Simon Patrick Douro Hoare (born 27 June 1981), known by the stage-name Sam Hoare, is a British actor and director known for his role as rower Dickie Burnell, alongside

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, in BBC One Olympic drama ''

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'' (2012). Hoare wrote and directed his début feature film, '' Having You'', which was premièred in May 2013 on Sky Movies.

Early life and education

Born Simon Patrick Douro Hoare, he is the son of the late Timothy James Douro Hoare and his former wife "Linda" Kinvara Cayzer, the granddaughter of

Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick Herbert Robin Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick DL (23 July 1881 – 16 March 1958), known as Sir Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baronet, from 1924 to 1939, was a British shipping magnate and Conservative Party politician. Cayzer was the fifth son of Sir C ...

. Hoare was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

, and then read Philosophy and Psychology at the

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, where he performed in a number of plays at the student theatre.

Acting career

Hoare went on to perform on stage, including productions at the Chichester Theatre,

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and The Theatre Royal Haymarket, for a 6-month run of ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' directed by

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. Alongside his theatrical and TV appearances, including ''Eastenders'' and ''Doctors'', Hoare appeared in films; with Nicole Kidman in ''The Golden Compass'' and Samuel L. Jackson in ''Captain America''. After his role in ''Bert & Dickie'' in 2012, Hoare guest-starred in BBC1's ''Father Brown'' and in Stephen Poliakoff's BBC2 drama ''Dancing on the Edge'', as well as a comedy lead in ''Blandings'' for BBC1, based on the celebrated stories of P.G. Wodehouse; also starring

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and

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. Hoare played the role of production assistant

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in the BBC drama ''

An Adventure in Space and Time ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' is a 2013 British biographical television film, starring David Bradley, Brian Cox, Jessica Raine and Sacha Dhawan. Directed by Terry McDonough, and written by regular ''Doctor Who'' writer Mark Gatiss, it p ...

'' to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of '' Doctor Who''.

As director and writer

Hoare has directed a number of music videos and two short films; ''Training Day'' which was accepted into several major festivals including the ''Rushes Soho Shorts Festival'' and the ''Encounters International Film Festival''; and more recently, ''Babysitting'' starring Romola Garai, Dan Stevens and Imogen Stubbs. Alongside ''Having You'', Hoare has a number of feature writing projects in development, as well as a TV pilot ''Underperforming'' which is currently in development with Finite Films.

Personal life

In March 2013 the actress

Romola Garai Romola Sadie Garai (; born 6 August 1982) is a British actress and film director. She appeared in ''Amazing Grace'', ''Atonement'', and '' Glorious 39'', and in the BBC series '' Emma'', '' The Hour'' and ''The Crimson Petal and the White''. I ...

gave birth to their daughter. Hoare and Garai were married in July 2014.

Filmography

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