Acting
Samantha Whittaker
Born 1984-01-15 · Lewisham, London, England, UK
Samantha was born in London, England to an American mother and an English father. She attended Redroofs Theatre School and Hurtwood House. While finishing her a levels she starred opposite Johnny Lee Miller in The BBC's Canterbury Tales. Samantha went on to study English Literature at University College London but left early to play Ophelia alongside Ben Wishaw in Trevor Nunn's acclaimed production of Hamlet. She also works as a writer and director and has a production company Silent Kisses Productions with Daud Shah.
Acting credits
6.4Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his life, perhaps as revenge for his serial infidelities. Richardson plays a mother trying to bury her grief in an unconventional way after the loss of her young son.
Gideon's Daughter
2005
5.6Inspired by the royal wedding and retelling the highs and lows of the nine-year courtship of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The couple struggles to keep their relationship together in the face of intense media scrutiny and family pressures, but the story ultimately ends in a fairytale wedding.
William & Kate
2011
A young man's struggle through the unexpected death of his girlfriend of 8 years. She was ready for marriage, he wasn't. When he was finally ready it was too late, life had another plan.
Here We Are
2013
