Sam Claypole is a full member of the Casting Directors’ Guild with over 15 years of dedicated casting experience. Her career journey is unique, beginning as a professional ballet dancer—a discipline that instilled a robust work ethic, resilience, and attention to detail that she carries into her casting work today.

Transitioning from the theatre world, Sam worked as an agent before establishing herself as a Casting Director where she has successfully cast Feature Films, Television and TV commercials. Sam recently cast the RTS award-winning and BAFTA nominated BBC comedy Smoggie Queens (Series 1 & 2) for Hat Trick Productions.

Her diverse expertise spans genres from laugh out loud comedy to gritty psychological thrillers, including the feature film The Infernal Machine, starring Guy Pearce (acquired worldwide by Paramount). Her early feature film, In Our Name, directed by Brian Welsh, received critical acclaim, including a Golden Zenith at the Montreal Film Festival and a BIFA for its lead.

Now firmly established in the Film and TV industry, with bases in the North East, Yorkshire and London, Sam continues her passion for discovering authentic talent and bringing complex characters to life on screen