Samantha Barks
Aktor
2 października 1990 (35 years)
Samantha Jane Barks (born 2 October 1990) is a Manx actress and singer who rose to fame after placing third in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008. She has released three studio albums: Looking in Your Eyes (2007), Samantha Barks (2016), and Into the Unknown (2021), and made her film debut as Éponine in the Tom Hooper-directed Les Misérables in 2012. Her performance in the film won her the Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer and a shared National Board of Review Award with the film's cast.
Barks starred opposite Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel musical-comedy Groove High (2012–2013) and again, in the London revival of the musical The Last Five Years in 2016. In 2018, she originated the role of Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman: The Musical on Broadway. Since 2021, she has played Elsa in the West End production of Frozen, though she took some time off for maternity leave.
Barks starred opposite Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel musical-comedy Groove High (2012–2013) and again, in the London revival of the musical The Last Five Years in 2016. In 2018, she originated the role of Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman: The Musical on Broadway. Since 2021, she has played Elsa in the West End production of Frozen, though she took some time off for maternity leave.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical · as Elsa |
| 2022 | Tomorrow Morning · as Catherine |
| 2021 | First Date · as Casey |
| 2019 | For Love or Money · as Connie |
| 2017 | Interlude in Prague · as Josefa Duchek |
| 2017 | Bitter Harvest · as Natalka |
| 2013 | Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart · as Miss Acacia (voice)Na Plex |
| 2013 | The Christmas Candle · as Emily BarstowNa Plex |
| 2012 | Les Misérables · as Éponine Thénardier |
| 2012 | Groove High · as Zoe Myer |
| 2010 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary · as Eponine |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken · as Various Voices |
| 2025 | VE Day 80 · as Self |
| 2023 | The Royal Variety Performance 2023 · as Self |
| 2023 | Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream · as Self - Judge |
| 2022 | Royal Carols: Together at Christmas · as Self |
| 2020 | The Masked Singer (UK) · as Self - Pufferfish |
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | Greatest Disney Songs · as Self |
| 2015 | Bear Grylls: Mission Survive · as Self |
| 2014 | 2014 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Performer |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Show People with Paul Wontorek · as Self |
| 2008 | I'd Do Anything · as Herself - Potential Nancy |
| 2007 | Britain's Got Talent · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2006 | The ONE Show · as Self - Vocalist |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing · as Self - Terms And Conditions |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast · as Self |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |