Samantha Colley (born September 1987) is an English actress having had roles in various theatre, television and film productions, including playing the lover of both Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in the National Geographic TV series Genius.
Education Colley studied at the Oxford School of Drama where, as a student, she performed in productions of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
Career In 2014, Colley made her stage debut in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, at The Old Vic theatre in London. Colley was nominated for "Best Supporting Actress in a Play" at the 2015 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Abigail Williams, but lost out to Rachelle Ann Go.
In 2017, Colley starred as Mileva Marić in Genius, the ten-part television series for National Geographic and Fox 21 about the life and work of Albert Einstein. In 2018, Colley reappeared in the second season of Genius, playing Dora Maar the lover of Picasso, who was played by Antonio Banderas.
Theatre Year Title Role Production Notes 2014 The Crucible by Arthur Miller Abigail Williams The Old Vic 2014/2015 Far Away by Caryl Churchill Joan The Young Vic 2015 Klippies by Jessica Siân Yolandi Southwark Playhouse
Filmography Film Year Title Role Production Notes 2015 Tuesday Julia - short film 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Ottilie Lucasfilm film
Television
Year Title Role Production Notes 2015 Endeavour Nina Lorimer ITV 1 Episode 2016/2017 Victoria Eliza Skerrett ITV 11 Episodes 2017 Genius Mileva Marić National Geographic Season 1 2018 Dora Maar Season 2 2019 Britannia Andra Sky Atlantic 2021 Invasion Jeep driver Apple TV+ Season 1, epi 7 2023 Archie Barbara Harris ITV Episode 4
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2015 15th WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Play The Crucible 2018 20th Women's Image Network Awards Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series Genius 2019 21st Women's Image Network Awards Actress in a Drama Genius
References
External links Colley at IMDb Instagram