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Samson Kayo (born in 1991 or 1992) is a talented British actor, producer, and writer. He is well-known for his funny roles in TV shows.

Samson was nominated for a special award called the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2018. This was for his work on the BBC sketch show Famalam, which ran from 2017 to 2020. He also created, wrote, and starred in the Sky One comedy series Bloods (2021–2022). For Bloods, he was nominated for the same award again in 2022.

In 2022, he won the Royal Television Society Programme Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance for his role in Bloods. He had also been nominated for this award in 2019 and 2023. Samson also created and stars in Sliced (2019–2020). Some of his other acting jobs include Youngers (2013), Timewasters (2017), and Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).

About Samson Kayo

Samson Kayo has family roots in Nigeria. He grew up in a part of London called Peckham. When he was younger, he dreamed of becoming a footballer. But then, he found a love for comedy. Funny actors like Jim Carrey and Robin Williams inspired him. He also looked up to British comedian Jocelyn Jee Esien, who showed him that black people could succeed in comedy.

Samson was friends with actor John Boyega when they were kids. They even went to church together. One day, Samson went to pick up an iron for his mom. He saw an open audition for a Channel 4 comedy show called Youngers. He decided to try out and got a part! In 2017, he played a funny version of the singer will.i.am in the BBC Three show Murder in Successville.

His Comedy Shows

Samson Kayo was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2018 for his role in the BBC sketch show Famalam. From 2017 to 2019, he was a main actor in the ITV2 sitcom Timewasters. In this show, a Black British jazz band travels through time to London in the 1920s and 1950s.

Samson is also the person who created, wrote, and stars in the comedy show Sliced. This show is about a takeaway food shop and has been on Dave since 2019. He also created and plays the main character, Maleek, in the paramedic comedy Bloods. This show started on Sky One in 2021. It was based on a short film he made for Sky Arts. For his role in Bloods, he was nominated for another BAFTA award in 2022. He also won the Royal Television Society Programme Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance that same year.

Other Roles and Voice Acting

In 2020, Samson Kayo appeared in the horror comedy series Truth Seekers. This show was created by Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. A year later, he starred in the pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death. This show was made in the United States. Samson told The Irish Times newspaper that even though many British actors find more work in the U.S., he wants to keep making shows in Britain.

Samson's first time doing voice acting was as Baby Bear in the animated movie Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). In this movie, Antonio Banderas voices the main character, Puss in Boots.

Movies and TV Shows

Samson Kayo has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:

  • TV Shows:
    • Youngers (2013)
    • Murder in Successville (2017)
    • Timewasters (2017)
    • Famalam (2017–2020)
    • Sliced (2019–2020)
    • Truth Seekers (2020)
    • Bloods (2021–2022)
    • Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023)
    • House of the Dragon (2024)
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