Samuel West Biography

Fast Facts

• Has supported the Scene & Heard children's charity of London
• Was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for best actor for "Enron" in 2010
• Studied English literature at the University of Oxford's Lady Margaret Hall
• Son of "Fawlty Towers" actress Prunella Scales and "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" actor Timothy West
• During college, he was the president of the Experimental Theatre Club
• Best known for playing Dr․ Victor Frankenstein in "Van Helsing" and Leonard Bast in "Howards End․"
• As a Shakespearean actor, he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company
• Played Prince Albert Victor of Wales as a child in "Edward the King" and as an adult in "The Ripper․"
• Sang and read poetry at the May 2006 Choir of London tour to Jerusalem and the West Bank