Sam also guest starred as the jaded and disillusioned soldier 'Private Reynolds' in hit BBC World War I drama The Crimson Field (2014). Facing certain death, we saw the courageous Reynolds march back into the trenches after a near fatal injury, resolute in his commitment to his country, and his seasoned army mentor, played by Lee Ingleby.Sam's first movie role was alongside Heroes (2006) star Jimmy Jean-Louis in the film Precipice (2010), which he landed the week he graduated from Drama Studio London, the prestigious acting school whose alumni include Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker and Academy Award Nominee Emily WatsonBefore training as an actor, Sam became the first of his family to go to University. During received a BA Hons in History and Theatre from Reading University, where he was spotted by the National Student Drama Festival team and hand picked to join their Ensemble of 2005. Here he was taught Shakespeare and theatre ensemble skills under the tutelage of Patrick Stewart and John Britton.Support the showRATE or REVIEW https://ratethispodcast.com/deluxeditionpod-------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.deluxeedition.show----------------------------------------------------------------------BOOTLEG MERCHhttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/37221930-deluxe-edition-bootleg?store_id=1684087----------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.instagram.com/deluxeditionpod---------------------------------------------------------------------------Check out The Deluxe Edition Network:https://www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------https://whatamaneuver.net/collections/deluxe-edition-----------------------------------------------------------------------------CASEYANDRAY20 for 20% off!https://www.bespokepost.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------DELUXE20 for 20% off!... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.