Sam Reid (born 19 February 1987) is an Australian actor. He is known for his work in '' Hatfields & McCoys'' (2012), '' Belle'' (2013), '' '71'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015), '' Despite the Falling Snow'' (2016), '' Prime Suspect 1973'' (2017), '' The Hunting'' (2019) and as Lestat de Lioncourt in '' Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire'' (2022–present). He was nominated for the

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for '' Lambs of God'' (2019) and '' The Newsreader'' (2021–present)

Early life and education

Reid was born on 19 February 1987 in rural

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, Australia, where his father was a cattle farmer. His mother's family is Irish. His older brother is Rupert Reid, who is also an actor. He also has a sister. He attended Cranbrook School, a private boys' school in Sydney. Upon completion of school, Reid briefly lived in

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before moving to

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to study acting. In 2010, he graduated from the

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(LAMDA).

Career

During his final semester at LAMDA, Reid was given an opportunity to audition for a part in '' Anonymous'' (2011). Despite not receiving a script prior to his audition, he was offered the role of the

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the next day. He was at this time credited as Sebastian Reid. In 2012, Reid was cast in period drama '' Belle'' after actor Sam Claflin left the project due to scheduling conflicts. In February 2016, he appeared in

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's music video for his song " Never Be Like You" alongside Sophie Lowe. In 2019, Reid appeared in the Australian web television series '' Bloom'', the subscription television series '' Lambs of God'', and SBS TV drama mini-series '' The Hunting''. In 2021, Reid was cast as Lestat de Lioncourt in the AMC television series ''

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''. Reid played up-and-coming news presenter Dale Jennings in the ABC series '' The Newsreader'', released in August 2021.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Sam 1987 births Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Australian male film actors Living people Australian male television actors People educated at Cranbrook School, Sydney Male actors from New South Wales