Samuel West he made his radio directing debut with a production of "Money" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton on BBC Radio 3. West has appeared alongside his actor parents on several occasions; with his mother Prunella Scales in "Howards End" and "Stiff Upper Lips", and with his father Timothy West on stage in "A Number", "Henry IV, Part 1" and "Part 2". In two films ("Iris" in 2001 and the 1996 television film "Over Here"), Sam and his father have played the same character at different ages. In "Edward the Seventh", he and his brother Joseph played young sons of the title character, who
Benedict Samuel Benedict Samuel Benedict Samuel (born 15 April 1988) is an Australian actor, writer and director best known for playing Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter in the Fox crime series "Gotham". Samuel was born in Sydney, Australia, to Maree and Clifford Samuel. The youngest of three siblings, his brother is actor Xavier Samuel and his sister, Bridget Samuel, the eldest, is a stage manager. Benedict is graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Following his education at NIDA, Samuel began writing and directing a number of short films including "Sanctuary" which was released in 2012 and will star his brother Xavier