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Samuel Bottomley
Samuel Bottomley
Born	14 June 2001 (age 23); Wibsey, Bradford, England
Education	St Winefride's Catholic Primary School; Lightcliffe Academy; St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society;
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Television	Rocket's Island; Ackley Bridge; Kiss Me First; Ladhood;

Samuel Bottomley (born 14 June 2001) is an English actor. He began acting at the age of nine, when he made his professional debut in the 2011 film Tyrannosaur. After portraying Brandon Kelleher on the CBBC series Rocket's Island, Bottomley went on to appear as Jordan Wilson on the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge, followed by roles on Kiss Me First and Ladhood. He then played Dean Paxton in the 2021 film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie, after which he was cast in television series including The Teacher and Somewhere Boy. He appeared in The Last Rifleman as Rory alongside Pierce Brosnan, a film about a Second World War veteran.

Early life

Bottomley was born on 14 June 2001 in Wibsey, Bradford.^[1] He attended Lightcliffe Academy. Bottomley was a member of the Buttershaw St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society].^[2]^[3]

Career

At the age of nine, Bottomley made his professional acting debut in the 2011 drama film Tyrannosaur.^[4] He then appeared in the 2012 film Private Peaceful as the younger version of Tommo.^[5] Later that year, he began portraying the role of Brandon in the CBBC series Rocket's Island, a role he portrayed until 2015.^[6] From 2017 to 2018, Bottomley portrayed the role of Jordan Wilson in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.^[7]^[8] In 2019, he starred in the comedy film Get Duked! as Ian.^[9] In the same year, he began starring in the iPlayer series Ladhood as Ralph Roberts.^[10] In 2021, he starred in the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie, in the role of Dean Paxton.^[11] Also in 2021, Bottomley was cast in the Channel 5 drama The Teacher, which aired in early 2022.^[12] This was followed by his casting in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Somewhere Boy.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Tyrannosaur	Samuel
2012	Private Peaceful	Young Tommo
2017	Ghost Stories	Young Goodman
2019	The Last Right	Louis Murphy
2019	Get Duked!	Ian
2020	Running Naked	Young Mark
2021	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Dean Paxton
2021	Sundown	Colin Bennett
2023	How to Have Sex	Paddy
2023	The Last Rifleman	Rory
TBA	Anemone	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2015	Rocket's Island	Brandon Kelleher	Main role
2015	Sons of Liberty	Christopher Seider	Episode: "A Dangerous Game"
2015	Wolf Hall	Young Thomas Cromwell	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016	Moving On	Connor	Episode: "Passengers"
2016	Jericho	George Quaintain	Main role; 8 episodes
2017–2018	Ackley Bridge	Jordan Wilson	Main role
2018	Kiss Me First	Ben / Denier	Main role
2019–2022	Ladhood	Ralph Roberts	Main role
2022	The Teacher	Kyle	Main role; 4 episodes
	Somewhere Boy	Aaron	Main role; 8 episodes
	Am I Being Unreasonable?	Boy	4 episodes