Sam Christian Palladio Scott (born 21 November 1986) is an English actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Gunnar Scott in the ABC musical drama series Nashville (2012–18). Palladio has also had recurring roles on the comedy series Episodes (2012–15) and the science fiction series Humans (2015–2018)."Fall TV First Impression: ABC's Nashville Sings", TVLine, 14 August 2012"Fall Premiere Preview: Spend Time in Nashville", TVfanatic, 9 August 2012"Clare Bowen And Sam Palladio: How'd They Get The Accent Right For ABC's 'Nashville'?" , Access Hollywood, 22 August 2012 His feature film credits include 7 Lives (2011), Runner, Runner (2013), Strange Magic (2015), The Princess Switch (2018), The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) and The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021).
Early life Palladio was born in Pembury, Kent, England, UK. He was brought up by his parents, who are both artists, in Penzance, Cornwall, England. Palladio was educated at Humphry Davy School and then studied Actor Musicianship at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, London, graduating in 2008.
Career Palladio began his career with guest starring roles in various television series, including Little Crackers, Doctors, The Hour, and Cardinal Burns. He gained further recognition for his starring role as Gunnar Scott in the ABC musical drama series Nashville. The series premiered to critical acclaim in 2012. It ended its run after six seasons in 2018. He also had a recurring role as Stoke on the comedy series Episodes between 2012 and 2015.Fall TV First Impression: ABC's Nashville Sings, TVLine, 14 August 2012Fall Premiere Preview: Spend Time In Nashville, TVfanatic, 9 August 2012Clare Bowen And Sam Palladio: How'd They Get The Accent Right For ABC's 'Nashville'? , Access Hollywood, 22 August 2012 Since 2016, he has had a recurring role as Ed in the science fiction drama series Humans.
His film credits include roles as Calvin in the British drama film 7 Lives (2011), as Shecky in the crime thriller film Runner, Runner (2013), and as Roland in the animated musical fantasy film Strange Magic (2015). He was also the lead singer in a band called Salt Water Thief. In 2020, he appeared on an episode of The Repair Shop, receiving his grandfather's RAF cap after it had been restored by the programme's experts.
Personal life Palladio was in a relationship with American musician Cassadee Pope from 2017 to 2024.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 7 Lives Calvin 2013 Runner Runner Shecky 2015 Strange Magic Roland (voice) 2018 The Princess SwitchPrince Edward 2020 The Princess Switch: Switched Again 2021 The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Little Crackers Joe Strummer 1 episode2011 Doctors Jamie Laker 1 episode The Hour Rockabilly 2 episodes2012 Cardinal Burns Various 1 episode Walking and Talking Fred the Ted 1 episode 2012–2015 Episodes Stoke 10 episodes 2012–2018 Nashville Gunnar Scott Main role; 122 episodes 2016–2018 Humans Ed 7 episodes 2019 Catherine the Great Alexander Vasilchikov 1 episode 2020 The Repair Shop Himself 1 episode 2021title=Rebel Drama From Grey'''s Boss, Starring Katey Sagal, Gets Series Order at ABC|url=https://www.tvline.com/news/rebel-series-order-katey-sagal-krista-vernoff-drama-abc-1234576306/|work=TVLine.com|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> | Luke | Main role |- | 2025 | The Couple Next Door'' Jacob Roberts Series 2
Discography Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 2012 "If I Didn't Know Better" (with Clare Bowen) 27 — The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1 "Fade Into You" (with Clare Bowen) 25 92 The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2 "I Will Fall" (with Clare Bowen) 45 — "When the Right One Comes Along" 35 — The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1 2013 "Change Your Mind" (with Clare Bowen) 35 — rowspan="2" "Casino" (with Clare Bowen) 48 — 2014 "Lately" (with Clare Bowen) 42 — The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 "It Ain't Yours to Throw Away" 32 — 2015 "Borrow My Heart" — — The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 "Longer" — — "I Will Never Let You Know" (with Clare Bowen) 39 — rowspan="2" "Wake Up When It's Over" (with Clare Bowen) 49 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other appearances Year Title Artist Album2017"Stay My Love"Una HealyThe Waiting Game2020"California Dreaming"Cassadee PopeRise and Shine
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