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Sam Retford
Retford in 2019
Born (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 24)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Education
  • Brine Leas High School
  • The Lowry Actors Company
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
TelevisionAckley Bridge
Coronation Street

Sam Retford (born 22 June 1999) is an Australian-English actor, known for portraying the role of

Curtis Delamere
.

Early life

Retford was born on 22 June 1999 in

Brine Leas High School,[2] and later studied acting at The Lowry Actors Company.[1] Before he began acting professionally, Retford aspired to be a marine biologist.[3]

Career

Retford began acting in fringe productions around the Manchester theatre scene, such as

domestic abuse, coming to terms with his sexuality, and having an illegal relationship with a teacher.[7][8]

In August 2018, he co-starred in the musical Closets alongside

Curtis Delamere.[18] Later that year, he was cast in the musical film White Wedding as Hunter.[19]

In February 2024, it was announced that Retford had been cast as Dougal MacKenzie in the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.[20]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014
Hollyoaks: Tom's Life
 		Nate Main role [3]
2017–2019 Ackley Bridge
Cory Wilson
 Main role [21]
2019 Casualty Tyler Begbie 1 episode [22]
2020 Granada Reports Himself Guest [23]
2020 S.A.M Sam Short film [24]
2021 Death in Paradise Joseph Verdinikov 2 episodes [25]
2021 Coronation Street
Curtis Delamere
 Series regular [26]
2021 White Wedding Hunter Film [19]
2021 The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family George Boleyn Television film [27]
2022 Ralph & Katie Gary Recurring role [28]
2023 All Creatures Great and Small FO Woodham 1 Episode
TBA Outlander: Blood of My Blood Dougal MacKenzie [20]

Stage

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2014 The Wardrobe George National Theatre Connections [29]
2014 At Night Jake Royal Exchange [30]
2015 Lord of the Flies Ralph The Lowry [31]
2016 Henry V Bardolph Open Air Theatre [32]
2018 The Newspaper Boy Max 53Two [33]
2018 Closets Henry Hope Mill Theatre [21]
2019 Kings of Idle Land Michael The Vault Theatre [34]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sam Retford talks to Northern Soul about time travel, typecasting and telly". 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Brine Leas Bulletin Winter Edition 2017" (PDF). School Bulletin. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Sam Retford". TresA. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Ex EastEnders actor and Ackley Bridge star Paul Nicholls: 'I still feel like a 16-year-old kid!'". What's on TV. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Ackley Bridge gets a third series on Channel 4". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ Houghton, Rianne (21 August 2019). "Channel 4 confirms series three of Ackley Bridge". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ Joe Anderton (16 July 2019). "Ackley Bridge fans are NOT happy with student/teacher affair story". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Rory (12 June 2018). "Ackley Bridge spoilers: Viewers in tears at brutal domestic abuse scene". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Closets the Musical". Hope Mill Theatre. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Kings of Idle Land". Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  11. ^ Morgan, Fergus. "Kings of Idle Land review at Vaults, London – 'delicate performances'". The Stage. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. ^ Gavell, Tom (11 November 2019). "Celebrities, Will Poulter, Cel Spellman and Sam Retford to appear at anti-bullying event in Blackpool". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Diana Awards celebrates anti-bullying week". London Live. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  14. ^ Writer: Dana Fainaru; Director: Jordan Hogg; Producer: Dafydd Llewelyn (28 December 2019). "Episode 17". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  15. Gay Times Magazine. Archived
    from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Teenage Leeds actor stars in new British LGBTQ film". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Death in Paradise season 10 guest cast: Who will appear in Death in Paradise series 10?". Daily Express. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. ^ Kitson, Calli (18 May 2021). "Coronation Street spoilers: Emma Brooker's dashing new love interest revealed – but Steve McDonald recognises him". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  19. ^
    Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (26 February 2024). "'Outlander' Prequel Series 'Blood of My Blood' Adds Four to Cast as Younger Versions of Key Characters". Variety.
  21. ^ a b "We chat to Actor Sam Retford". 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  22. ^ Reilly, Elaine. "Casualty spoilers: Dylan's failures exposed as Ethan's exit is revealed". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  23. ^ "A new coming of age film S.A.M explores love and acceptance". ITV News. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  24. ^ Edwards, Chris. "Hollyoaks actor David Tag teams up with Ackley Bridge's Sam Retford for new LGBTQ+ film". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Meet the cast of Death in Paradise season 10". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  26. ^ Patterson, Stephen (18 May 2021). "Ackley Bridge star Sam Retford joins Coronation Street as Emma's new love interest". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Who is in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family cast? BBC actors and historians!". The Focus. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  28. ^ Hibbs, James (5 October 2022). "Meet the cast of Ralph & Katie". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  29. ^ "Sam Retford CV". Curtis Brown. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  30. ^ "AT NIGHT - Royal Exchange Theatre". www.royalexchange.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  31. ^ Bushell, Steph (13 July 2014). "The Lord of the Flies". Violent Delights. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Coming out as a kid in the 90's was never going to be easy..." Out News Global. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  33. ^ "The Newspaper Boy". Manchester Salon. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  34. ^ "Theatre review: Kings of Idle Land at Vault (Cavern) Leake Street". British Theatre Guide. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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