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Sam Douglas

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Sam Douglas
Born
Douglas Samuel Waters

(1957-06-17) 17 June 1957 (age 67)
Banbury, England
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present

Sam Douglas (born Douglas Samuel Waters; 17 June 1957) is a British actor best known for his role as private detective Scott Shelby in the PlayStation 3 video game Heavy Rain,[1] as King Herod in The Bible miniseries for the History Channel, and as Rosebud in the movie Snatch. He has had several other roles in films, television, commercials, and on stage.

Education

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He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Simpson College, Iowa, and in directing from the Oklahoma City University School of Drama. At both places of study he was under the tutorship of Alan Langdon.

Theatre

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He has played in several theatres in US and UK such as the Royal National Theatre, Greenwich Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Savoy Theatre. Some of the plays include: Edmond at the Royal Court Theatre, London; A Raisin in the Sun and Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre; The Darker Face of the Earth and A Streetcar Named Desire at the Royal National Theatre in London; and On The Waterfront with Steven Berkoff. Sam Douglas is also a Theatre Director from the Actors Space in New York and runs professional method acting workshops in London and Oxford, based on the Stanislavski's system under Alan Langdon at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Razor's Edge Man at Kissing Booth
1985 Claudia Ginsberg
Dreamchild 4th Reporter
Death Wish 3 Policeman
1986 The American Way Vietnam Vet
1987 The Fourth Protocol Russian Soldier
1988 The Dressmaker Cpl. Zawadski
1989 Batman Ricorso's Lawyer
1995 Hackers English Teacher
1996 Mission: Impossible Kiev Room Agent #3
1997 The Fifth Element Chief NY Cop
Fight and Revenge Captain Holcroft
1998 The Snatching of Bookie Bob Little Isador
1999 Eyes Wide Shut Cab Driver
2000 Snatch Rosebud
2003 Al's Lads (Capone's Boys in US) Fats
Octane Detective
2004 Method Mr. Hinkley
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London US President
Beyond the Sea Jackie Gleeson
2005 Dot.Kill Detective Ryker
Derailed Homicide Detective
2006 Final Contract: Death on Delivery [de] Strasser
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Grimal
2007 The Tonto Woman Bonnet
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Wallis Woodman
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Barman
2008 Franklyn Soul
2011 Colombiana William Woodward
Cleanskin Harry
2013 The Sweeter Side of Life Dino Ravettino
2015 The Rezort Big Guy
2016 Sunset Park The Sledge
Factory Farm John
2017 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets American Tourist
2021 Bansu American Soldier Russian film
2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Herb[2]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992-1993 Jeeves and Wooster Captain Corrigan 3 episodes
1993 Doctor Finlay Sgt Steve Fullerton 3 episodes
1998 Highlander Baxter 1 episode
2000 King of the Hill Delivery Guy 1 episode
2002 Lexx General Klebstock 1 episode
2006 If... Fraser 1 episode
2010 Money Taxi Driver 1 episode
2013 The Bible King Herod 1 episode
Bad Education Mitchell's Dad 2 episodes
2015 Magnum Opus US Ambassador Bullitt 3 episodes
2017 Timewasters Vadim
2020 Killing Eve American Golfer 1 episode

Video games

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Year Game Role
2010 Heavy Rain Scott Shelby
2022 As Dusk Falls Bear Holt

References

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  1. ^ "Reality blurs between Heavy Rain characters and actors". Arstechnica. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ Fuge, Jon (22 March 2021). "'Don't Breathe 2' & 'Texas Chainsaw' Sequel Are Finished and Fantastic Teases Producer". MovieWeb. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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