Sam Buchanan

Sam Buchanan is an English television and film actor. His television roles include Such Brave Girls. His film roles include Back to Black (2024) and My Fault: London (2025).

Early life He is from Kent. He left college with a Performing Arts BTEC and then graduated with a BA from the ArtsEd Acting program in 2019.

Career He had a role as Fitzy in EastEnders in May and June 2021, until the character became a victim of knife crime. He had a part in a not-for-profit verbatim production of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, called Value Engineering which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4 with the title Grenfell. That year, he appeared as Billie's on/off boyfriend Nicky in Kat Sadler's British comedy drama series Such Brave Girls. He also appeared in Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Power.

In 2024, he could be seen as Nick Shymansky in the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, the singer's early manager when she released her debut album, and a character who encouraged her to go to rehab. He appeared in HBO series Get Millie Black. That year, he featured in the second series of BBC One drama series Sherwood as Nicky Branson.

In 2025, he appeared as Ronnie Burns in the young adult romantic drama film My Fault: London. That year, he gained leading roles in BBC’s Just Act Normal, and could be seen in a lead role in The Wayfinders. He also launched his own independent production company, Silent Knight Productions, alongside Issy Knopfler, with the first film from the company being a short film titled Day Release which is also Buchanans' directorial debut, written and co-directed by Lewis Jamison.

In 2026, he reprised his role as Ronnie in Amazon prime’s Your Fault: London and starred in the sixth season of Miss Scarlet. That year he also signed with LA based management MGMT Entertainment, and theatrical agency Buchwald.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2020 Casualty Riley Bradburn 1 episode Doctors Andrew Lovell 1 episode 2021 EastEnders Fitzy 4 episodes 2022 Mood Damien Yapz 1 episode 2023 The Power Terry 3 episodes 2023–2025 Such Brave Girls Nicky 9 episodes 2024 Back to Black Nick Shymansky Feature film Sherwood Nicky Branson 2 episodes Get Millie Black Harrison 1 episode 2025 My Fault: London Ronnie Film Just Act Normal Dr. Feelgood 6 episodes The Wayfinders Kavan 6 episodes 2026 Miss Scarlet Detective Willows Season 6 Your Fault: London Ronnie Film