Samuel Bottomley (born 14 June 2001) is an English actor. He began acting at the age of nine, when he made his professional debut in the 2011 film ''

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''. After portraying Brandon Kelleher on the

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series '' Rocket's Island'', Bottomley went on to appear as

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on the

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school drama ''

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'', followed by roles on '' Kiss Me First'' and ''

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''. He then played Dean Paxton in the 2021 film adaptation of ''

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'', after which he was cast in television series including '' The Teacher'' and '' Somewhere Boy''.

Early life

Bottomley was born on 14 June 2001 in

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. Bottomley was a member of the

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St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society, and in 2014, he joined The Yorkshire School of Acting at the

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Career

At the age of nine, Bottomley made his professional acting debut in the 2011 drama film ''

''. He then appeared in the 2012 film ''

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'' as the younger version of Tommo. Later that year, he began portraying the role of Brandon in the

series '' Rocket's Island'', a role he portrayed until 2015. From 2017 to 2018, Bottomley portrayed the role of

in the

school drama ''

''. In 2019, he starred in the comedy film ''

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'' as Ian. In the same year, he began starring in the

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series ''

'' as Ralph Roberts. In 2021, he starred in the film ''

'', in the role of Dean Paxton. Also in 2021, Bottomley was cast in the Channel 5 drama '' The Teacher'', which aired in early 2022. This was followed by his casting in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series ''Somewhere Boy''.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bottomley, Sam 2001 births 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors Living people English LGBT actors LGBT male actors Male actors from Bradford