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Samuel West

1966 - Today

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Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is an English actor, theatre director, and narrator. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor in theatre, film, television, and radio. West was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of Leonard Bast in the Merchant Ivory film adaptation of E. M. Forster's novel Howards End (1992), and was later nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the title role in Rupert's Land (1998). In 2010, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jeffrey Skilling in Lucy Prebble's Enron. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel West is the 8,821st most popular actor (up from 9,362nd in 2024), the 6,154th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,205th in 2019) and the 990th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Samuel West ranks 8,821 out of 13,578. Before him are Elizabeth Berridge, Rod La Rocque, Ana Girardot, Thekla Reuten, Ella Purnell, and Dolores Heredia. After him are Amala Paul, William R. Moses, Tom Cullen, Fabiana Udenio, Arlene Francis, and Valerie Leon.

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Among people born in 1966, Samuel West ranks 546. Before him are Khadija al-Salami, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Alexandre Borges, Yoko Kamio, Petra Rossner, and Dolores Heredia. After him are Héctor Baldassi, Toru Morikawa, Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes, Samir Rifai, Steve Valentine, and Edwig Van Hooydonck.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel West ranks 6,156 out of 8,785. Before him are Barry Atsma (1972), Charles Stross (1964), Raymond Keene (1948), Charles Brabin (1882), Ella Purnell (1996), and Trevor Nunn (1940). After him are Tom Cullen (1985), Valerie Leon (1943), Sam Bailey (1977), Neil Marshall (1970), Nellie Halstead (1910), and Dave Morgan (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Samuel West ranks 990. Before him are Nick Moran (1969), David Harewood (1965), Ashley Jensen (1969), Angela Scoular (1945), Barry Atsma (1972), and Ella Purnell (1996). After him are Tom Cullen (1985), Valerie Leon (1943), Caroline Bliss (1961), Skandar Keynes (1991), Joseph Mawle (1974), and Andrew Howard (1969).

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