Sam Corlett (born 24 April 1996) is an Australian actor who has appeared in '' The Dry'', ''

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'' (2020) and '' Vikings: Valhalla'' (2022–present).

Life and education

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was born and raised on the Central Coast,

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, Australia, with his parents being a counsellor and a tradesman. He was a professional model before he became an actor, working for Viviens Models. Corlett also had a high level involvement in sport growing up; he was captain of his school team at both rugby and basketball.

Veganism

Whilst filming '' Vikings: Valhalla'' at Ashford Studios in

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, Ireland, Corlett started his working day with meditation, followed by a seven-kilometre run, then a swim in the very cold

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and some

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each evening. Corlett is a

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; he gained around 10kg in weight for the Valhalla role by eating a diet of

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, containing

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and

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, along with organic vegan protein, brown rice and peas. As Corlett was uncomfortable wearing real leather, he was provided with Desserto based body armour, a type of

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made from cacti.

Career

In 2020, Corlett secured a recurring role as Caliban (Prince of Hell) for 14 episodes of ''

'' opposite

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, which was filmed in

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, Canada. Corlett plays the main role as

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in History's new ''

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'' sequel '' Vikings: Valhalla'' which was aired on

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in 2022. Corlett teams up with

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who plays Harald Sigurdsson and

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as Freydís Eiríksdóttir in the Viking saga, set in a time over a century after the Lothbrok era. Eriksson was believed to be one of the first Europeans to explore North America.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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Sam Corlett - Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corlett, Sam Living people 1995 births 21st-century Australian actors Australian film actors Australian television actors Male actors from New South Wales Vegans Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni