Bio

British-Nigerian actor Sam Oladeinde most recently starred as Javert in the West End production of Les Misérables, for the musical's celebratory 40th Anniversary Year. He previously guest starred in the BBC’s award-winning dramas Casualty and Doctors and appeared in the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. Sam also starred as Aaron Burr in the Original UK & Ireland Tour of smash hit musical Hamilton. He started his career in the original West End cast of Hamilton (Victoria Palace). Other credits include: Bob in the Olivier Award winning Come From Away in the West End (Phoenix Theatre); Young Scrooge in the West End production of A Christmas Carol (Dominion Theatre); Understudy Ramses in the original West End cast of The Prince of Egypt (Dominion Theatre); originating the role of Lord Pinkleton in the UK concert premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Cadogan Hall); and Motumbo in London’s West End production of The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales).

As a vocalist, Sam can be heard in several blockbuster films. He was a solo vocalist in the acclaimed Bernstein biopic Maestro, with which Sam made his Lincoln Center debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and featured in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and on both Netflix Rebel Moon feature films. He also sung backing vocals for Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Barbie, The Little Mermaid and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, to name a few.

Sam made his Royal Albert Hall solo debut during Last Night of the Proms 2025 singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ live on BBC One to millions with Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor from Queen. He returns to the Proms in 2026 starring in Enchanted: Alan Menken’s Music for Disney, also broadcast on BBC.

Sam completed a Masters (with distinction) at the Royal Academy of Music in 2018, fully-funded by an inaugural scholarship from Disney Theatrical Productions. He previously read Law at the University of Cambridge, and qualified as a solicitor in a premier international law firm. 

Sam is involved in a diverse range of plays, films, workshops, musicals, concerts and projects around the UK and abroad. Please click here to see Sam’s full CV / Spotlight profile.

Sam is represented by Denton Brierley