Benedict Samuel


Benedict Samuel is an Australian actor, writer and director best known for playing Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter in the Fox crime series Gotham.

Early life

Samuel was born in Sydney, Australia, to Maree and Clifford Samuel. The youngest of three siblings, his brother is actor Xavier Samuel and his sister, Bridget Samuel, the eldest, is a stage manager. Benedict is graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Career

Following his education at NIDA, Samuel began writing and directing a number of short films including Sanctuary which was released in 2012 and starred his brother Xavier Samuel in the leading role. In theatre, he performed in Sex Wars, a production he appeared in during his time at NIDA. He played a part in Tis Pity She's a Whore at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne. In 2011, Benedict appeared on several Australian television series including the mini-series ' and the children's series My Place. He is known for playing the role of Harman "Hammer" Pirovic on Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, for which he appeared for several episodes until his character was killed off in a showdown between Hammer, Charlie Buckton and Darryl Braxton. Benedict also appeared in the short film Kiss. He appeared as Owen, the leader of the Wolves gang, in the American post-apocalyptic zombie series The Walking Dead and as Jacob Harding in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment. In 2016, Samuel was cast as famous Batman villain The Mad Hatter, the main antagonist of the third season of Gotham''. He continued to play the character in a recurring capacity during the fourth season, beginning to appear again with the episode "Ace Chemicals" of Season 5.

Filmography

Film

Short film

Television