Sam Jackson (actor)

Not to be confused with Samuel L. Jackson. For other people named Sam Jackson, see Samuel Jackson (disambiguation).

Sam Benjamin Jackson^[1] (born 23 September 1993) is an English actor from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, best known for playing Alex Henley in the sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins.

Sam Jackson
Born	Sam Benjamin Jackson (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 31) Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Career

Jackson worked in television during the school-age years, appearing in the Asda commercial and in a number of small roles in shows like Heartbeat.^[2] In 2010, he gained main parts in Ten Tigers, a short film directed by Tony Kelly, and in Audrey where he played the part of Eddie.^[3]

In 2012, Jackson joined the third generation of the teen drama Skins during its sixth series, in which he plays Alex Henley, described as a "mysterious flirty new guy."^[4] He originally auditioned for the part of Rich Hardbeck in the previous series but he didn't get it.^[5] Afterwards he gained supporting roles in the BBC series of The Syndicate and Holby City.^[6]

His first professional theatre job came in 2013 with the production of Kes at Derby Theatre, where he played the central role of Billy Casper.^[7] In 2015 he played the role of Jamie in Beautiful Thing.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Audrey	Eddie	Short film
	Ten Tigers	Cameron	Short film
2012	Skins	Alex Henley	E4 series (8 episodes)
2013	The Syndicate	Jonathan Summers	BBC One series (1 episode: No.2.4)
	Holby City	Cameron Pollins	BBC One series (3 episodes: No.15.40, 15.41, 15.47)
	Drifters	James	E4 series
2017	Father Brown	Sean Crimp	BBC One series (1 episode: No. 5.14)
2019	How to Summon Satan	Sammy Dodger	Short film
2021	The Drowning of Arthur Braxton	Adam	Feature film[9]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Kes	Billy Casper	Derby Theatre
2015	Beautiful Thing	Jamie