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
Self · (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

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