ACTOR

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. He 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel West has received more than 3,670,975 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Samuel West is the 9,360th most popular actor (down from 8,289th in 2019), the 6,203rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,534th in 2019) and the 1,041st most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Samuel Wests by language

Over the past year Samuel West has had the most page views in the with 560,707 views, followed by German (32,838), and Italian (16,414). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Dutch (658.45%), Armenian (216.85%), and Simple English (144.02%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Samuel West ranks 9,360 out of 13,578. Before him are Johnny Mack Brown, Lee Joon-hyuk, Adriana Fonseca, Natalia Reyes, Jessica Lowndes, and Katarina Čas. After him are Nonso Anozie, Arthur Wing Pinero, Robert Taylor, Lena Dunham, Saki Fujita, and Julia Dietze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Samuel West ranks 577. Before him are Nacer Abdellah, Alvaro Načinović, Daniel Plaza, Mark Z. Danielewski, Ken Levine, and Georg Hackl. After him are Zdenko Kožul, Kathrin Neimke, Ko Jeong-woon, Nestor Subiat, Miranda Fricker, and Zola Budd.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel West ranks 6,203 out of 8,785. Before him are Aaron Lennon (1987), Paul McGillion (1969), Victoria Hamilton (1971), Herbert Vaughan (1832), Bryan Douglas (1934), and Alison Weir (1951). After him are Nonso Anozie (1978), Arthur Wing Pinero (1855), Kevin Phillips (1973), Scott Parker (1980), Jane Taylor (1783), and Tommy Banks (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Samuel West ranks 1,041. Before him are Jennifer Kendal (1934), Sarah Lancashire (1964), Amanda Donohoe (1962), Helen Baxendale (1970), Paul McGillion (1969), and Victoria Hamilton (1971). After him are Nonso Anozie (1978), Arthur Wing Pinero (1855), Toby Regbo (1991), Barbara Murray (1929), Ronnie Corbett (1930), and Lalla Ward (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

Notting Hill
Anna's Co-Star
William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.
May 21o 19997.262 / 10
Darkest Hour
Sir Anthony Eden
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Nov 22o 20177.353 / 10
Van Helsing
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
May 3o 20046.331 / 10