Samuel Joslin

Samuel Louis Joslin is a British film and television actor. He is best known for playing the role of Thomas Bennett in The Impossible and Jonathan Brown in Paddington and its 2017 and 2024 sequels.

Career In 2012, Joslin got his first major role as Thomas Bennett in The Impossible, a true story about a family that survived the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. In 2014, Joslin starred along Lambert Wilson in the short film The Nostalgist. The film focuses on the father (Wilson) and his unusual son (Joslin) in a future world. In the same year he got the part of Jonathan Brown in the British movie Paddington. In 2015, Joslin played Marcus Maudsley in The Go-Between. In 2017, Joslin reprised his role as Jonathan Brown in Paddington 2, and reprised his role a third time in Paddington in Peru in 2024.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Impossible Thomas Bennett 2014 The Nostalgist The Boy Short film Paddington Jonathan Brown 2017 Paddington 2 2024 Paddington in Peru

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Go-Between Marcus Maudsley Television film 2016 Houdini & Doyle Peter Bennett Episode: "A Dish of Adharma"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2012 34th Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor The Impossible