Samuel James | |
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Born |
Samuel James United Kingdom |
Residence | London, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Actor, voiceover artist |
Years active | 2002–present |
Television |
Casualty (2007, 2012) EastEnders (2011–2012) Birds of a Feather (2014—) |
Samuel James is a British actor, and voice artist best known for playing the role of Garth Stubbs (the fourth actor to do so) in the ITV sitcom Birds of a Feather since 2014. He has also starred in Casualty and EastEnders.
James is an experienced theatre actor and singer, having appeared in the 2002 West End musical production of The Full Monty (adapted from the 1997 film of the same name) as Malcolm and as Houdini in the original London production of the Broadway musical Ragtime. He also played the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
He has twice performed at The National Theatre: in Women Beware Women, directed by Marianne Elliott and as Fabian in Twelfth Night (starring Rebecca Hall and directed by her father, Sir Peter Hall).
In 2007, James starred as Todd in the World premiere of Stockholm, a new play by Bryony Lavery. The production opened at The Drum Theatre, Plymouth before embarking on a critically acclaimed UK tour, eventually garnering a Best Touring Production nomination at the 2008 TMA Awards.