Samantha Robinson (English actress)


Samantha Louise Robinson is an English actress.

Early life

Growing up in Skelmersdale, Robinson attended Runshaw College and is listed as one of their 'notable alumni'.

Training

After leaving Runshaw College, she gained a place at the drama school Rose Bruford College, where she won the Laurence Olivier Bursary in 2001.

Theatre

On leaving College, Robinson went into work at Chichester Festival Theatre on Songs of the Western Man. She played Miranda in the Royal Exchange Theatres' production of The Tempest, alongside Pete Postlethwaite.
Further credits include; Untouchable, The Owl Service, which she starred in with her then boyfriend Dominic Colenso, The Lemon Princess, the British premier of The Laramie Project, A Taste of Honey, The Three Musketeers, The House of Bernada Alba, Three Sisters on Hope Street, that was written by Tracy-Ann Oberman and Diane Samuels and directed by Lindsay Posner, Dead Heavy Fantastic, Hansel & Gretel, The Phoenix of Madrid, directed by Laurence Boswell, Order by Martin Derbyshire and Can't Stand Up For Falling Down by Richard Cameron, both directed by Ruth Carney, and The Grand Gesture.
Samantha is currently touring with the 2017 stage revival of Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar. The play was the subject of some controversy as its three-week run at the Royal Court Theatre in January 2018 was initially cancelled by Vicky Featherstone in the wake of the #metoo campaign, but reinstated, receiving excellent reviews from the mainstream media.

Film and television

Robinson's television credits include: PC Natalie Cryer in Five Days, Laura in The Girls Who Came to Stay,; Anna in Shameless ; June Mahy in Island at War, and Lucy in Final Demand, plus Holby City, Doctors and Casualty. He film credits includes: 'Sixty Six' and Jamaica Me Crazy.

Radio

Robinson's radio credits include; Evaristo's Epitaph, Life with Lisa, The Believers, and Shout to the Top, the first radio drama to be aired on BBC Radio 2, directed by Toby Swift.