Benedict Samuel

Benedict Samuel (born 15 April 1988) is an Australian actor, writer and director best known for playing Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter in the Fox crime series Gotham.

Benedict Samuel
Samuel in 2016
Born (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActor, writer, director
Years active2011–present
RelativesXavier Samuel (brother)

Early life

Samuel was born in Sydney, Australia, to Maree and Clifford Samuel. The youngest of three siblings, his brother is actor Xavier Samuel and his sister, Bridget Samuel, the eldest, is a stage manager.[1] Benedict is graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Career

Following his education at NIDA, Samuel began writing and directing a number of short films including Sanctuary which was released in 2012 [2] and starred his brother Xavier Samuel in the leading role. In theatre, he performed in Sex Wars, a production he appeared in during his time at NIDA.[3] He played a part in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne.[4] In 2011, Benedict appeared on several Australian television series including the mini-series Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and the children's series My Place. He is known for playing the role of Harman "Hammer" Pirovic on Seven Network soap opera Home and Away,[1][5] for which he appeared for several episodes until his character was killed off in a showdown between Hammer, Charlie Buckton and Darryl Braxton. Benedict also appeared in the short film Kiss. He appeared as Owen, the leader of the Wolves gang, in the American post-apocalyptic zombie series The Walking Dead and as Jacob Harding in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment. In 2016, Samuel was cast as famous Batman villain The Mad Hatter, the main antagonist of the third season of Gotham. He continued to play the character in a recurring capacity during the fourth season, beginning to appear again with the episode "Ace Chemicals" of Season 5.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012Underground: The Julian Assange StoryJonah
2014AsthmaGus
2015The Stanford Prison ExperimentJacob Harding
2015The WalkDavid
2016The DuelBrit
2017EllipsisJasper
2018PimpedLewis
2019SweetheartBrad
TBAWarningPost-production
TBALeave Not One AlivePost-production

Short film
Year Title Role Notes
2011KissSean
2012The ShedCreature
2012SanctuaryNoneDirector and writer
2014The Little HouseZach
2015Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the RoseStudent
(voice)

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011Paper Giants: The Birth of CleoMichael1 episode
2011Home and AwayHarman "Hammer" Pirovic8 episodes
2015The Beautiful LieSkeet Du Pont6 episodes
2015Childhood's EndFence1 episode
2015–2016The Walking DeadOwen [6]5 episodes
2016–presentSecret CityFelix Crawford
2016–2019GothamJervis Tetch / Mad Hatter
2019Chicago PDMatthew Garrett / Outrage1 episode
2020Into The DarkRoyal BrigginsEpisode “My Valentine”

References
  1. Gilbertson, Matt (30 July 2011)"Xavier Samuel's brother Benedict joins Home and Away". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. "Sanctuary (2012) - IMDb". M.imdb.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. Howard, Jane (7 March 2010)"NIDA: Sex Wars". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. Browning, Allison (18 February 2011)"Review: 'Tis Pity She's A Whore". The Enthusiast. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  5. "Benedict Samuel joins Seven's 'Home & Away'". tvcentral.com.au. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  6. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/14/walking-dead-midseason-premiere-no-way-out-scott-gimple/2
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