Bio
Samuel Johnson (born 1978) is an Australian actor, radio presenter and voiceover artist best known for his role as Evan Wylde in the television drama series The Secret Life of Us, from 2001-2005.
Samuel has also appeared in a number of popular Australian films, including the lead role of Dave in Crackerjack, which was the number one Australian film at the box office in 2002 and as Gary in The Illustrated Family Doctor.
Samuel's voice recently featured in the stop-motion animated feature film $9.99 with Anthony LaPaglia, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto and Claudia Karvan.
With an extensive list of television credits, Samuel's performances include Toby in After the Deluge, guest roles in Stingers and Blue Heelers, and ongoing roles in Good Guys, Bad Guys, Home & Away and Ocean Girl.
His other television credits include Cooper St Sub, Raw FM, The Last of the Ryans, One Way Ticket and Thunderstone.
More recently, Samuel had the opportunity to work on Dreamworks' newest mini-series The Pacific. He has also featured in the hugely successful Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.
Samuel has also appeared in a number of stage productions including Hotel Sorrento, The Snake Pit and Mad Woman's Fountain for the Playbox Theatre and as Danny Rule in The Present at La Mama.
Samuel has been widely acknowledged by his peers and the public and was awarded the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series for The Secret Life of Us in 2001 and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for After the Deluge in 2003.
His Logie nominations include Most Popular Actor in 2002 and 2003 and Most Outstanding Actor in 2003.
In 2008 Samuel joined the cast of Network Ten's drama Rush starring as Intelligence Operator Leon Broznic.