Ryan Oliver Sampson is an English actor. He is from

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. He is best known for playing Grumio in ''

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,'' and Tommo in ''

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''. He also played Luke Rattigan in the

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two-part story of ''

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'', "

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" and "

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Early life

Sampson appeared in school productions such as ''

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'', in which he appeared with fellow student

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Career

Sampson began his career at Sheffield's

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. Prior to ''After You've Gone'', he appeared in ''

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'', in 2003, '' In Denial of Murder'', '' Heartbeat'' and ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'' in 2006. He appeared in the

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pilot ''The Things I Haven't Told You'' and had a role in two episodes of the 2008 series of ''

'', playing the young American genius Luke Rattigan in "

" and "

". In 2008 he worked at the National Theatre. In 2011 he played a small part in Channel 4 comedy series '' Fresh Meat''. In 2015 he played various characters in the

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sketch show ''Glitchy''. In 2015 he also appeared as Charles 'Boz' Dickens in

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's ''

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''. Sampson currently portrays Tommo in

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's 2019 British sitcom ''

''. Sampson's acting influence is

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Personal life

Sampson confirmed that he is

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via Twitter in February 2019, publishing a photo of himself with his boyfriend.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sampson, Ryan 1985 births 21st-century English LGBTQ people English gay actors English LGBTQ actors English male child actors English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors English male television actors LGBTQ people from Yorkshire Living people Male actors from Sheffield People educated at Wales High School