
Sam Buchanan
Biography
Sam Buchanan is an English television and film actor. His television roles include Such Brave Girls (2023). His film roles include Back to Black (2024) and My Fault: London (2025). He is from Kent. He left college with a Performing Arts BTEC and then graduated with a BA from the ArtsEd Acting program in 2019. He had a role as Fitzy in EastEnders in May and June 2021, until the character became a victim of knife crime. He had a part in a not-for-profit verbatim production of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, called Value Engineering which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4 with the title Grenfell.
He had a role in 2022 video game Marvel's Midnight Suns. He had the role of Bash on 2023 video game Ten Dates. That year, he appeared as Billie's on/off boyfriend Nicky in Kat Sadler's British comedy drama series Such Brave Girls. He also appeared in Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Power.
In 2024, he could be seen as Nick Shymansky in the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, the singer's early manager when she released her debut album, and a character who encouraged her to go to rehab. He appeared in HBO series Get Millie Black. That year, he featured in the second series of BBC One drama series Sherwood as Nicky Branson. In 2025, he appeared as Ronnie in the young adult romantic drama film My Fault: London
Known For

TV
Miss Scarlet
Detective George Willows
2020

Film
My Fault: London
Ronnie
2025

TV
The Power
Terry Monke
2023

TV
Sherwood
Nicky Branson
2022

TV
The Wayfinders
Kavan
2025

TV
Mood
Damien Yapz
2022

Film
Back to Black
Nick Shymansky
2024

TV
Such Brave Girls
Nicky
2023

Film
Scrapper
Henry
2023

TV
Just Act Normal
Dr. Feelgood
2025

Film
Clarity
Samantha
2016

Film
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
Ben Bailey
2022

Film
Every Time I See A Yellow Car
Liam
Film
Just Me
Charlie
2020
Filmography
2025TVThe Wayfindersas Kavan2025TVJust Act Normalas Dr. Feelgood2025FilmMy Fault: Londonas Ronnie2024FilmBack to Blackas Nick Shymansky2023TVSuch Brave Girlsas Nicky2023FilmScrapperas Henry2023TVThe Poweras Terry Monke2022TVSherwoodas Nicky Branson2022FilmGrenfell: Scenes from the Inquiryas Ben Bailey2022TVMoodas Damien Yapz2020FilmJust Meas Charlie2020TVMiss Scarletas Detective George Willows2016FilmClarityas Samantha—FilmEvery Time I See A Yellow Caras Liam