Quick Facts of Samuel Alexander Joseph West

  • Full NameSamuel Alexander Joseph West
  • Date of Birth19 June, 1966
  • NicknameSamuel West
  • Marital Status Married
  • BirthplaceLondon, England
  • Ethnicity White
  • ProfessionActor/Director
  • Nationality British
  • Active Year1975-present
  • Eye colour Blue
  • Hair colour Brown
  • BuildAthletic
  • SpouseLaura Wade
  • EducationAlleyn's School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
  • Online PresenceTwitter
  • Children2
  • Horoscope Gemini
Samuel West

There are many actors/actresses who began their profession working in a Theatre. Among them, Samuel West is one of the actors who began his career by acting on various stages productions, films, and television series. Moreover, Samuel West is an English actor, theatre director, and voice actor how rose to fame because of his talent.

Furthermore, Samuel has worked in films, television series and also directed some of the stage drama. Not only that but he has also narrated several documentary series like Second World War. To know more about the handsome actor and director Samuel West, stay on the page and read the article.

Early Life of West

Samuel Alexander Joseph West is also known as Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966, in London, England. He is the eldest son of actor Timothy West and actress Prunella Scales. Moreover, he belongs to British white ethnicity whereas he holds a British nationality.  He grew up alongside his one younger brother whom he adores most.

During his early years, he studied at Alleyn’s School and later he went to Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. At there he studied English Literature and also became the president of the Experimental Theatre Club. Additionally, he made his first theatre debut in February 1989 while performing at the Orange Tree Theatre playing Michael in Cocteau’s Les Parents Terribles. Since then he has been appearing in various play and continuing his career.

Relationship Status

West is a married man whereas he was married to Laura Wade. There is no information about how West and Wade met but the couple got together in the year 2007. However, they temporarily split up due to some reason in 2011 but currently, the couple is staying together and living happily. After they reunited the couple got blessed with two daughters in their life.

Samuel and his wife Laura took a picture together while attending an event
Samuel and his wife Laura attending an event
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Wade gave birth to their first child as a daughter in 2014. Later in 2017, she gave birth to another daughter. Additionally, West is very strict about his private life which is the reason we still don’t have the information about his daughters. Besides his love life, West is very busy focusing on his career and still, he is working on some new projects as well.

How much did Samuel West earn?

The 53 years old actor and director has earned a massive amount of fame and wealth from his profession. However, Samuel hasn’t announced his net worth to the public until now. But according to glassdoor.com, the average salary of a British actor is around $16,819 and the highest pay is $90 thousand a year. Also, some of the sources claimed that his net worth might have touched millions until now.

S.N Movies Budget Box Office Cast Members
   1.  The Gentlemen  $22 million  $115 million  Mathew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam
   2.  Darkest Hour  $30 million  $150.9 million  Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James
   3.  Van Helsing  $160 million  $300.3 million  Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Will Kemp

In addition, he is still present in his work which leads that he has added more to his bank account. Thus, calculating all of Samuel’s incomes he might have an estimated net worth of $1 million.