Sam Otto (born 13 June 1991) is a British actor who gained popularity in 2017 after playing "Jalal" in

Peter Kosminsky Peter Kosminsky (born 21 April 1956) is a British writer, director and producer. He has directed Hollywood movies such as '' White Oleander'' and television films like '' Warriors'', ''The Government Inspector'', '' The Promise'', ''Wolf Hall'' ...

's Channel four Series ''

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''. He is also known for starring in ''Collateral'', ''The Flood'', ''

The Boy with the Topknot ''The Boy with the Topknot'' is a 2017 British romantic drama film starring Sacha Dhawan and Joanna Vanderham. The film is based on Sathnam Sanghera's memoir of the same name. The film premiered on BBC. The film is about a Punjabi man who brings ...

'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Otto was born in

Basingstoke Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southa ...

. He first got into Television and Film acting in 2017 starring in

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as Jalal. He trained at

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint Martins, a constitue ...

. Otto attended

St Augustine's Catholic College St. Augustine's Catholic College is an independent Catholic secondary school in the town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The school has a sixth form for years 12 and 13. The school opened on its site in the western suburbs of Trowbridge in ...

Trowbridge Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England, on the River Biss in the west of the county. It is near the border with Somerset and lies southeast of Bath, 31 miles (49 km) southwest of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) southe ...

Acting career

Sam Otto starred in ''

'' as "Young Sathnam's Father", before starring in the 2018 movie ''

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'' as Josef. Otto's most recognizable role is "Jalal" in

's Channel four series ''

'' about young

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recruits, chronicling their journeys into endorsement of the caliphate on the one hand, and into disillusionment and despair on the other. Otto then went on to star in TNT's 2020 thriller series ''

'', as John "Oz" Osweiller, a young brakeman and police-type figure of the train.

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* 1991 births Living people 21st-century British male actors British male television actors Male actors from Hampshire People from Basingstoke {{UK-actor-stub