Introduction
Sam Underwood (born 4 August 1987) is a British actor who portrayed the twins Luke and Mark Gray in The Following.
Early life and education
Underwood was born in Woking, Surrey and attended the Winston Churchill School. He trained at the Karen Clarke Theatre Group (now Summerscales Performing Arts), was taught by vocal coach Phil Wisdom and attended Songtime Theatre Arts.
He moved to the United States in October 2006 where he studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He graduated in February 2008.
He co-founded the Fundamental Theater Project in New York with Nicola Murphy in April 2010.
Career
While appearing as Marchbanks in George Bernard Shaw's Candida at the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York, in April 2010, Underwood was asked to play the part of Alan Strang in a production of Equus at the John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, co-starring alongside Alec Baldwin.
In 2013, Underwood was cast in the eighth season of television series Dexter in the recurring role of Zach Hamilton, Dexter Morgan's "protégé". He subsequently joined the third season of Homeland as Leo Carras.
Since February 2014 he has been portraying the twins Mark and Luke in the second season of The Following but after the death of Luke he only played Mark who had split identities in the third season of The Following.
Filmography
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-062013 | Zero Hour | Krupp, MartinMartin Krupp | Season 1 |
| 2013-07-282013 | Dexter | Hamilton, ZachZach Hamilton | Season 8 |
| 2013-10-062013 | Homeland | Carras, LeoLeo Carras | Season 3 |
| 2014-01-212014-2015 | Following, TheThe Following | Gray, Luke and MarkLuke and Mark Gray | Main cast Season 2- |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-252013 | The Last Keepers | Sands, OliverOliver Sands | Feature film (debut) |
| 2016 | Hello Again | Leocadia | Filming |
Theatre
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Director(s) | Performance history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-072010 | Candida | Marchbanks | Walton, TonyTony Walton | Irish Repertory Theatre, New York, 7 March-18 April 2010 |
| 2010-06-062010 | Equus | Strang, AlanAlan Strang | Walton, TonyTony Walton | John Drew Theater at Guild Hall, East Hampton, 8 June-13 July 2010 |
| 2010-08-202010 | Veritas | Lumbard | Davis, Ryan J.Ryan J. Davis | HERE Arts Center, New York, 20–28 August 2010 |
| 2011-08-052011 | Hamlet | Hamlet | theSpace on the Mile, Edinburgh Festival, 5–27 August 2011 | |
| {{{1}}}2012 | Picture of Dorian Gray, TheThe Picture of Dorian Gray | Gray, DorianDorian Gray | Quin Gordon | The Pershing Square Signature Center, 10–19 August 2012 |