Samuel Bottomley (born 14 June 2001) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his acting debut in the drama film Tyrannosaur (2011). After starring as Brandon Kelleher on the CBBC children's series Rocket's Island (2014–2015), he portrayed Jordan Wilson on the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge (2017–2018). He then appeared in Kiss Me First (2018), Ladhood (2019–2022), the film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) and Somewhere Boy (2022).
Bottomley has since appeared in projects including How to Have Sex (2023), The Last Rifleman (2023), Coldwater (2025) and Anemone (2025). He also starred as Billy "Silibil" Boyd in the biographical musical film California Schemin' (2025).
Early life Bottomley was born on 14 June 2001 in Wibsey, Bradford. He attended Lightcliffe Academy. Bottomley was a member of the Buttershaw St Paul's Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society.
Career At the age of nine, Bottomley made his professional acting debut in the 2011 drama film Tyrannosaur. He then appeared in the 2012 film Private Peaceful as the younger version of Tommo.
In 2014, Bottomley began portraying Brandon in the CBBC series Rocket's Island, a role he portrayed until 2015. From 2017 to 2018, Bottomley portrayed Jordan Wilson in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge. In 2019, he starred in the comedy film Get Duked! as Ian. In the same year, he began starring in the iPlayer series Ladhood as Ralph Roberts. In 2021, he starred in the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie, in the role of Dean Paxton. Also in 2021, Bottomley was cast in the Channel 5 drama The Teacher, which aired in early 2022. This was followed by his casting in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Somewhere Boy, as well as a recurring role in the BBC series Am I Being Unreasonable?.
In 2023, Bottomley appeared in the coming-of-age film How to Have Sex, as well as The Last Rifleman, a war drama film. 2025 saw him star in the ITV1 thriller series Coldwater. Also in 2025, Bottomley starred as Billy "Silibil" Boyd in the 2025 musical film California Schemin', as well as a role in the psychological drama film Anemone.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Tyrannosaur Samuel 2012 Private Peaceful Young Tommo 2017 Ghost Stories Young Goodman2019 The Last Right Louis Murphy Get Duked! Ian 2020 Running Naked Young Mark2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Dean Paxton Sundown Colin Bennett2023 How to Have Sex Paddy The Last Rifleman Rory 2024 Early Twenties Jack Short film2025 California Schemin' Billy Boyd Anemone Brian
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2014–2015 Rocket's Island Brandon Kelleher Main role2015 Sons of Liberty Christopher Seider Episode: "A Dangerous Game" Wolf Hall Young Thomas Cromwell Recurring role2016 Moving On Connor Episode: "Passengers" Jericho George Quaintain Main role 2017–2018 Ackley Bridge Jordan Wilson Main role 2018 Kiss Me First Ben / Denier Main role 2019–2022 Ladhood Ralph Roberts Main role2022 The Teacher Kyle Main role Somewhere Boy Aaron Main role Am I Being Unreasonable? Boy Recurring role 2025 Coldwater Cameron Main role2026Break ClauseBenMain role
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