Samantha Pearl
Samantha is a British Zambian actor and presenter. Most recently appearing in BBC One’s Ghosts, her screen credits include roles and presenter spots on The Disney Channel, BBC 3 and Channel 4. On stage, she is known for playing a powerful mix of characters who fall through the cracks in society. Notable work has been with Belarus Free Theatre in Tomorrow I Was Always a Lion, with Clean Break as Charity in Sam Holcroft’s Dancing Bears and Tunde in Rebecca Prichard’s Dream Pill ‐ and she appeared as Joan in the European tour of Julia Pascal’s St Joan. Samantha was in the original cast, in the West End and on a national tour, of Owen Sheers and Bravo 22 Company’s Two Worlds of Charlie F, and off‐Broadway she was directed by and played alongside Adrian Dunbar as Lianne in Brendan at the Chelsea (produced by The Lyric Belfast). For Ireland’s avant‐garde company Pan Pan Theatre she was Nina in The Seagull (& other birds). Samantha’s film credits include a cameo as Shirley Bassey, alongside Tom Hardy, in Legend. Samantha trained at The Oxford School of Drama and read English and Drama at The University of Bristol.