Samuel appeared in the 2011 film "Anonymous". He plays a lead role in "A Few Best Men" (2011/2012). He was cast in 3D feature "Bait", released in September 2012 and short film "Sanctuary", which was also released in 2012. In 2013 he played Ian in "Adore/Two Mothers" alongside Robin Wright and Naomi Watts. In 2016, Samuel plays the titular character in Cris Jones' "The Death and Life of Otto Bloom", with Rachel Ward and her daughter, Matilda Brown. The film is set to open the Melbourne International Film Festival.