Sam Hazeldine

Sam Hazeldine was born in Hammersmith, London.^[1] He is the son of actors James Hazeldine and Rebecca Moore.^[2] He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art^[3] for two years, before leaving to pursue a career in music with the band Mover.^[2]

Hazeldine returned to acting ten years later in 2003, when he made his professional debut as D.C. David Butcher in Prime Suspect 6.^[1] In 2007, he played Charles Musgrove in the British television film Persuasion, together with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones.^[1]

In 2014, he had a recurring role as George Sewell in the British period crime drama television series Peaky Blinders, alongside Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy.^[4] Between 2014 and 2015, he starred as Caleb Richards in the American fantasy drama television series Resurrection.^[1]

In 2018, Hazeldine took on a main role playing John McDaniel in the British supernatural television series The Innocents, alongside Guy Pearce.^[5] Despite positive reviews, no further series followed.^[5]

In 2019, he was cast in The War Below, which released in 2021.^[1] That same year he appeared in Ridley Scott's The Last Duel, in a cast which included Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver.^[1]

In 2024, Hazeldine replaced Joseph Mawle in the role of Adar for season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.^[6]