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Sam has been Head of Casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Almeida Theatre and National Theatre Wales.

Working across film, television, theatre, dance theatre and art, her recent work includes: Hugo Blick’s THE ENGLISH and BLACK EARTH RISING; THE LONG CALL; THE TRICK; RIDLEY ROAD; WANDERLUST; LIFE; NW; DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER; THE LOST HONOUR OF CHRISTOPHER JEFFERIES; TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE and THE HOLLOW CROWN.

Theatre work includes productions at the National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court, Hampstead Theatre, Old Vic and Young Vic and many West End theatres, including on Moira and Fiona Buffini’s DINNER, Polly Teale’s AFTER MRS ROCHESTER, Ian Rickson’s HAMLET, MOJO, ELECTRA, BETRAYAL, OLD TIMES and THE CHILDREN’S HOUR, and 5 casts of JOURNEY’S END.

Sam has also worked on installation art projects such as Isaac Julien’s PARADISE OMEROS, immersive theatre/film projects such as BAC’s THE WAY OUT and cross-genre collaborations such as Manchester International Festival’s INVISIBLE CITIES, a co-production with 59 Productions and Ballet Rambert.

Sam Jones is an Honorary Fellow at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. A member of the Casting Directors’ Guild, the International Casting Director’s Network, BAFTA and the European Film Academy.

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theatre

HAMLET

★★★★
“A prodigious production.”
The Independent

“unbearably moving.”
The Times
HAMLET

“a tip-top cast.”
Michael Billington for The Guardian
MOJO

★★★★
“Rickson’s meticulous production yields a stunning set of performances.”
“You wont find much better ensemble acting than this.”
The Guardian

★★★★
“a crack cast, […] a virtuoso piece of theatre.”
Financial Times
OLD TIMES

“It is both a beautifully clear production and one which, through the alternate casting,
adds to the bottomless mystery of Pinter's play.”
Michael Billington for The Guardian
JOURNEY’S END

“mesmerizingly perfect theatre...
a production of such outstanding quality that I left the theatre feeling overwhelmed.”
Everything Theatre
I AM THE WIND

★★★★★
“Breathtakingly beautiful... some of the greatest theatre I have ever witnessed.”
The Independent

“The performances are first-rate.”
Imogen Carter for The Guardian
Wise Children

“Stars? I am not sure why you would stop at five. This is a phoenix of a show.
The cast brims with talent."
Kate Kellaway in The Guardian
Malory Towers
Invisible Cities
Hamlet

“David Tennant is a superb actor and he was supported by one of the best RSC
ensembles in living memory. I think I was lucky to see theatrical history in the making.”
Robert McCrum for The Guardian

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title director production company
film
IN GOOD COMPANY Cristina Comencini Lumière & Company
COME TO THE EDGE Amit Gupta Tigerlily Productions
A ROYAL NIGHT OUT Julian Jarrold Ecosse Films
ONE CRAZY THING Amit Gupta Canary Wharf Films
ANOTHER ME Isabel Coixet Rainy Day Films/Tornasol Films
JADOO Amit Gupta AIR Productions
FATHER [Short Film] Moira Buffini Ruby Films
THE GOSPEL OF US Dave McKean Rondo Media Production/National Theatre Wales
RESISTANCE Amit Gupta Big Rich Films
PARADISE (OMEROS) [Video Installation] Isaac Julien Commissioned by the Bohen Foundation
ANANSI Fritz Baumann Avista Film
tv
THE EX WIFE Brian O'Malley Black Box Media/Paramount Plus
THE ENGLISH Hugo Blick Drama Republic/BBC/Amazon
THE LONG CALL Lee Haven-Jones ITV
THE TRICK Pip Broughton Vox Pictures
RIDLEY ROAD Lisa Mulcahy Red Productions/BBC
LIFE Iain Forsyth/Kate Hewitt/Jane Pollard Drama Republic/BBC
WATCHMEN (UK CASTING) Stephen Williams HBO
DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER Tim Kirkby Sister Pictures / BBC
TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE Pip Broughton Vox Pictures/BBC
BLACK EARTH RISING Hugo Blick Drama Republic/BBC/Netflix
WANDERLUST Luke Snellin/Lucy Tcherniak Drama Republic/BBC
NEXT OF KIN Justin Chadwick Mammoth Screen/ITV
PAULA Alex Holmes BBC
NW Saul Dibb Mammoth Screen/BBC
DARK ANGEL Brian Percival World Productions/ITV
DR THORNE Julian Fellowes (Writer) Hat Trick
BEOWULF Jon East ITV
THE HOLLOW CROWN - THE WARS OF THE ROSES Dominic Cooke BBC/NBC/Neal Street Productions
THE LOST HONOUR OF CHRISTOPHER JEFFERIES Roger Michell Carnival Film & Television
THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER Geoffrey Sax/David Blair Hat Trick Productions
UNDER MILK WOOD Pip Broughton BBC
LOVE & MARRIAGE Roger Goldby/Debbie Isitt ITV/Tiger Aspect
PRISONERS WIVES Series 1 & 2 Harry Bradbeer/Damon Thomas BBC
ABOVE SUSPICION Series 1-4Christopher Menaul/Catherine Moorshead/Gillies MacKinnon La Plante Productions/ITV
LENNON NAKED Edmund Coulthard BBC
HAMLET Gregory Doran BBC/RSC
OCCUPATION Winner of Best Drama TV Serial Award, BAFTA Awards, 2010 Nick Murphy BBC
THE COMMANDER Series 1-3 Tristram Powell/Jane Prowse/Gillies MacKinnon La Plante Productions/ITV
TRIAL & RETRIBUTION Series 9, 10 & 11 Various La Plante Productions/ITV
THE YEAR LONDON BLEW UP: 1974 Edmund Coulthard Blast! Films/Channel 4
UNDERCOVER COPS Edmund Coulthard Blast! Films/Channel 4
FALLEN Omar Madha ITV
HUMAN CARGO Nominated for 17 Gemini Awards Brad Turner CBC
THE BILL Various ITV
theatre
MALORY TOWERS Emma Rice Wise Children
INVISIBLE CITIES Leo Warner MIF/59 Productions
WISE CHILDREN Emma Rice Old Vic/Wise Children
ENGLISH Richard Gregory National Theatre Wales
THE BEAR/THE PROPOSAL Lucy J Skilbeck Young Vic
ELECTRA Ian Rickson Old Vic Theatre/SFP
MOJO Ian Rickson Harold Pinter Theatre
OLD TIMES Ian Rickson Harold Pinter Theatre
BETRAYAL Ian Rickson Comedy Theatre
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR Ian Rickson Comedy Theatre
WAH WAH GIRLS Emma Rice Sadler's Wells
HAMLET Ian Rickson Young Vic
I AM THE WIND Patrice Chereau Young Vic
CRUEL AND TENDER Luc Bondy Young Vic
SWEET NOTHINGS Luc Bondy Young Vic
MONKEY! Mick Gordon Young Vic
HOTEL NELSON Thomas Levin Teater Grob, Copenhagen
As Head of Casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company:
HAMLET Gregory Doran RSC
KING LEAR Trevor Nunn RSC
PERICLES Dominic Cooke RSC
A WINTER'S TALE Dominic Cooke RSC
DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE Maria Aberg RSC
NOUGHTS AND CROSSES Dominic Cooke RSC
MACBETT Silviu Purcarete RSC
MACBETH Conall Morrison RSC
TAMING OF THE SHREW Conall Morrison RSC
TWELFTH NIGHT Neil Bartlett RSC
I'LL BE THE DEVIL Ramin Grey RSC
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Marianne Elliott RSC
THE WILD BRIDE Emma Rice Kneehigh Theatre
NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS Emma Rice Kneehigh Theatre
YING TONG Michael Kingsbury WYP/Michael Codron
DINNER Fiona Buffini Wyndhams Theatre
JOURNEY'S END (5 Casts) David Grindley Comedy Theatre
FORTY WINKS Katie Mitchell Royal Court Theatre
AFTER MRS ROCHESTER Polly Teale Shared Experience
MADAME BOVARY Polly Teale Shared Experience
GONE TO EARTH Nancy Meckler Shared Experience
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION Peter Hall Strand Theatre
BRONTE Polly Teale Shared Experience
MINE Polly Teale Shared Experience
HAMLET Paul Miller Sheffield Crucible
ABIGAIL'S PARTY David Grindley Hampstead Theatre
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE EGG Laurence Boswell ATG
UP FOR GRABS Laurence Boswell Wyndhams Theatre
ANOTHER COUNTRY Stephen Henry Arts Theatre
THE LISBON TRIVIATA Stephen Henry King's Head
THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER Paul Hunter Told By An Idiot
THE EVOCATION OF PAPA MAS John Wright Told By An Idiot
THE RAMAYANA Indhu Rubasingham Royal National Theatre
TANTALUS Peter Hall RSC
CUCKOOS Peter Hall Gate Theatre
THE ROYAL FAMILY Peter Hall Theatre Royal Haymarket
MESSIAH: SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION Steven Berkoff National Theatre
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN Peter Hall Theatre Royal Haymarket
MARATHON Mick Gordon Gate Theatre
1953 Patrick Marber Almeida
VENICE PRESERVED Ian McDiarmid Almeida
GANGSTER NO. 1 Jonathan Kent Almeida
VURT John McGrath Contact Theatre
HUNTING SCENES FROM LOWER BAVARIA Dominic Cooke Gate Theatre
BEFORE I LEAVE Matthew Dunster National Theatre Wales
KAREN Blast Theory National Theatre Wales
INSATIABLE INFLATABLE CANDYLION Wils Wilson National Theatre Wales
ILIAD Mike Pearson National Theatre Wales
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN John McGrath National Theatre Wales
BORDERGAME John Norton National Theatre Wales
CROUCH, TOUCH, PAUSE, ENGAGE Max Stafford-Clark National Theatre Wales
GREEN MAN // RED WOMAN Gerald Tyler National Theatre Wales
THE GATHERING Louise Ann Wilson National Theatre Wales
PRAXIS MAKES PERFECT Wils Wilson National Theatre Wales
THE OPPORTUNITY OF EFFICIENCY John McGrath National Theatre Wales
DE GABAY Jonathan Holmes National Theatre Wales
MAMETZ Matthew Dunster National Theatre Wales
SILLY KINGS Jo Davies National Theatre Wales
TONYPANDEMONIUM Mathilde Lopez National Theatre Wales
THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING John McGrath National Theatre Wales
BRANCHES Constanza Macras National Theatre Wales
CORIOLAN/US Mike Pearson National Theatre Wales
IN WATER I'M WEIGHTLESS John McGrath National Theatre Wales
LITTLE DOGS Frantic Assembly National Theatre Wales
A PROVINCIAL LIFE Peter GIll National Theatre Wales
THE VILLAGE SOCIAL Ben Lewis/Dafydd James National Theatre Wales
THE DARK PHILOSOPHERS Paul Hunter National Theatre Wales
THE PASSION Michael Sheen National Theatre Wales
LOVE STEALS US FROM LONELINESS John McGrath National Theatre Wales
THE PERSIANS Mike Pearson National Theatre Wales
THE BEACH Catherine Paskell National Theatre Wales
THE DEVIL INSIDE HIM Ellen Bowman National Theatre Wales
SHELF LIFE Volcano National Theatre Wales
GOOD NIGHT OUT John McGrath National Theatre Wales
First two seasons of Theatr Clywd, under artistic directorship of Terry Hands.

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