Sam Lucas Smith is an Irish writer, actor, and director based in London, Dublin, and Los Angeles. He graduated with a Master\u2019s degree in Screenwriting from the National Film School at IADT and he received a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Acting from the MMU School of Theatre before going on to train as part of the Bow Street Screen Acting Academy in Dublin.<\/p>\n
Sam is known for having written and directed award-winning films such as BUY THE DIP, in which Sam stars alongside IFTA nominated comedian John Colleary; DEATH OF AN ANDROID, which Sam wrote and directed alongside \u2018Always Sunny in Philadelphia\u2019 director Heath Cullens; and the upcoming dark comedy OKAY GOOGLE, starring Rebecca Black as a vindictive AI assistant who breaks out of \u2018the cloud\u2019 to exact revenge on her owner.<\/p>\n
As an actor, Sam\u2019s leading credits include popular BBC dramas such as WATERLOO ROAD, the EMMY AWARD-WINNING VIKINGS, and award-winning feature films such as KILLERS WITHIN, which had its debut at the BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, and IMPERFECT SKY, for which Sam won BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR at the Sydney Independent Film Festival.<\/p>\n
Sam was selected as one of this year\u2019s BAFTA LA NEWCOMERS, which recognizes up-and-coming international talent, he was named as Film Daily\u2019s FILMMAKER OF THE DAY following the success of his directorial debut with BUY THE DIP, and his work has screened at major festivals and venues including the TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Comedy Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, Festival de Cannes.<\/p>\n
As a multidisciplinary artist, Sam has achieved success as a writer-director, regularly acting in and directing projects such as:<\/p>\n
Sam graduated from the MMU School of Theatre and went on to train at the Bow Street academy for Screen Acting in Dublin. He graduated with an MA in Screenwriting from Dublin’s IADT National Film School and he has further experience in improvisation and comedy, having trained at the renowned Upright Citizen’s Brigade theatre in Los Angeles and the Soho Theatre comedy school in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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