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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Rhys Armstrong, American actress and fashion designer born 1980 in Tokyo; known as Anna Stern on The O.C., Emily on Entourage, Juliet Darling on Dirty Sexy Money, and creator of the NARU clothing line.

Samantha Barks

Samantha Jane Barks (born 1990, Laxey, Isle of Man) is a British actress and singer, third-place finisher in BBC's I'd Do Anything, best known as Éponine in Les Misérables on stage, in the 25th anniversary concert, and the 2012 film, later Elsa in Frozen.

Samantha Beckinsale

Samantha (Samantha-Jane) Beckinsale, born 1966, is an English actress and writer, daughter of Richard Beckinsale and half-sister of Kate Beckinsale, best known as firefighter Kate Stevens in ITV's London's Burning (1990–1992) and for 1990s British sitcom roles.

Samantha Bond

Samantha Bond (born 1961, London) is an English actress who played Miss Moneypenny in the four Pierce Brosnan James Bond films (1995 to 2002), Lady Rosamund in Downton Abbey, and Judith Potts in The Marlow Murder Club.

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar (1939-2025), British actor born in Hampstead, London; Oscar-nominated Best Actress for The Collector (1965), also Cannes and Golden Globe winner, star of The Brood, Doctor Dolittle, and Anna and the King.

Samantha Logan

Samantha Logan (Samantha Jade Logan, born 1996, Boston) is an American actress known for Olivia Baker on All American (2018–2024) and Nina Jones in 13 Reasons Why season 2, plus 666 Park Avenue, Polaroid, and The Empty Man.

Samantha Marie Ware

Samantha Marie Ware, also known as Sameya, is an American actress and singer born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1991, known for Jane Hayward in Glee season 6, Angela in What/If, and stage roles in The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, and Hamilton.

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis (born 1970, Brooklyn) is an American actress, daughter of Bibi Besch, known for Pump Up the Volume, Super Mario Bros., Little Women, Broken Arrow, American Psycho, The Strain, and Billions, and for witnessing River Phoenix's 1993 death.

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton, British actor born 1977 in Nottingham, two-time Oscar nominee (Sweet and Lowdown, In America), BAFTA Fellowship 2024, plays Circe in Nolan's The Odyssey (2026), also director of The Unloved and musician in Sam Morton.

Samantha Spiro

Samantha Spiro (born 1968, Mill Hill, London) is an English actress, double Olivier winner for Best Actress in a Musical (Merrily We Roll Along, Hello, Dolly!), known for Barbara Windsor roles, Grandma's House, Game of Thrones, and Sex Education.

Samantha Womack

Samantha Womack, née Janus (born 1972), English actress and singer; UK Eurovision 1991 entrant with 'A Message to Your Heart', Mandy in Game On, Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders 2007–2017, Michelle Unwin in the Kingsman films.

Samara Weaving

Samara Weaving, Australian actress and niece of Hugo Weaving, is a horror-film star known as Grace in Ready or Not (2019) and its 2026 sequel, with credits including Scream VI, Babylon, and the upcoming X-Men film as Emma Frost.

Sami Gayle

Sami Gayle, born Samantha Gail Klitzman in 1996, is an American actress and Columbia graduate known for playing Nicky Reagan-Boyle on CBS's Blue Bloods, her film debut in Detachment, and Baby June in Broadway's Gypsy.

Samira Wiley

Samira Wiley (born 1987, Washington, D.C.) is an American actress, Juilliard graduate, known as Poussey in Orange Is the New Black and Emmy-winning Moira in The Handmaid's Tale.

Samm Levine

Samm Levine (Samuel Franklin Levine, born 1982, Chicago) is an American actor and comedian known for Neal Schweiber on Freaks and Geeks, Pfc. Hirschberg in Inglourious Basterds, and Kevin Pollak's Chat Show.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990), American singer, dancer, actor, and Rat Pack member with Sinatra and Martin; Will Mastin Trio child star, "The Candy Man" 1972 number one, civil rights fundraiser.

Samuel Anderson (actor)

Samuel Anderson (born 1982, Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English actor, also credited as Sam Anderson, known for Crowther in The History Boys, Ross Kirk in Emmerdale, Danny Pink in Doctor Who (2014), and Mal in Amandaland; distinct from the American actor Sam Anderson of Lost.

Samuel Barnett (actor)

Samuel Barnett (born 1980, Whitby, England) is a British actor known as Posner in The History Boys (Tony and Olivier nominations, Drama Desk Award), the title role in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and Twelfth Night on Broadway.

Samuel Blenkin

Samuel Blenkin (born 1996, Cheltenham, England) is an English actor trained at Guildhall School, known as Scorpius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Boy Kavalier in Alien: Earth, Hamlet Hail to the Thief, and Black Mirror's Loch Henry.

Samuel Johnson (actor)

Samuel Joseph Johnson OAM (born 1978), Australian actor of The Secret Life of Us and Molly, Gold Logie 2017 winner, and Love Your Sister charity co-founder with sister Connie Johnson.

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson (Samuel Leroy Jackson, born 1948) is an American actor of Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, and Marvel's Nick Fury; over 150 films and the highest cumulative global box office of any actor.

Samuel Larsen

Samuel Larsen (Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen), American actor and singer born 1991 in San Francisco; co-won The Glee Project season 1 in 2011 with Damian McGinty, played Joe Hart on Glee, later Zed in After and roles in Shoulder Dance.

Samuel Page

Samuel Page, born Samuel Elliott in 1976 in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is an American actor and Princeton biology graduate known for All My Children's Trey, Greg on Mad Men, Connor Ellis on House of Cards, Richard Hunter on The Bold Type, and Hallmark Christmas films.

Samuel Roukin

Samuel Roukin (born 1980, Southport, England) is an English actor known as John Graves Simcoe in AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies, the voice of Ghost in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator.

Samuel West

Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 1966), English actor, narrator, and theatre director, son of Timothy West and Prunella Scales; RSC Hamlet and Richard II, Sheffield Theatres artistic director 2005–2007, Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small.

Samy Naceri

Samy Naceri (Saïd Naceri, born 1961, Paris) is a French actor famous as taxi driver Daniel Morales in the Taxi saga (1998–2007) and a 2006 Cannes collective acting prize winner for Indigènes, with a career marked by prison terms.

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan (born 1971, New York City) is an American actress known for Love & Basketball, The Best Man, Alien vs. Predator, voicing Donna Tubbs on Family Guy, and directing On the Come Up (2022).

Sandahl Bergman

Sandahl Bergman (born 1951, Kansas City) is an American dancer and actress, a Bob Fosse Broadway dancer who played Valeria in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Queen Gedren in Red Sonja (1985), winning a 1983 Golden Globe and Saturn Award.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock (born 1964) is an American actress and producer, Oscar winner for The Blind Side, star of Speed, Miss Congeniality, Gravity, and Practical Magic 2, with nearly $5 billion in worldwide box office.

Sandra Caron

Sandra Caron (born Sandra L. Cogan, 1936–2025) was an English actress and writer, sister of singer Alma Cogan, best known as Fanny in Carry On Camping (1969) and as Mumsey/Mumsie on The Crystal Maze (1990–1993, 25 episodes).