Samuel Bottomley
Biography
Samuel Bottomley is an English actor who grew up in Bradford and began working as a child, making his professional debut at nine in the drama Tyrannosaur (2011). He followed that with Private Peaceful in 2012, then played Brandon Kelleher in the CBBC series Rocket's Island from 2014 to 2015 and Jordan Wilson in Ackley Bridge, the Channel 4 school drama, from 2017 to 2018. His television work also takes in the iPlayer series Ladhood, the Channel 5 drama The Teacher and Somewhere Boy, and he had a recurring part in Am I Being Unreasonable?. On film he appeared in Get Duked! (2019), Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021), How to Have Sex (2023), The Last Rifleman (2023) and Anemone (2025). In 2025 he also starred in Coldwater and as Billy Silibil Boyd in the musical California Schemin'.
25years old
Turns 26 on June 14in 215 days
- Born Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 14 years2011 to 2025
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First role
Bottomley was nine years old when he made his professional acting debut, which came in the 2011 drama film Tyrannosaur.
Early training
Bottomley was a member of the Buttershaw St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society, a group he belonged to during his time in the society.
Samuel Bottomley movies on Netflix
Anemoneas Brian
How to Have Sexas Paddy
The Last Riflemanas Rory
Sundownas Colin Bennett
Everybody's Talking About Jamieas Dean Paxton
Get Duked!as Ian
The Last Rightas Louis Murphy
Ghost Storiesas Young Goodman
Tyrannosauras Samuel
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Samuel Bottomley made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Brian Cox1 film together, 2019
Brian Cox's page The Last Right2019IMDb rating 6.5Bottomley as Louis MurphyCox as Father Reilly
Pierce Brosnan1 film together, 2023
Pierce Brosnan's page The Last Rifleman2023IMDb rating 6.8Bottomley as RoryBrosnan as Artie Crawford
Sean Bean1 film together, 2025
Sean Bean's page Anemone2025IMDb rating 5.6Bottomley as BrianBean as Jem Stoker
Richard E. Grant1 film together, 2021
Richard E. Grant's page Everybody's Talking About Jamie2021IMDb rating 6.6Bottomley as Dean PaxtonGrant as Hugo Battersby
Eddie Marsan1 film together, 2011
Eddie Marsan's page Tyrannosaur2011IMDb rating 7.5Bottomley as SamuelMarsan as James
Colm Meaney1 film together, 2019
Colm Meaney's page The Last Right2019IMDb rating 6.5Bottomley as Louis MurphyMeaney as Detective Donall Crowley
Andy NymanDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Andy Nyman Ghost Stories2018IMDb rating 6.4Bottomley as Young Goodman
Jeremy DysonDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Jeremy Dyson Ghost Stories2018IMDb rating 6.4Bottomley as Young Goodman
Paddy ConsidineDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Paddy Considine Tyrannosaur2011IMDb rating 7.5Bottomley as Samuel
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