Nic Sampson is a New Zealand actor, comedian, and writer known for his roles as Chip Thorn, the Yellow Mystic Ranger on ''

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'', Detective Constable Sam Breen on ''

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'', and for the New Zealand sketch show ''Funny Girls''.

Life and career

Sampson portrayed Chip Thorn, the Yellow Mystic Ranger on ''

'' which premiered in 2006. He was also the voice of the Sentinel Knight on ''

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'', and various monsters in subsequent series. Sampson portrays Detective Constable Sam Breen in ''

'', a New Zealand detective, drama television series that premiered on Prime in 2014. In 2014, Sampson won ''Best Newcomer'' at the

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. In 2015 he was nominated for the

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and in 2016 Sampson was nominated for the Fred Award for best New Zealand show. Sampson was a writer and performer for NZ news satire show ''

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'' and ''

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''. Sampson was also a writer and performer for sketch comedy ''Funny Girls'' which ran for three seasons (2015–2018). He is one of the creators of NZ sitcom ''Golden Boy''. Sampson is a founding member of Auckland-based improvised comedy collective ''Snort''. In 2021, Sampson joined

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and Alice Snedden as co-writer for the second series of BBC Three and HBO Max's ''Starstruck''.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

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