Sam Benjamin Jackson
[''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' C35A] (born 23 September 1993) is an English actor from
Wetherby
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,
West Yorkshire
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, best known for playing Alex Henley in the
sixth series of the
E4 teen drama
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
''
Skins''.
Career
Jackson worked in television during the school-age years, appearing in the
Asda
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commercial and in a number of small roles in shows like ''
Heartbeat''. In 2010, he gained main parts in ''Ten Tigers'', a
short film
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directed by Tony Kelly, and in ''Audrey'' where he played the part of Eddie.
In 2012, Jackson joined the
third generation Third generation may refer to:
* ''Third Generation'' (album), a 1982 album by Hiroshima
* ''The Third Generation'' (1920 film), an American drama film directed by Henry Kolker
* ''The Third Generation'' (1979 film), a West German black comedy b ...
of the teen drama ''
Skins'' during its sixth series, in which he plays
Alex Henley, described as a "mysterious flirty new guy." He originally auditioned for the part of
Rich Hardbeck in the previous series but he didn't get it. Afterwards he gained supporting roles in the
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''.
His first professional theatre job came in 2013 with the production of ''Kes'' at
, where he played the central role of Billy Casper. In 2015 he played the role of Jamie in ''Beautiful Thing''.