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Samuel West, sometimes billed as Sam West, (born
June 19, 1966) is a United Kingdom|British actor,
the son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West.  He
studied English Literature at Lady Margaret Hall,
Oxford, but was always destined for an acting
career. 

In the 2001 film, Iris (2001 movie)|Iris, Sam West
played the young Maurice, and his father, Timothy
West, the older Maurice.  They also played the
same character at different ages in the TV film
Over Here in 1996. Sam West appears frequently on
the stage, and has made a speciality of appearing
in concert recitals: he performed the spoken lines
from William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's Henry V
(play)|Henry V, at the Last Night of the Proms in
2002. In 2003, he played Anthony Blunt in
Cambridge Spies

He is also much sought-after as a narrator of
television documentaries, including the acclaimed
series The Nazis: A Warning from History and The
Planets, both in 1997. 

In October 2004, he was appointed artistic
director of the Sheffield Theatres, succeeding
Michael Grandage.

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