Sam Hoare (actor)

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Simon Patrick Douro Hoare (born 27 June 1981), known by the stage-name Sam Hoare, is a British actor and director known for his role as rower Dickie Burnell, alongside Matt Smith, in the BBC One Olympic drama Bert and Dickie (2012).[1]

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Sam Hoare
Born
Simon Patrick Douro Hoare

(1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 43)[citation needed]
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active2006–present
Known forDickie Burnell, in Bert & Dickie
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Children2
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Hoare wrote and directed his début feature film, Having You, which premièred in May 2013 on Sky Movies.[2][3]

Early life and education

Born Simon Patrick Douro Hoare, he is the son of the late Timothy James Douro Hoare and his former wife "Linda" Kinvara Cayzer, the granddaughter of Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick.[4] Hoare was educated at Eton College,[5] and then read Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, where he performed in a number of plays at the student theatre.[6]

Acting career

Hoare went on to perform on stage, including productions at the Chichester Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe and The Theatre Royal Haymarket, for a 6-month run of Breakfast at Tiffany's directed by Sean Mathias.[7] Alongside his theatrical and TV appearances, including EastEnders[8] and Doctors, Hoare appeared in films; with Nicole Kidman in The Golden Compass and Samuel L. Jackson in Captain America: The First Avenger.

After his role in Bert & Dickie in 2012, Hoare guest-starred in BBC One's Father Brown[9] and in Stephen Poliakoff's BBC2 drama Dancing on the Edge,[10] as well as a comedy lead in Blandings for BBC One, based on the celebrated stories of P.G. Wodehouse; also starring Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall, David Walliams and Paloma Faith.[11]

Hoare played the role of production assistant Douglas Camfield in the BBC drama An Adventure in Space and Time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.[12]

As director and writer

Hoare has directed a number of music videos and two short films; Training Day which was accepted into several major festivals including the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival and the Encounters International Film Festival;[13] and more recently, Babysitting starring Romola Garai, Dan Stevens and Imogen Stubbs.[14][dead link]

Alongside Having You, Hoare has a number of feature writing projects in development, as well as a TV pilot Underperforming which is currently in development with Finite Films.[15][needs update]

Personal life

In March 2013, his partner actress Romola Garai gave birth to their daughter.[4] Hoare and Garai married in July 2014.[16]

Filmography

Film

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2007 The Golden Compass Second in Command
2008 Lecture 21 Musician
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Nervous Recruit
2013 Having You Writer and director
2014 Keeping Rosy Tom
2015 Solitary James
Legend Stefan De Faye
The Program Stephen Swart
2018 The Mercy Mr. Hughes
Hurricane Kellett
2023 Club Zero Fred's Father
TBA Hedda Detective Logan Post-production
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Television

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2006 Jane Eyre Lynn Brother 4 episodes
2007 Lilies Peter Parks Episode: "The Release"
Party Animals Tom Merchant Episode #1.5
2008 Summerhill Phil Television film
2008, 2011 Doctors Gavin Peterson / Glen Newman 2 episodes
2009 EastEnders Kieran 1 episode
2010 Borgen Engelsk analytiker No. 2 Episode: "Dyden i midten"
2012 Bert and Dickie Richard "Dickie" Burnell Television film
2013 Father Brown Norman Bohun Episode: "The Hammer of God"
Blandings Rupert Bingham Episode: "Company for Gertrude"
Dancing on the Edge Eric 3 episodes
An Adventure in Space and Time Douglas Camfield Television film
2015 Life in Squares Young Clive Bell 2 episodes
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Rowan Episode #1.5
Dickensian Matthew Pocket 6 episodes
Plebs Sebastus Episode: "The Cupid"
National Treasure Tom Episode #1.1
Dark Angel James Robinson 2 episodes
2017 Endeavour Dr. Tristan Berger Episode: "Harvest"
Grantchester Mark Davies Episode #3.6
Delicious Harry Episode: "Secrets of the Father"
2017, 2024 Outlander Lord Hal Melton / Harold 'Hal' Grey 3 episodes
2018 McMafia Alan Reynott 2 episodes
Death in Paradise Daniel Friend Episode: "Meditated in Murder"
2019 Traitors Neville 3 episodes
Knightfall Gabriel 2 episodes
Pennyworth Ian Thurso Episode: "Martha Kane"
Carnival Row Leslie Boythorne Episode: "Unaccompanied Fae"
2021 Wolfe Darren Belby Episode #1.1
Showtrial Adam Reynolds 4 episodes
The Girl Before Charlie Episode #1.1
2022 The Capture Ed Polczynski 2 episodes
The Ex-Wife Johnny 2 episodes
Miss Scarlet and The Duke Arthur St John Hudson 2 episodes
2023 Dalgliesh Maximillian Howarth 2 episodes
The Castaways Pete 3 episodes
2023–present Grace ACC Cassian Pewe 7 episodes
2025 Playing Nice Mr. Kelly 2 episodes
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