Sam Hoare (actor)
| Sam Hoare | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Simon Patrick Douro Hoare 27 June 1981 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Eton College University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Dickie Burnell, in Bert & Dickie (BBC1) |
| Spouse(s) | Romola Garai (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Sam Hoare (born 27 June 1981) is a British actor and director known for his role as Dickie Burnell, alongside Matt Smith in BBC1's Olympic drama Bert & Dickie (2012).[1]
Hoare wrote and directed his début feature film, Having You, starring Anna Friel and Romola Garai,[2] which was premièred in May 2013 on Sky Movies.[3][4]
Early life & education
Born Simon Patrick Douro Hoare, he is the son of Timothy James Douro Hoare and his former wife "Linda" Kinvara Cayzer, the granddaughter of Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick.[5] Hoare was educated at Eton College,[6][7] and then read Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, where he performed in a number of plays at the student theatre.[8]
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.[9] Alongside his theatrical and TV appearances, including Eastenders[10] and Doctors, Hoare appeared in films; with Nicole Kidman in The Golden Compass and Samuel L. Jackson in Captain America.
After his role in Bert & Dickie in 2012, Hoare guest-starred in BBC1's Father Brown[11] and in Stephen Poliakoff's BBC2 drama Dancing On The Edge,[12] as well as a comedy lead in Blandings for BBC1, based on the celebrated stories of P.G. Wodehouse; also starring Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall, David Walliams and Paloma Faith.[13]
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.[14]
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;[15] and more recently, Babysitting starring Romola Garai, Dan Stevens and Imogen Stubbs.[16]
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.[17]
Personal life
In March 2013 the actress Romola Garai gave birth to their daughter.[5] Hoare and Garai were married in July 2014.[18]
Filmography
| Title | Role | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| An Adventure in Space and Time (TV Movie) | Douglas Camfield | 2013 |
| Having You | Director / Writer | 2013 |
| Father Brown (TV series) | Norman Bohun | 2013 |
| Dancing on the Edge (TV series) | Eric | 2013 |
| Blandings (TV series) | 'Beefy' Bingham | 2012/13 |
| Bert and Dickie | Richard "Dickie" Burnell | 2012 |
| Babysitting (short) | Director / Writer | 2011 |
| Training Day (short) | Director / Writer | 2011 |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | Nervous Recruit | 2011 |
| Doctors (TV series) | Gavin Peterson / Glen Newman | 2008-2011 |
| Borgen (TV series) | Engelsk analytiker #2 | 2010 |
| Bucolic Terror (short) | 2009 | |
| EastEnders (TV series) | Keiran | 2009 |
| Leave (short) | Associate Producer | 2009 |
| The Start (short) | Producer | 2009 |
| Lecture 21 | Musician | 2008 |
| Summerhill (TV movie) | Phil | 2008 |
| The Golden Compass | Second-in-Command | 2007 |
| Party Animals (TV series) | Tom Merchant | 2007 |
| Lilies (TV series) | Peter Parks | 2007 |
| Jane Eyre (TV mini-series) | Lynn Brother | 2006 |
References
- ↑ Conner, Megan. "Why we're watching: Sam Hoare". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ Kay, Richard. "Richard Kay: Sam Hoare completes film on infertility". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Having You". Sky Movies. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Having You". IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- 1 2 Rhodes, Michael (21 March 2013). "Daughter for Romola Garai and Sam Hoare". Peerage News. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Georgina, Littlejohn. "Matt Smith swaps the Tardis for the Thames". Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa. "Eton spawns a new breed of stage and screen luminaries". The Observer. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Hoare: biography". CastNet UK. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This is Theatre. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Sack, Rosalind (2013-01-22). "Hot Right Now". Reveal.
- ↑ "Father Brown, 'The Hammer of God'". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Jury, Louise (25 October 2012). "Poliakoff drama tells how royalty fought racism to champion black musicians". Evening Standard.
- ↑ Daniels, Colin. "David Walliams, Paloma Faith join BBC comedy 'Blandings'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "1963: brought back to life!". Dr Who Magazine (Panini Comics) (458). 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Hoare". Wigwam Films. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Nutkins". marknutkinsdop.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Underperforming: Interview with writer/director Sam Hoare". Finite Funnies. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Tim (24 July 2014). "Romola Garai 'secretly' weds Sam Hoare". The Daily Telegraph. London: TMG. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sam Hoare". IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2013.