Sam Crane (actor) explained

Sam Crane
Birth Place:	England, UK
Spouse:	Pinny Grylls
Children:	2
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1986–

Sam Crane (born 1979) is an English actor. He attended Oxford University and LAMDA, where he won the Nicholas Hytner Award.^[1] He played Farinelli in Claire van Kampen's Farinelli and the King opposite Mark Rylance at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse^[2] and reprised his role when the production transferred first to the Duke of York's Theatre^[3] and then to the Belasco Theatre on Broadway.^[4] He is also known for playing Winston Smith in Headlong's production of 1984 in the West End,^[5] Fred Walters in the BBC's six-part drama series Desperate Romantics^[6] and Frederick Abberline in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Syndicate.^[7] In 2017 he played Patrick Plunket in an episode of the Netflix series The Crown.^[8] Since 13 October 2022 Sam has been playing the lead, Harry Potter, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, London.^[9]

Background

Crane is the son of Richard Crane, a playwright, and theatre director Faynia Williams. He studied at Oxford University and LAMDA. He is married to filmmaker Pinny Grylls and they have a son and daughter.^[10]

Selected credits

• Van der Valk "Secrets in Amsterdam" (2024, TV) as Freddie Klink^[11]
• Napoleon (2023), as Jacques-Louis David
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2022 Palace Theatre, London) as Harry Potter
• The Crown (2017) as Patrick Plunket
• Farinelli and the King (2015-2018), Shakespeare's Globe, West End and Broadway)
• 1984 (2014, West End) as Winston Smith
• Eternal Love (2014, ETT) as Bernard of Clairvaux
• The Humans (2013, BAM New York) as Tophole
• The Christmas Candle (2013) as Thomas Haddington
• Father Brown "The Mayor and the Magician" (2013) as William Knight
• New Tricks "Old School Ties" (2012) as Oliver Lebbon
• Casualty "Place of Safety" (2011) as Jim
• Bedlam (2010, Shakespeare's Globe) as Laurence
• Henry IV Part I & II (2010, Shakespeare's Globe) as Hotspur and Pistol
• Desperate Romantics (2009, TV series) as Fred Walters
• ...some trace of her (2008, NT)
• The Odyssey (2008, National Theatre)
• DNA/ The Miracle (2008, NT) as Phil/ Mr Rodgers
• Kebab (2007, Royal Court Theatre) as Bogdan
• Othello (2007, Shakespeare's Globe) as Roderigo
• Ghosts (2007, Bristol Old Vic) as Oswald
• Carrie's War (2006-7, Lillian Bayliss Theatre) as Albert
• Midnight Cowboy (2006, Edinburgh Festival)
• The Pretenders (2006, radio)
• Silverland (2006, Arcola) as Mikey
• And Then There Were None (2005-6, Gielgud Theatre) as Anthony
• Major Barbara (2004, Royal Exchange Theatre)
• Rabbit (2003, UK tour) as Spin
• Midsomer Murders "Murder on St. Malley's Day" (2002, TV) as Daniel Talbot^[12]
• A Little Requiem for Kantor (ICA/ SESC São Paulo)
• Paddington, (1986, Hamilton Primary) as Jonathan Brown co-starring Peter Fletcher as Paddington Bear.

External links

• • Interview in The Oxford Mail
• Short profile from in New York Magazine
• The British Theatre Guide's review of Ghosts
• Michael Billington's review of Ghosts in The Guardian
• Brief encounter with Sam Crane in whatsonstage.com
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvyq2 "Desperate Romantics"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Actor stakes his claim on the national stage. The Oxford Times. en. 2018-09-13.
2. http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/files/2014/12/2014_12_01_casting_release_final.pdf Shakespeare's Globe press release
3. Web site: Full cast announced and tickets on sale for Farinelli and the King starring Mark Rylance | WhatsOnStage. 27 March 2015 .
4. Web site: Farinelli and the King Star Sam Crane on Unusual Family Vacations and an Imagined Stage Persona.
5. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a570240/1984-review-george-orwells-dystopia-comes-to-terrifying-life-on-stage.html#~oPxEhDNyYZqgbs Digital Spy review of 1984
6. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/theatre-reviews/interview_sam_crane_1_3819830 Interview
7. Web site: Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (Video Game 2015) - IMDb. .
8. Web site: The Crown, Season 2: Episode 8: International Relationships.
9. Web site: ‘The Crown’ Actor Sam Crane to Play Lead in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ . 2022-08-15 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201112952/https://variety.com/2022/legit/global/the-crown-sam-crane-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-1235341205/ . 2022-12-01 . live .
10. Interview in the Evening Times, 21 July 2009
11. Web site: Season 4 Episode 5 Secrets in Amsterdam Part 1 . pbs.org . . 21 October 2024.
12. Web site: Midsomer Murders . IMDB. 2020-04-27.