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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Homepage: https://www.samarbor.com/

Movie Involvements: 3

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

Sam is a queer writer/director for film & theatre. Sam’s latest short film Baba won the Iris Prize, and was distributed internationally by the British Council and Channel 4 in the UK. His latest project is Dead Hot, for Amazon Prime, exec. produced by Nicola Shindler (It’s A Sin) and starring BAFTA nominee Vivian Oparah and Bilal Hasna. Sam is Block 1 director (Eps 1, 2 & 3). Sam is second unit director on Heartstopper (Netflix) Seasons 2 & 3. Sam's play 'butterfly' played at the VAULT Festival 2020, and received rave reviews. The Guardian said "this is a brilliant show full of heart – it’s history that is far from dull and has been smacked through a queer kaleidoscope of charm, dark humour and vibrancy." Sam was Assistant Director on CHAOS at the Bristol Old Vic.

Most Famous Work

The Crown
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The Crown

(2016) Assistant Director
Heartstopper
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9

Heartstopper

(2022) Assistant Director
Dead Hot
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8

Dead Hot

(2024) Director
Lifeline
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8

Lifeline

(2016) Director
Baba
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Baba

(2021) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Director
2022 Assistant Director
2021 Director
2016 Assistant Director
Director
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Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Writer
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