Profile

Name

Sam Claypole

Email Address

contact@samclaypolecasting.com

Company Name

Sam Claypole Casting

Job Title

Casting Director

Website

http://www.samclaypolecasting.com

Twitter

@SamClaypole

Agent

James Penford
McEwan & Penford
james@mcewanpenford.com

Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/samclaypolecasting

IMDB

http://www.Imdb.me/samclaypolecasting

Linkedin

Linkedin.com/in/sam-claypole-8a1b111

Biography

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

Notable Projects

TV – Smoggie Queens Series 2 (all 6 episodes) Hat Trick Productions / BBC – CASTING DIRECTOR
TV – Smoggie Queens Series 1 (all 6 episodes) Hat Trick Productions / BBC– CASTING DIRECTOR
TV – Lagging Series 2 (all 10 episodes), BBC Studios Kids & Family – CASTING DIRECTOR
TV – Lagging Series 3 (all 8 episodes), BBC Studios Kids & Family – CASTING DIRECTOR
TV – Dead Canny, UKTV – CASTING DIRECTOR

Film – The Infernal Machine, starring Guy Pearce, Alice Eve & Alex Pettyfer – acquired by Paramount for worldwide distribution – CASTING DIRECTOR
Film – Two Graves, starring David Hayman, Cathy Tyson & Dave Johns – Netflix distribution – CASTING DIRECTOR
Film – In Our Name – written and directed by Brian Welsh, starring Joanne Froggatt, Mel Raido & John Henshaw CASTING DIRECTOR

Specialisations

TV, Film, Commercial, Corporate, Children's Casting

Office Location

London, North East

Geographical Experience

UK, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, North America, Asia

Membership Type

Full Member