John Bradley-West
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Bradley-West at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International
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| Born | 1988 (age 36–37) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
John Bradley-West (born 1988), credited as John Bradley, is an English actor, best known for his role as Samwell Tarly in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.
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Early life
Bradley grew up in the Wythenshawe district of Manchester, where he attended St Paul's RC High School. He graduated from Loreto College in Hulme and the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre.[1]
Career
Bradley's first appearance on television was in the drama Borgia where he played the minor role of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici.
Bradley also plays the major character Samwell Tarly in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. His character is a friend of Kit Harington's Jon Snow and provides occasional comic relief.[2][3] One reviewer called him "a wonderful comedic and cowardly yin to Jon's dour yang".[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Anna Karenina | Austrian Prince | Uncredited |
| 2015 | Traders | Vernon Stynes | |
| 2015 | Man Up (film) | Andrew | Uncredited |
| 2016 | Patient Zero | Scooter | Filming |
| 2016 | American Satan | Ricky Rollins |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–present | Game of Thrones | Samwell Tarly | Main Role; 36 episodes Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2011, 2013-15) |
| 2011 | Borgia | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Merlin | Tyr Seward | Episode: "A Lesson in Vengeance" |
| 2012 | Shameless | Wesley | 2 episodes |
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- 1988 births
- English male television actors
- English male film actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- People from Wythenshawe
- Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Male actors from Manchester
