Samuel West

Birth Name:

Samuel Alexander Joseph West

Birth Place:

Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Sound department

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
As a Shakespearean actor, he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Best known for playing Dr․ Victor Frankenstein in "Van Helsing" and Leonard Bast in "Howards End․"
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

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