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Samantha Barks

1990 - Today

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Samantha Jane Barks (born 2 October 1990) is a Manx actress and singer who rose to fame after placing third in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008. She has released three studio albums: Looking in Your Eyes (2007), Samantha Barks (2016), and Into the Unknown (2021), and made her film debut as Éponine in the Tom Hooper-directed Les Misérables in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samantha Barks has received more than 3,096,685 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Samantha Barks is the 12,547th most popular actor (down from 10,886th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Isle of Man (down from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Samantha Barks ranks 12,547 out of 13,578. Before her are Summer Bishil, Danielle Bisutti, Brian Drummond, Kapil Sharma, Elkie Chong, and Gbenga Akinnagbe. After her are Scott Menville, Leo Howard, Marian Rivera, Andrey Batt, Manny Jacinto, and Zain Al Rafeea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Samantha Barks ranks 864. Before her are Vincenzo Fiorillo, Florian Niederlechner, William Tesillo, Seinabo Sey, Reimond Manco, and Nnamdi Oduamadi. After her are Stefan Schwab, Giulio Donati, Jo Inge Berget, André Martins, Roman Josi, and Marko Vejinović.

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In Isle of Man

Among people born in Isle of Man, Samantha Barks ranks 12 out of 14. Before her are Rhodri the Great (820), Mark Cavendish (1985), Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893), Kieran Tierney (1997), Joe Locke (2003), and Amy Jackson (1991). After her are Jamie Blackley (1991), Peter Kennaugh (1989), and Lizzie Holden (1997).

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Among ACTORS In Isle of Man

Among actors born in Isle of Man, Samantha Barks ranks 3. Before her are Joe Locke (2003), and Amy Jackson (1991). After her are Jamie Blackley (1991).

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Television and Movie Roles

Les Misérables
Éponine
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Dec 18o 20127.331 / 10
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Miss Acacia (voice)
In Scotland 1874, Jack is born on the coldest day ever. Because of the extreme cold, his heart stops beating. The responsible midwife in Edinburgh finds a way to save him by replacing his heart with a clock. So he lives and remains under the midwife's protective care. But he must not get angry or excited because that endangers his life by causing his clock to stop working. Worse than that, when he grows up, he has to face the fact he cannot fall in love because that too could stop his delicate heart.
Feb 5o 20147.217 / 10
Bitter Harvest
Natalka
Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.
Jan 31o 20176 / 10