Sam graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2003. He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Award (Most Promising Performance) for Outlying Islands at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs.
Sam has appeared in various TV programmes including: A Very British Sex Scandal (Channel 4), Any Human Heart (Film4), Midsomer Murders (ITV) and as a regular character in BBC Soaps River City and Doctors.
His film leads include: Young Alexander The Great (Ilya Salkind Company) and Emulsion (White Lantern Films), while theatre credits include: Plague Over England (Duchess, West End), MacBeth (Nottingham, Edinburgh Lyceum), Romeo And Juliet (Dundee Rep) and Hamlet (Citizens Glasgow).
The Couple Next Door
Danny Whitwell · (6 episodes)
2023
Love Again
Rob Burns
2023
Suspect
Ryan · (8 episodes)
2022
SAS: Red Notice
Tom Buckingham
2021
Snacked
Self · (1 episode)
2021
To Olivia
Paul Newman
2021
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham
Self · (8 episodes)
2021
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Bloodshot
Jimmy Dalton
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(3 episodes)
2019
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Sebastian
2018
When the Starlight Ends
Jacob
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Emulsion
Ronny Maze
2014
Outlander
Jamie Fraser · (91 episodes)
2014
Heart of Lightness
Lyngstrand
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
A Princess for Christmas
Ashton Prince of Castlebury
2011
Young Alexander the Great
Alexander
2010
Any Human Heart
Lieutenant McStay · (1 episode)
2010
First Light
Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum
2010
SPITFIRE
Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum
2010
Breaking the Mould
Charles Fletcher
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2009
A Very British Sex Scandal
Edward McNally
2007
The Wild West
John Tunstall · (1 episode)
2007
Party Animals
Adrian Chapple · (2 episodes)
2007
Island at War
Philip Dorr · (6 episodes)
2004
Rebus
Peter Carr · (1 episode)
2000
Doctors
Scott Neilson · (20 episodes)
2000
Midsomer Murders
Ian King · (1 episode)
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988