Samuel West Samuel West Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is a third-generation English actor, theatre director and voice actor. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor across theatre, film, television and radio. He often appears as reciter with orchestras and performed at the Last Night of the Proms in 2002. He has narrated several documentary series, including five for the BBC centred on events related to the Second World War. West was born in London, the elder son of actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West, and the grandson of the actor Lockwood West. He
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