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Sam Robertson

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Samuel J Robertson
Born (1985-10-11) 11 October 1985 (age 39)
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2004-present
Known forCoronation Street (2004–2007, 2016–)
Beaver Falls (2011–2012)
Celebrity Big Brother 11 (2013)

Samuel Robertson (born 11 October 1985) is a British actor and model from Dundee, Scotland. He is best known for portraying Adam Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and Flynn in the E4 comedy-drama series Beaver Falls.

Background

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Robertson was born in Dundee. He studied Drama and English at the University of Manchester, but dropped out at 18 to focus on his role as Adam Barlow in Coronation Street.[1]

Career

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In 2004, he joined the cast of Coronation Street as Adam Barlow and left in 2007.

In 2005 and 2006, he took part in the second and third series of Sky One's The Match.

In 2009, Sam joined the BBC Scotland soap opera River City as new character Innes Maitland.[2]

Robertson played Flynn in the E4 series Beaver Falls, which aired in July 2011 in the UK.

In January 2013, Robertson was a housemate in the eleventh series of Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5 in the UK.[3] He was the second evictee of the series.

In 2016, Robertson reprised his role as Adam Barlow in Coronation Street.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2011 Hot Hot Hot Tiger
2013 Dementamania Edward Arkham
2015 The Legend of Barney Thomson Detective Sergeant Sam Jobson
2016 London Town Tommy Gun

Television

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Year Title Role
2004–2007, 2016–present Coronation Street Adam Barlow (570+ episodes)
2005–2006 The Match Himself
2009 River City Innes Maitland
2010 Push Jake
Being Victor Danny Burton
2011–2012 Beaver Falls Flynn/Andrew Spencer
2012 Bedlam Dominic
2013 Celebrity Big Brother Himself
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2015 Stonemouth Callum Murston

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male Shortlisted [4]

References

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  1. ^ He's also a supporter of Sheffield Wednesday. Beaver Falls:Sam Robertson interview
  2. ^ Digital Spy, retrieved 12-jan-13.
  3. ^ Dundee Courier, retrieved on 12-Jan-13.
  4. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (31 October 2017). "Inside Soap Awards 2017 shortlist revealed – which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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