Samuel Collings

Samuel Collings is a British actor from London.

Life and career Samuel Collings is the son of actors David Collings and Karen Archer. His twin sister, Eliza, is also an actor. Collings became interested in acting from a very early age and was highly involved in the creative arts—particularly theatre, dance and music—before joining both the National Youth Theatre and Glyndebourne Youth Group, among other companies.

Professionally he has appeared on stage and screen in the UK, US and internationally. In the television series Hex he played the regular character of Tom, who is secretly gay and in love with his best friend, and the role of King Zedekiah in the Emmy Award-winning drama The Bible. Other credits include The Last Czars, The Lost Pirate Kingdom (both Netflix), Outlander (Seasons 4 & 5), Shakespeare Uncovered, New Tricks, The Insiders, Envoi, Dr Faustus, School For Scandal, Bluebird, The Briefcase, Dan Clark's Guide To Work, Doctors and Holby City.

Alongside screen acting, Collings has worked extensively in theatre and radio drama, as well as featuring on audio books, recordings and in other media such as voice over work. He also appeared in verbatim theatre and staged readings for the companies Ice and Fire and Actors For Human Rights (née Actors For Refugees) in London and across the UK, as well as performances for charity organisations including Amnesty International and the NSPCC. Further outreach work has involved projects and workshops with correctional facilities in both the US & UK.

Selected radio includes BBC productions of Orpheus, I Am David, two adaptations of War and Peace, ''Soldiers