about
Sam has been Head of Casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Almeida Theatre and National Theatre Wales.
Working across film, television, theatre, dance theatre and art, her recent work includes: Hugo Blick’s THE ENGLISH and BLACK EARTH RISING; THE LONG CALL; THE TRICK; RIDLEY ROAD; WANDERLUST; LIFE; NW; DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER; THE LOST HONOUR OF CHRISTOPHER JEFFERIES; TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE and THE HOLLOW CROWN.
Theatre work includes productions at the National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court, Hampstead Theatre, Old Vic and Young Vic and many West End theatres, including on Moira and Fiona Buffini’s DINNER, Polly Teale’s AFTER MRS ROCHESTER, Ian Rickson’s HAMLET, MOJO, ELECTRA, BETRAYAL, OLD TIMES and THE CHILDREN’S HOUR, and 5 casts of JOURNEY’S END.
Sam has also worked on installation art projects such as Isaac Julien’s PARADISE OMEROS, immersive theatre/film projects such as BAC’s THE WAY OUT and cross-genre collaborations such as Manchester International Festival’s INVISIBLE CITIES, a co-production with 59 Productions and Ballet Rambert.
Sam Jones is an Honorary Fellow at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. A member of the Casting Directors’ Guild, the International Casting Director’s Network, BAFTA and the European Film Academy.
film and tv
theatre
MOJO
★★★★
“Rickson’s meticulous production yields a stunning set of performances.”
“You wont find much better ensemble acting than this.”
The Guardian
★★★★
“a crack cast, […] a virtuoso piece of theatre.”
Financial Times
OLD TIMES
“It is both a beautifully clear production and one which, through the alternate casting,
adds to the bottomless mystery of Pinter's play.”
Michael Billington for The Guardian
JOURNEY’S END
“mesmerizingly perfect theatre...
a production of such outstanding quality that I left the theatre feeling overwhelmed.”
Everything Theatre
I AM THE WIND
★★★★★
“Breathtakingly beautiful... some of the greatest theatre I have ever witnessed.”
The Independent
“The performances are first-rate.”
Imogen Carter for The Guardian
Wise Children
“Stars? I am not sure why you would stop at five. This is a phoenix of a show.
The cast brims with talent."
Kate Kellaway in The Guardian
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| title | director | production company |
|---|---|---|
| film | ||
| IN GOOD COMPANY | Cristina Comencini | Lumière & Company |
| COME TO THE EDGE | Amit Gupta | Tigerlily Productions |
| A ROYAL NIGHT OUT | Julian Jarrold | Ecosse Films |
| ONE CRAZY THING | Amit Gupta | Canary Wharf Films |
| ANOTHER ME | Isabel Coixet | Rainy Day Films/Tornasol Films |
| JADOO | Amit Gupta | AIR Productions |
| FATHER [Short Film] | Moira Buffini | Ruby Films |
| THE GOSPEL OF US | Dave McKean | Rondo Media Production/National Theatre Wales |
| RESISTANCE | Amit Gupta | Big Rich Films |
| PARADISE (OMEROS) [Video Installation] | Isaac Julien | Commissioned by the Bohen Foundation |
| ANANSI | Fritz Baumann | Avista Film |
| tv | ||
|---|---|---|
| THE EX WIFE | Brian O'Malley | Black Box Media/Paramount Plus |
| THE ENGLISH | Hugo Blick | Drama Republic/BBC/Amazon |
| THE LONG CALL | Lee Haven-Jones | ITV |
| THE TRICK | Pip Broughton | Vox Pictures |
| RIDLEY ROAD | Lisa Mulcahy | Red Productions/BBC |
| LIFE | Iain Forsyth/Kate Hewitt/Jane Pollard | Drama Republic/BBC |
| WATCHMEN (UK CASTING) | Stephen Williams | HBO |
| DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER | Tim Kirkby | Sister Pictures / BBC |
| TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE | Pip Broughton | Vox Pictures/BBC |
| BLACK EARTH RISING | Hugo Blick | Drama Republic/BBC/Netflix |
| WANDERLUST | Luke Snellin/Lucy Tcherniak | Drama Republic/BBC |
| NEXT OF KIN | Justin Chadwick | Mammoth Screen/ITV |
| PAULA | Alex Holmes | BBC |
| NW | Saul Dibb | Mammoth Screen/BBC |
| DARK ANGEL | Brian Percival | World Productions/ITV |
| DR THORNE | Julian Fellowes (Writer) | Hat Trick |
| BEOWULF | Jon East | ITV |
| THE HOLLOW CROWN - THE WARS OF THE ROSES | Dominic Cooke | BBC/NBC/Neal Street Productions |
| THE LOST HONOUR OF CHRISTOPHER JEFFERIES | Roger Michell | Carnival Film & Television |
| THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER | Geoffrey Sax/David Blair | Hat Trick Productions |
| UNDER MILK WOOD | Pip Broughton | BBC |
| LOVE & MARRIAGE | Roger Goldby/Debbie Isitt | ITV/Tiger Aspect |
| PRISONERS WIVES Series 1 & 2 | Harry Bradbeer/Damon Thomas | BBC |
| ABOVE SUSPICION Series 1-4 | Christopher Menaul/Catherine Moorshead/Gillies MacKinnon | La Plante Productions/ITV |
| LENNON NAKED | Edmund Coulthard | BBC |
| HAMLET | Gregory Doran | BBC/RSC |
| OCCUPATION Winner of Best Drama TV Serial Award, BAFTA Awards, 2010 | Nick Murphy | BBC |
| THE COMMANDER Series 1-3 | Tristram Powell/Jane Prowse/Gillies MacKinnon | La Plante Productions/ITV |
| TRIAL & RETRIBUTION Series 9, 10 & 11 | Various | La Plante Productions/ITV |
| THE YEAR LONDON BLEW UP: 1974 | Edmund Coulthard | Blast! Films/Channel 4 |
| UNDERCOVER COPS | Edmund Coulthard | Blast! Films/Channel 4 |
| FALLEN | Omar Madha | ITV |
| HUMAN CARGO Nominated for 17 Gemini Awards | Brad Turner | CBC |
| THE BILL | Various | ITV |
| theatre | ||
|---|---|---|
| MALORY TOWERS | Emma Rice | Wise Children |
| INVISIBLE CITIES | Leo Warner | MIF/59 Productions |
| WISE CHILDREN | Emma Rice | Old Vic/Wise Children |
| ENGLISH | Richard Gregory | National Theatre Wales |
| THE BEAR/THE PROPOSAL | Lucy J Skilbeck | Young Vic |
| ELECTRA | Ian Rickson | Old Vic Theatre/SFP |
| MOJO | Ian Rickson | Harold Pinter Theatre |
| OLD TIMES | Ian Rickson | Harold Pinter Theatre |
| BETRAYAL | Ian Rickson | Comedy Theatre |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOUR | Ian Rickson | Comedy Theatre |
| WAH WAH GIRLS | Emma Rice | Sadler's Wells |
| HAMLET | Ian Rickson | Young Vic |
| I AM THE WIND | Patrice Chereau | Young Vic |
| CRUEL AND TENDER | Luc Bondy | Young Vic |
| SWEET NOTHINGS | Luc Bondy | Young Vic |
| MONKEY! | Mick Gordon | Young Vic |
| HOTEL NELSON | Thomas Levin | Teater Grob, Copenhagen |
| As Head of Casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company: | ||
| HAMLET | Gregory Doran | RSC |
| KING LEAR | Trevor Nunn | RSC |
| PERICLES | Dominic Cooke | RSC |
| A WINTER'S TALE | Dominic Cooke | RSC |
| DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE | Maria Aberg | RSC |
| NOUGHTS AND CROSSES | Dominic Cooke | RSC |
| MACBETT | Silviu Purcarete | RSC |
| MACBETH | Conall Morrison | RSC |
| TAMING OF THE SHREW | Conall Morrison | RSC |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | Neil Bartlett | RSC |
| I'LL BE THE DEVIL | Ramin Grey | RSC |
| MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Marianne Elliott | RSC |
| THE WILD BRIDE | Emma Rice | Kneehigh Theatre |
| NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS | Emma Rice | Kneehigh Theatre |
| YING TONG | Michael Kingsbury | WYP/Michael Codron |
| DINNER | Fiona Buffini | Wyndhams Theatre |
| JOURNEY'S END (5 Casts) | David Grindley | Comedy Theatre |
| FORTY WINKS | Katie Mitchell | Royal Court Theatre |
| AFTER MRS ROCHESTER | Polly Teale | Shared Experience |
| MADAME BOVARY | Polly Teale | Shared Experience |
| GONE TO EARTH | Nancy Meckler | Shared Experience |
| MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION | Peter Hall | Strand Theatre |
| BRONTE | Polly Teale | Shared Experience |
| MINE | Polly Teale | Shared Experience |
| HAMLET | Paul Miller | Sheffield Crucible |
| ABIGAIL'S PARTY | David Grindley | Hampstead Theatre |
| A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE EGG | Laurence Boswell | ATG |
| UP FOR GRABS | Laurence Boswell | Wyndhams Theatre |
| ANOTHER COUNTRY | Stephen Henry | Arts Theatre |
| THE LISBON TRIVIATA | Stephen Henry | King's Head |
| THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER | Paul Hunter | Told By An Idiot |
| THE EVOCATION OF PAPA MAS | John Wright | Told By An Idiot |
| THE RAMAYANA | Indhu Rubasingham | Royal National Theatre |
| TANTALUS | Peter Hall | RSC |
| CUCKOOS | Peter Hall | Gate Theatre |
| THE ROYAL FAMILY | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| MESSIAH: SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION | Steven Berkoff | National Theatre |
| LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| MARATHON | Mick Gordon | Gate Theatre |
| 1953 | Patrick Marber | Almeida |
| VENICE PRESERVED | Ian McDiarmid | Almeida |
| GANGSTER NO. 1 | Jonathan Kent | Almeida |
| VURT | John McGrath | Contact Theatre |
| HUNTING SCENES FROM LOWER BAVARIA | Dominic Cooke | Gate Theatre |
| BEFORE I LEAVE | Matthew Dunster | National Theatre Wales |
| KAREN | Blast Theory | National Theatre Wales |
| INSATIABLE INFLATABLE CANDYLION | Wils Wilson | National Theatre Wales |
| ILIAD | Mike Pearson | National Theatre Wales |
| MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN | John McGrath | National Theatre Wales |
| BORDERGAME | John Norton | National Theatre Wales |
| CROUCH, TOUCH, PAUSE, ENGAGE | Max Stafford-Clark | National Theatre Wales |
| GREEN MAN // RED WOMAN | Gerald Tyler | National Theatre Wales |
| THE GATHERING | Louise Ann Wilson | National Theatre Wales |
| PRAXIS MAKES PERFECT | Wils Wilson | National Theatre Wales |
| THE OPPORTUNITY OF EFFICIENCY | John McGrath | National Theatre Wales |
| DE GABAY | Jonathan Holmes | National Theatre Wales |
| MAMETZ | Matthew Dunster | National Theatre Wales |
| SILLY KINGS | Jo Davies | National Theatre Wales |
| TONYPANDEMONIUM | Mathilde Lopez | National Theatre Wales |
| THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING | John McGrath | National Theatre Wales |
| BRANCHES | Constanza Macras | National Theatre Wales |
| CORIOLAN/US | Mike Pearson | National Theatre Wales |
| IN WATER I'M WEIGHTLESS | John McGrath | National Theatre Wales |
| LITTLE DOGS | Frantic Assembly | National Theatre Wales |
| A PROVINCIAL LIFE | Peter GIll | National Theatre Wales |
| THE VILLAGE SOCIAL | Ben Lewis/Dafydd James | National Theatre Wales |
| THE DARK PHILOSOPHERS | Paul Hunter | National Theatre Wales |
| THE PASSION | Michael Sheen | National Theatre Wales |
| LOVE STEALS US FROM LONELINESS | John McGrath | National Theatre Wales |
| THE PERSIANS | Mike Pearson | National Theatre Wales |
| THE BEACH | Catherine Paskell | National Theatre Wales |
| THE DEVIL INSIDE HIM | Ellen Bowman | National Theatre Wales |
| SHELF LIFE | Volcano | National Theatre Wales |
| GOOD NIGHT OUT | John McGrath | National Theatre Wales |
| First two seasons of Theatr Clywd, under artistic directorship of Terry Hands. |