I wanted a career in sports. Had a couple of injuries in my teens – End of. I wasn’t academic. Felt lost. Then I lost a bet and had to sing in a school show. I was pretty good. 20 years later – I’ve been the first female Doctors’ alien nemesis, a gangster, a Boxer, a soldier, a Duke and a load more.

Samuel’s recent theatre work includes: Any Means Necessary (Nottingham Playhouse), King Lear (Theatre Royal Bath) and Richard III (Nottingham Playhouse/York Theatre Royal).

Television includes: Strike: Lethal White, Small Axe, Doctor Who (BBC) and Cursed (Netflix).