Sam Otto (born 13 June 1992) 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'' a ...

'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 Sikh Sikhs (sin ...

'' and ''

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Early life

Otto was born in

Basingstoke Basingstoke ( ) is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs. It is the largest settlement in Hampshire without city status in the United King ...

. He first got into Television and Film acting in 2017 starring in The Jackson (British TV series) as Jalal. He trained at

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in Kings Cross, London, 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 ...

. Otto attended

St Augustine's Catholic College St. Augustine's Catholic College is a Catholic academy secondary school in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, with a sixth form for years 12 and 13. The school opened on its current site in the western suburbs of Trowbridge in 1967. Formerly a vo ...

Trowbridge Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies south-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath, south-west of Swindon and south-east of Brist ...

Acting career

Otto starred in ''

'' as "Young Sathnam's Father", before starring in the 2018 movie '' The Flood'' 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. He portrayed Eshbaal in the 2025 series ''

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''.

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* 1991 births Living people 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Basingstoke English male television actors {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub