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Okay Google
2021Actor · Writer · Director
A vindictive AI assistant breaks out of the cloud and turns a private grievance into a hostage situation.
Starring Rebecca Black · Edmonton International Film Festival
CitizenshipUSA + IrishUS & EU passports
Upcoming · Selected screen work
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Screen work across drama, comedy and US/UK television.02
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Fridge
2021Actor · Writer · Director
An obnoxious smart fridge catches its owner eating ice cream and decides that intervention is required.
Starring Sohm Kapila · Dark comedy
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Buy the Dip
2018Actor · Writer · Director
Two friends enter the volatile world of cryptocurrency after receiving unsolicited investment advice.
Best Original Story · Hollywood Comedy Film Festival
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Death of an Android
2019Actor · Writer · Director
A man at his lowest point is offered one absurd reason to live in an Android-versus-iPhone satire.
TCL Chinese Theatre · Hollywood Comedy Shorts
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Gallery
Current casting photography.Casting gallery
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About
Based in London, Los Angeles and Dublin.Biography
Actor, writer
and director.
Sam Lucas Smith is an award-winning Irish actor, writer and director based between London, Los Angeles and Dublin. His screen credits span major US and UK television—including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Vikings, Waterloo Road and Casualty—alongside leading roles in independent features and acclaimed shorts. Upcoming theatrical work includes Crawlers, alongside Matilda Lutz, and Jimmy, in which he plays Clark Gable.
Sam was selected as a BAFTA LA Newcomer and won Best Supporting Actor at the Sydney Independent Film Festival. His writer-director work includes Buy the Dip, Death of an Android, Fridge and Okay Google, starring Rebecca Black.
CitizenshipIrish + USAEU and US passports
BasesLondon · LA · DublinAvailable internationally
UnionsSAG-AFTRA · AEA · ACTRAProfessional memberships
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Credits
Selected principal credits. Full professional profiles linked below.Credit ledger
Film, television
and voice.
Television
It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaGuest StarFX
Waterloo RoadRecurringBBC
VikingsGuest StarMGM / History
DeceptionSeries LeadTV3
CasualtyGuest StarBBC
Sucking DieselCo-StarDir. Maurice O'Carroll
My Mother and Other StrangersGuest StarDir. Adrian Shergold
The CoviesRecurringDir. Len Collin
Film
CrawlersLanceRoadside Attractions / Saban Films
JimmyClark GableDir. Aaron Burns
The Hurler: A Campion's TaleLeadDir. Tony Kelly
Okay GoogleLeadDir. Troy Smith
Imperfect SkyLeadDir. Graham Streeter
Better Late Than NeverLeadDir. Marco Bottiglieri
Killers WithinLeadDir. Brian O'Neill
Death of an AndroidLeadDir. Heath Cullens
Dub DazeLeadDir. Shane J. Collins
Buy the DipLeadDir. Sam Lucas Smith
FridgeLeadDir. Sam Lucas Smith
Hunter's FallLeadDir. Peter J. McCarthy
A Dark ReflectionSupportingDir. Tristan Lorraine
Act OutLeadCreative Lads / Funny Or Die
Timeless ManLeadDir. Brian O'Neill / Paul Bushe
Louis Theroux: My Scientology MovieSupportingBBC Films
Voice & Games
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagAdrien Flood / VariousUbisoft
JeepLead NarratorTelevision
Jameson Irish WhiskeyLead NarratorCommercial
National LotteryLead NarratorRadio
The King's FeastVarious CharactersAudiobook
Training
BA ActingMMU School of TheatreMA ScreenwritingIADT National Film SchoolScreen ActingBow Street AcademyComedy & ImprovUCB Los Angeles · Soho Theatre London06
Recognition
Selected awards, honors and festival milestones.BAFTA LANewcomerInternational emerging talent
Sydney Independent Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorImperfect Sky
Hollywood Comedy Film FestivalBest Original StoryBuy the Dip
Royal Starr Film FestivalBest Short FilmOkay Google
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Press
Interviews, profiles and conversations about the work.