Angus Sampson
Biography
Angus Sampson, an Australian actor and filmmaker, got his start on screen in 1996, playing Dylan Lewis's sidekick on the ABC youth music show Recovery. Born in Sydney, he went on to appear in Australian television series such as The Secret Life of Us and Stingers and on the improvised show Thank God You're Here, and in 2007 he played the television personality Ugly Dave Gray in The King. With Leigh Whannell he helped develop the horror film Insidious (2011), playing the paranormal investigator Tucker, a part he returned to in later installments. His film work also includes Ray Jenkins in The Mule (2014), the Organic Mechanic of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), and Bear Gerhardt on the second season of Fargo. Since 2022 he has played the investigator Cisco in The Lincoln Lawyer, and he has also worked in radio as a co-host and presenter.
47years old
Turns 48 on February 12in 122 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Angus Murray Lincoln Sampson
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 23 years2003 to 2026
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Big break
In 2010, Sampson assisted his friend Leigh Whannell, also a former Recovery presenter, in developing the horror film Insidious. Whannell and Sampson portrayed Specs and Tucker, described as comical low-tech paranormal investigators, and returned to those roles in three follow-ups.
First role
In 1996, Sampson began his acting career by playing the sidekick to Dylan Lewis on Recovery, a youth music show on ABC.
About the name
Sampson hosted The Lonely Hearts Club, a cult classic late-night radio show on ABC Radio National in early 2011, without being credited. He used the pseudonym Richard Silk for the deadpan comedy series.
Beyond film
Sampson helped found The Forbidden Fruit, an experimental troupe. Its sole performance was a risque take on Mad Max 2, done on late night radio, with Angus as The Lord Humongous.
Angus Sampson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
George Miller directed two of these films, James Wan two. Leigh Whannell appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Leigh Whannell's page
Lin Shaye's page
Rose Byrne's page
Patrick Wilson's page
Steve Coulter's page
Ty Simpkins's page
George MillerDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2024
All films by George Miller
All films by James Wan
Also three films together1 more actor
- Andrew AstorInsidious: The Red Door (2023), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) and Insidious (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Angus Sampson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.5 billion
13 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$379M25.0% of the total
- 2$189M12.5% of the total
- 3$174M11.5% of the total
- 4$173M11.4% of the total
- 5$162M10.7% of the total
- 6$140M9.2% of the total
- 7$120M8.0% of the total
- 8$100M6.6% of the total
$77.3 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
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Official profiles and reference pages.