Xavier Samuel facts for kids
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Xavier Samuel
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Samuel in 2012
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| Born | 10 December 1983 Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Relatives | Benedict Samuel (brother) |
Xavier Samuel (born December 10, 1983) is an Australian actor. He has starred in many movies and TV shows. Some of his well-known roles include Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Billy in Spin Out. He also played Cass Chaplin in the movie Blonde.
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Early life and school days
Xavier Samuel was born in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. His parents are Maree and Clifford Samuel. He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. He finished school at Rostrevor College in 2001. When he was 13, his family lived in Darwin for a year because his parents were teachers there.
Xavier has a younger brother named Benedict. Benedict is also an actor, writer, and producer. Xavier also has an older sister, Bridget, who works as a stage manager.
Even though he went to Rostrevor College, Xavier studied drama at Christian Brothers College. There, he acted in plays like Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He also performed in The Rover.
Later, Xavier went to Flinders University Drama Centre. He finished his studies there in 2006.
Xavier's acting career
Xavier Samuel started his acting journey in 2003. His first role was on the Australian TV show McLeod's Daughters. He then appeared in the Australian horror movie Road Train as Marcus. He also acted in the movie Drowning.
In 2007, Xavier starred with Mia Wasikowska in the Australian film September. This movie is set in 1968 and is about two young boys who love boxing and are good friends.
Xavier was in the Australian surfing movie Newcastle in 2008. He acted alongside Reshad Strik.
In 2009, he played Brent in the Australian horror movie The Loved Ones. He was the main character in this film, acting opposite Robin McLeavy.
Becoming a Twilight star
In early 2010, Xavier got a big role as Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. This was his first major Hollywood film. He even won an award for it at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. In an interview, Xavier said sending his audition tape from Sydney was "unusual" and that getting the role was "bizarre and wonderful."
After Twilight, Xavier appeared in the 2011 film Anonymous.
More movie roles
In 2012, Xavier played a main role in A Few Best Men. This movie is about a wedding and also stars Rebel Wilson and Olivia Newton-John.
He was also in the 3D movie Bait, which came out in September 2012.
In 2013, Xavier played Ian in Adore. He acted with Robin Wright and Naomi Watts. The movie is based on a book by Doris Lessing. The director, Anne Fontaine, helped Xavier prepare for his scenes. The film was shot in Seal Rocks in New South Wales. It first showed at the Sundance Film Festival.
Xavier starred with Hugo Weaving in the movie Healing in 2014. This film is about a prison program where prisoners help injured birds. Xavier said he really liked working with Doris the owl, who was "easy to play with" and a "diva."
In 2014, Xavier was also in the big movie Fury. He acted alongside Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf. The movie is about American soldiers in Nazi Germany at the end of World War II.
In 2016, Xavier played the main character in The Death and Life of Otto Bloom. He also performed in the movie Love and Friendship. This film was based on a novel by Jane Austen.
TV series and recent work
In 2017, Xavier acted with Hugo Weaving again in the Australian TV series Seven Types of Ambiguity. This show was based on a novel by Elliot Perlman.
Xavier played Kit Parker in the Amazon thriller series Tell Me Your Secrets in 2021.
In 2022, he starred in Blonde, a movie about Marilyn Monroe. He played Cass Chaplin. The movie was directed by Andrew Dominik and came out on Netflix in September 2022.
Xavier's personal life
When he was a child, Xavier Samuel dreamed of becoming an Australian rules football star. His hero was Tony Modra. Xavier is a big fan of the Adelaide Football Club.
Xavier often travels between America and Australia for his acting jobs.
He has dated several actresses and models. From 2010 to 2011, he dated model Shermine Shahrivar. In 2012, he dated his Bait 3D co-star, Phoebe Tonkin. From 2012 to 2015, he dated his Plush co-star, Emily Browning. He was also in a relationship with model Jessica Gomes starting in 2016.
Awards and achievements
Xavier Samuel has been recognized for his acting. He won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Fight" in 2011 for his role in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He shared this award with Robert Pattinson and Bryce Dallas Howard.
In 2015, he won "Best Actor" at the Louisiana International Film Festival for his role in Frankenstein.
He also won an Equity Ensemble Awards in 2018 for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie" for Seven Types of Ambiguity. He won the same award in 2019 for Riot.
See also
In Spanish: Xavier Samuel para niños
