Sam Woolf (actor)
Alexander Samuel Woolf (known professionally as Sam Woolf) is an English actor known for his roles on Call the Midwife, Humans, The Crown,[1] and The Witcher. As of 2024 he stars as Joey King's love interest in Hulu's World War II drama We Were The Lucky Ones.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Woolf was born in 1991 and grew up in London and Radlett. His brother is the journalist and podcaster Nicky Woolf. Woolf is Jewish.[5]
Career
[edit]Woolf has appeared in numerous theatre productions including Cheek By Jowl's 'The Winter's Tale' at the Barbican Theatre, the National Theatre's 'Anthony and Cleopatra' alongside Ralph Fiennes, and The Bridge Theatre's 'Alys Always' with Joanne Froggatt.
He began his television career with roles in Humans and Call the Midwife, before taking on larger roles in Netflix's The Crown playing Prince Edward[6] and The Witcher playing the villain Rience taking over from actor Chris Fulton for Series 3.[7][8][9]
In 2023 Woolf was cast alongside Joey King to play Adam Eichenwald in the TV adaptation of Georgia Hunter's novel 'We Were The Lucky ones' airing on Hulu and Disney in 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Crown Season 5 cast, alongside their real-life royal counterparts". Tatler. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (2022-12-15). "'We Were The Lucky Ones' Adds Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Moran Rosenblatt, Sam Woolf & Michael Aloni To Hulu Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "We Were the Lucky Ones". Hulu. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Han, Angie (2024-03-25). "'We Were the Lucky Ones' Review: Joey King and Logan Lerman in Hulu's Stirring Holocaust Survival Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Frick, Evelyn (2024-03-15). "18 Things to Know About Jewish Actor Sam Woolf". Hey Alma. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Meet the Cast of Netflix's The Crown Season 5". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Sharma, Dhruv (2023-06-30). "Why Rience Was Recast In The Witcher Season 3 (& Who His New Actor Is)". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Poisuo, Pauli (2023-06-29). "The Witcher S3: Who Plays Rience And Why Wasn't He In The Games?". Looper. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Ettenhofer, Valerie (2023-08-06). "Rience's Final Witcher Season 3 Scene Looked A Lot Sillier Behind The Scenes". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Access (2024-03-25), Joey King Shares How 'We Were The Lucky Ones' Cast Supported Each Other Amid Emotional Times On Set | Access, retrieved 2024-03-26