Sam Reid
Biography
Sam Reid is an actor born on February 19, 1987, in New South Wales, Australia. He grew up on a cattle property in the Monaro region and developed an early passion for acting. He attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010 as the star student of his year. Reid is known for his performances in film and television, gaining critical acclaim for his role as Lestat de Lioncourt in the AMC series Interview with the Vampire, which spans from 2022 to the present. His other notable screen credits include the television productions The Newsreader from 2021 to 2025 and Lambs of God in 2019, as well as the period drama film Belle in 2013, in which he played John Davinier.
Career overview
Sam Reid is an actor born on February 19, 1987, in New South Wales, Australia. He grew up on a cattle property located in the Monaro region and developed a passion for acting at an early age. To pursue his craft, Reid attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010 as the star student of his year.
Reid gained critical acclaim and recognition for his role as Lestat de Lioncourt in the AMC series Interview with the Vampire, which spans from 2022 to the present. In addition to this series, he has starred in several other notable television productions. His television credits include Lambs of God in 2019 and The Newsreader, which runs from 2021 to 2025.
On the film side, Reid appeared in the period drama Belle in 2013, in which he played the character John Davinier. Throughout his career, he has built a portfolio that includes thirty-one known acting credits across film and television.
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- The Vampire Lestat (2026) as Lestat de Lioncourt / Jarda Klapek
- The Vampire Lestat: After Dark (2026) as Self - Guest
- The Vampire Lestat: After Dark (2026) Executive Producer
- Interview with the Vampire (2022) as Lestat de Lioncourt
- The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022) as Nate Clintoff
- The Newsreader (2021) as Dale Jennings
- Waiting for the Barbarians (2020) as The Lieutenant
- Lambs of God (2019) as Ignatius
- Bloom (2019) as Young Max
- The Hunting (2019) as Ray
- Standing Up for Sunny (2019) as Mikey
- Prime Suspect 1973 (2017) as DI Len Bradfield
- 2:22 (2017) as Jonas Edman
- After the Smoke (2017) as Jack
- The Limehouse Golem (2016) as John Cree
- Despite the Falling Snow (2016) as Young Alexander Ivanov
- The Astronaut Wives Club (2015) as John Glenn
- '71 (2014) as Lt. Armitage
- The Riot Club (2014) as Hugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt
- Serena (2014) as Vaughn
- Tigers (2014) as Frank
- Belle (2013) as John Davinier
- The Railway Man (2013) as Young Finlay
- Hatfields & McCoys (2012) as Tolbert McCoy
- Redd Inc. (2012) as William Tucker
- Anonymous (2011) as Earl of Essex
- The Taking of Prince Harry (2010) as Prince Harry
- Whitechapel (2009) as Damon Nelson
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Nat Fletcher
- Spooks (2002) as Young Harry
- All Saints (1998) as Marty Avent