| Birth Name: | Samuel Timothy Clemmett |
| Birth Date: | 1993 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brundall, Norfolk, England |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Samuel Timothy Clemmett (born 1 October 1993) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Albus Potter in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.[1] [2] On television, he is known for his role as young Brimsley in the Netflix series (2023), portraying the series' first LGBT+ romance.[3]
Clemmett is from Brundall near Norwich. He attended Thorpe St Andrew School.[4] He began acting as a hobby when he was a child, and later taking part in an intensive at the National Youth Theatre at 16.
Clemmett's first audition was for Lord of the Flies, going on to make his professional acting debut as Bill in the 2011 production of Nigel Williams' stage adaptation at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.[5] He made his television debut in 2013 with guest appearances in Foyle's War on ITV and Doctors on BBC One.[6] Clemmett went on to play Ernst in Nivelli's War at the MAC in Belfast[7] and Ian Trenting in Accolade at St James Theatre in London in 2014, and then Mark in WINK at Theatre503 and Tom in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Wendy & Peter Pan in 2015. He appeared in an episode of the BBC period drama The Musketeers.[8]
In 2016, it was announced Clemmett would star in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, originating the role of Albus Severus Potter in the West End production at the Palace Theatre. He continued his role in the Broadway run of the play at the Lyric Theatre in 2018.
Clemmett starred as Charlie MacDonald in the 2021 World War I film The War Below. He also appeared in the crime film Cherry that year. He portrayed young Brimsley in the 2023 Netflix prequel .
Clemmett married Danarose Lobue in October 2022. He is a patron of MoCo Theatre Company at the Norwich Theatre Royal.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foyle's War | Jack Shaw | Episode: "The Eternity Ring" |
| Doctors | Olly Whitehall | Episode: "Where the Buck Stops" | |
| 2013 | Burn the Clock | Jay | Short film |
| 2014 | Our World War | Bill Foulkes | Interactive episode: "High Wood" |
| Holby City | Tay Simons | Episode: "Prince Among Men" | |
| 2015 | Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar | Lewis | Television documentary |
| 2015 | Survivor | Teen With Phone | |
| 2016 | The Musketeers | Luc | Episode: "Spoils of War" |
| 2018 | Endeavour | Rackaway | Episode: "Icarus" |
| 2021 | Cherry | Yuri | |
| The War Below | Charlie | ||
| 2023 | Young Brimsley | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lord of the Flies | Bill | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London |
| 2014 | Nivelli's War | Ernst | The MAC, Belfast |
| Accolade | Ian Trenting | St James Theatre, London | |
| 2015 | WINK | Mark | Theatre503, London |
| Wendy & Peter Pan | Tom | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| 2016–2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Albus Severus Potter | Palace Theatre, London (originated the role on the West End) |
| 2018–2019 | Lyric Theatre, New York originated the role on Broadway) | ||