Sam 2003 yilda Shotiya Qirollik Musiqa va Drama Akademiyasini tamomlagan. U 2003 yilda Royal Court Theatre Upstairs'da "Outlying Islands" asari uchun 2003 yilgi Laurence Olivier mukofotiga (Eng istiqbolli ijro) nomzod bo'lgan. Sam turli teleko'rsatuvlarda qatnashgan, jumladan: "A Very British Sex Scandal" (Channel 4), "Any Human Heart" (Film4), "Midsomer Murders" (ITV) va BBC Soaps'da muntazam qahramon sifatida "River City" va "Doctors"da. Uning filmlardagi asosiy rollari orasida: "Young Alexander The Great" (Ilya Salkind Company) va "Emulsion" (White Lantern Films) mavjud, teatrda esa: "Plague Over England" (Duchess, West End), "MacBeth" (Nottingham, Edinburgh Lyceum), "Romeo And Juliet" (Dundee Rep) va "Hamlet" (Citizens Glasgow) asarlari bor.
