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Sam Buchanan

Sam Buchanan

Sam Buchanan is an English television and film actor. His television roles include Such Brave Girls (2023). His film roles include Back to Black (2024) and My Fault: London (2025). He is from Kent. He left college with a Performing Arts BTEC and then graduated with a BA from the ArtsEd Acting program in 2019. He had a role as Fitzy in EastEnders in May and June 2021, until the character became a victim of knife crime. He had a part in a not-for-profit verbatim production of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, called Value Engineering which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4 with the title Grenfell. He had a role in 2022 video game Marvel's Midnight Suns. He had the role of Bash on 2023 video game Ten Dates. That year, he appeared as Billie's on/off boyfriend Nicky in Kat Sadler's British comedy drama series Such Brave Girls. He also appeared in Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Power. In 2024, he could be seen as Nick Shymansky in the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, the singer's early manager when she released her debut album, and a character who encouraged her to go to rehab. He appeared in HBO series Get Millie Black. That year, he featured in the second series of BBC One drama series Sherwood as Nicky Branson. In 2025, he appeared as Ronnie in the young adult romantic drama film My Fault: London

Known for

Every Time I See A Yellow Car
Every Time I See A Yellow Car
2026 • Liam
My Fault: London
My Fault: London
2025 • Ronnie
Back to Black
Back to Black
2024 • Nick Shymansky
Scrapper
Scrapper
2023 • Henry
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
2022 • Ben Bailey
Just Me
2020 • Charlie
Clarity
Clarity
2016 • Samantha

Full filmography

Back to Black
Back to Black
2024 • Nick Shymansky
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Scrapper
Scrapper
2023 • Henry
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Just Me
2020 • Charlie
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Clarity
Clarity
2016 • Samantha
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Sam Buchanan – Biography, Known For & Filmography