Sam Woolf (actor)
Sam Woolf | |
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| File:Sam Woolf (actor) (cropped).jpg Sam Woolf at 'The Crown' Premiere | |
| Born | Alexander Samuel Woolf June 20th 1992 |
| Occupation | Actor |
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Alexander Samuel Woolf (known professionally as Sam Woolf) is an English actor known for his roles on Call the Midwife, Humans, The Crown,[1] and The Witcher. He starred as Joey King's love interest in Hulu's World War II drama We Were The Lucky Ones.[2][3][4] In 2025, he made his feature film debut as Bernardo in Hamnet[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Woolf was born in 1991 and grew up in London and Radlett. His brother is the journalist and podcaster Nicky Woolf. Woolf is Jewish.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Woolf has appeared in numerous theatre productions including Cheek By Jowl's 'The Winter's Tale' at the Barbican Theatre, the National Theatre's 'Anthony and Cleopatra' alongside Ralph Fiennes, and The Bridge Theatre's 'Alys Always' with Joanne Froggatt.
He began his television career with roles in Humans and Call the Midwife, before taking on larger roles in Netflix's The Crown playing Prince Edward[7] and The Witcher playing the villain Rience taking over from actor Chris Fulton for Series 3.[8][9][10]
In 2023 Woolf was cast alongside Joey King to play Adam Eichenwald in the TV adaptation of Georgia Hunter's novel 'We Were The Lucky ones' airing on Hulu and Disney in 2024.[11]
Acting credits
[edit | edit source]Audiobooks, Audio Entertainment, and Podcasts
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2018 | Doctor Who: The Early Adventures | Kim | Season 5, Episode 3 "Entanglement" |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2016 | Humans | Artie | Season 2, Episode 1 | |
| 2020 | Call The Midwife | Dr. Benedict Walters | Season 9, Episode 4 | |
| 2022 | Strike | Roy Phipps (1970s) | 2 episodes - "Troubled Blood" (Part 1 & 2) | |
| The Crown | Prince Edward | 5 episodes in season 5 | ||
| Theodosia | Vincent Carruthers | 2 episodes | ||
| 2023 | The Power | Posh Boy | ||
| The Witcher | Rience | 4 episodes in season 3 | [9] | |
| 2024 | We Were the Lucky Ones | Adam Eichenwald | Main role |
Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
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| 2025 | Hamnet | Bernardo | [12] |
Video Games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Birstan | ||
| 2023 | Call of Dragons | Velyn | [13] | |
| 2024 | Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake | Voice role unknown | English version |
References
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