Sam is the director and co-writer of the ITV2 Roman sitcom Plebs for which he has won a British Comedy Award, an RTS Award and been nominated for two BAFTAs. Its feature length special Soldiers of Rome is currently airing on ITVX. Recently he has also directed episodes of the UK adaptation of Call My Agent (Amazon/AMC), the US version of Friday Night Dinner (CBS/Amazon) and has co-exec produced Extraordinary (Disney+). His previous writing and directing credits include How Not To Live Your Life (BBC 3), Moving Wallpaper (ITV), Gap Year (E4) and the BIFA nominated short The 10th Man. Sam oversees Rise’s comedy output and can grow a beard in less than a week.