Sam Swainsbury is an English actor, known for his roles as Jason in the BBC sitcom Mum and the Stonehenge TV reporter in Thor: The Dark World. Sam Swainsbury was born on 23 August 1990 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
In 2013, Swainsbury featured on the film Thor: The Dark World, he played a Stonehenge TV News Reporter.[1] From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the BBC sitcom Mum, as Jason.[2] In 2017, Swainsbury appeared on Fearless, a six-part British crime thriller drama series, he played Kevin Russell, a 37-year-old man who insists he was wrongly imprisoned for 14 years for the murder of Linda Simms.[3][4] In 2019, he appeared in an episode of the ITV drama Victoria as Dr John Snow.[5][6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jacob | Simmons | Short film |
| 2012 | EPiSODE | FBI Special Agent King | Short film |
| 2013 | House of Knives | Paul Verlaine | Short film |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Stonehenge TV News Reporter | |
| 2015 | The Cannibal in the Jungle | Gary Ward Recon | |
| 2016 | The Unfolding | Radio Expert 2 | |
| 2017 | Annie Waits | Johnny | Short film |
| 2019 | Fisherman's Friends | Rowan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jekyll | Estate Agent | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Harley Street | Tim | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Doctors | PC Wes Harding | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Call the Midwife | Alan Bridges | Episode: "Christmas Special" |
| 2015 | Atlantis | Nestor | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | Mum | Jason | Main role |
| 2017 | Fearless | Kevin Russell | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Victoria | Dr. John Snow | Episode: "Foreign Bodies" |
| 2023 | Ruby Speaking | Mark | Main role |
| 2023 | Hullraisers | Jason Pickles | 4 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ian Charleson Awards | Ian Charleson Award | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Nominated | |
| The Merchant of Venice |