Sam Reid (actor)

Sam Reid (born 19 February 1987) is an Australian actor. He is known for his work in Hatfields & McCoys (2012), Belle (2013), '71 (2014), The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), Despite the Falling Snow (2016), Prime Suspect 1973 (2017), The Hunting (2019) and as Lestat de Lioncourt in Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (2022–present). His performance in the lattermost received widespread critical acclaim. He was nominated twice for the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for Lambs of God (2019) and The Newsreader (2021–present).

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
New South Wales, Australia
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (2010)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
RelativesRupert Reid (brother)

Early life and education

Reid was born on 19 February 1987[1] in rural New South Wales,[2] Australia, where his father was a cattle farmer. His mother's family is Irish.[3] He has an older brother, Rupert Reid, who is also an actor,[4] and a sister Kali, a producer.[5][6]

He attended Cranbrook School, a private boys' school in Sydney. Upon completion of school, Reid briefly lived in New York City before moving to London to study acting.[7] In 2010, he graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[8]

Career

During his final semester at LAMDA, Reid was given an opportunity to audition for a part in Anonymous (2011). Despite not receiving a script prior to his audition, he was offered the role of the Earl of Essex the next day.[7] He was at this time credited as Sebastian Reid.[9][10][11]

In 2012, Reid was cast as the male lead opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the period drama Belle after actor Sam Claflin left the project due to scheduling conflicts.[8][12]

In February 2016, he appeared in Flume's music video for his song "Never Be Like You" alongside Sophie Lowe.[13]

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.

In 2021, Reid was cast as Lestat de Lioncourt in the AMC television series Interview with the Vampire.[14] The series premiered on 2 October 2022 and Reid's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim.[15][16][17][18][19]

Reid played up-and-coming news presenter Dale Jennings in the ABC series The Newsreader, released in August 2021.[20][21]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2007 All Saints Marty Arent Season 10, episode 2 "The Hardest Word"
2010 The Taking of Prince Harry Prince Harry TV film (credited as Sebastian Reid)
2011 Anonymous Earl of Essex (credited as Sebastian Reid)
Spooks Young Harry Series 10, episodes 1 & 6
2012 Endeavour Brian Lomax TV film
Whitechapel Damon Nelson Series 3, episode 4
Hatfields & McCoys Tolbert McCoy TV miniseries
Inhuman Resources William Tucker
2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Nat Fletcher Greenshaw's Folly
The Railway Man Younger Finlay
Belle John Davinier
2014 '71 2nd/Lt. Armitage
Serena Vaughn
The Riot Club Hugo
Tigers Frank
2015 The Second Coming Joe Panther
The Astronaut Wives Club John Glenn TV miniseries
2016 Despite the Falling Snow Alexander
The Limehouse Golem John Cree
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 DI Len Bradfield TV Series
2:22 Jonas
2019 Bloom Young Max
Lambs of God Ignatius
The Hunting Ray TV miniseries (SBS)
Waiting for the Barbarians The Lieutenant
2021 The Newsreader Dale Jennings TV series (ABC)
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson Sergeant Klintoff Film written and directed by Leah Purcell
2022–present Interview with the Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt TV series [22]

References
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  2. "Sam Reid Nylon Magazine". Nylon Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "Sam Reid plays it posh again but has sights on less plummy parts". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. "TIFF 2014: Sam Reid breaks out". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. "The AMC+ Interview with the Vampire Podcast, Episode 2, "Did Louis Eat the Baby"".
  6. "There's no place like home for Aussie actor Reid". The West Australian. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. "Creative Type: a GQ Fashion Shoot featuring actor Sam Reid". GQ Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. "Sam Reid Cast in Belle". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  9. "Get to Know About Sam Reid - Facts and Pics of "Anonymous" Actor With Personal Details". Glamour Path. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. Frost, Vicky (8 October 2010). "Teledrama to show Prince Harry as hostage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. Koehler, Robert (10 September 2011). "Anonymous". Variety. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  12. Mbatha-Raw, Gugu; Reid, Sam. "The legacy of Belle". Interview (Interview). Interviewed by Rapazzini, Adrian. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. Day, Laurence (15 February 2016). "Watch Flume's visuals for Kai collab 'Never Be Like You'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. Andreeva, Nellie (13 August 2021). "'Interview With The Vampire': Sam Reid To Play Lestat In AMC Series Based On Ann Rice's Book". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. Fienberg, Daniel (30 September 2022). "'Interview With The Vampire' Review: AMC's Queer-Forward Anne Rice Adaptation Is Ripe With Potential". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  16. Famke, Caroline (30 September 2022). "AMC's 'Interview With the Vampire' Finds New Life in Historical Revamp of Anne Rice's Iconic Novel: TV Review". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  17. Scherer, Jenna (30 September 2022). "'Interview With The Vampire' definitely does not suck". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  18. Milas, Lacy Baugher (30 September 2022). "AMC's Interview with the Vampire Is a Blood-Soaked, Unabashedly Queer Delight". Paste. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  19. Lopez, Kristen (6 December 2022). "How Sam Reid Made Anne Rice's 'Brat Prince' Deliciously Dark in 'Interview With the Vampire'". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  20. Mediaweek (12 July 2021). "ABC announces new drama The Newsreader to premiere in August". Mediaweek. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  21. Green, Natalie (19 July 2021). "Everything we know about ABC iview's The Newsreader so far". KidSpot. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  22. Interview with the Vampire at IMDb
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