Projects
- Intimacy Coordinator - THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU - Temple Hill, Amazon Studios, Nostromos Dir: Lasse Hallström
- Intimacy Coordinator - SERIAL KILLER'S WIFE - Clapperboard Studios, Blackbox Media Dir: Laura Way Eps 1-6
- Intimacy Coordinator - THE GRAY HOUSE - Castel Films Dir: Roland Joffé Ep 3
- Intimacy Coordinator- RETURN TO SILENT HILL (2024) Wallace Lotus Ltd Dir: Christophe Gans
- Intimacy Coordinator - KILLER HEAT - Amazon, Makeready Dir: Phillipe LaCôte
- Intimacy Coordinator - DISCLAIMER - Apple TV+, Esperanto Filmoj, Anonymous Content. Dir: Alfonso Cuarón Eps. 1-7
- Intimacy Coordinator - THE END WE START FROM - SunnyMarch, Hera Pictures, BBC Film Dir: Mahalia Belo
- Intimacy Coordinator - THE GOLD (S1) - BBC, Tannadice, Secouya Studios Dir: Aneil Karia Ep. 4
- Intimacy Coordinator - THE DIPLOMAT (S1) - World Pictures, Fresco Film Dir: Jill Robertson -Eps. 1, 3, & 6
- Intimacy Coordinator - FAIR PLAY - MRC/T-Street Films Dir: Chloe Dolmont
- Intimacy Coordinator - CITADEL (S1) - Amalgamated Films/Amazon Studios Dir: Jessica Yu Ep. 5
- Intimacy Coordinator - THE MOTHER - Big Sur Films/Nuyorican/Netflix Dir: Niki Caro
- Intimacy Coordinator - DISCLAIMER - Apple TV+, Esperanto Filmoj, Anonymous Content Dir: Alfonso Cuarón TEST SCENES
- Intimacy Coordinator - HELLRAISER (2022) - HULU/Spyglass Dir: David Bruckner
- Intimacy Coordinator - THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG (S1) - Palomar Pictures/Fresco Film Dir: Mauro Aragoni Ep. 3
Berlinale Talents
In 2023, Sam was invited to take part in a panel discussion, "Every Body: Working with Intimacy Coordinators", at Berlinale Talents.
Pictures: © Peter Himsel, Berlinale 2023
Qualifications
Current IC Short Course Certificates
- Bystander Intervention
- Consent Training
- PART Training Workshop with Minors
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) L2
- Confronting Sexual Harassment and Sexual Harassment Training
- Bullying and Harassment for Employees
- Conflict Resolution
- Equality and Diversity
- Mental Health Awareness
- Safeguarding for Children Level 2.
2023
- NISP - Staging Cultural and Heritage Intimacy
2022
- Safe Sets - Amanda Cutting Additional IC Protocols
- NISP - Intimacy Choreography 2 - Rachel Flesher
- Safe Sets - Using Prosthetics in IC
- NISP - BDSM & Kink for Intimacy - Chelsea Morgan
- NISP - Kissing & Masking - Rachel Flesher
- Intimacy for Stage and Screen - Queer Intimacy Pt 1 & 2 / Robbie Taylor-Smith & Adelaide Waldrop
- Prospect/BECTU Panel - Representations of Violence Against Women On Screen Panel
2021
- Robbie Taylor-Smith - Representing Queer Male Sex
- Intimacy for Stage and Screen - Intimacy and Violence
- Lou Platt - Artist Wellbeing Practitioner for Theatre, TV & Film
- Penny Taylor - Midwife Advisor for TV & Film
2019-2020
- Intimacy on Set (IOS) Completed Level 1 & 2 Training (12 months) under the mentorship of Ita O’Brien
2020
- AO Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) University of Reading and Educators Abroad
2019
- BA (Hons) Theatre Studies - First Class Honours (GSA) University of Surrey
2015
- Cambridge English Language Teaching Certificate (CELTA) Level 5: Pass Grade ‘A’
1991
- Graduate Certificate of Secondary Education from John Curtin College of The Arts, Western Australia.
Theatre intensive training includes Master classes with Larry Moss, Ivana Chubbuck (USA) 16th Street Actors Studio, Anthony Brandon Wong, Kerry Armstrong (AUS), Julián Fuentes Reyes (ESP) and Voice with Rowena Balos (USA).
Other experience
2021 & Ongoing
- Safe Sets (SA/UK/EU/AU)
- Netflix/NFVF/IPO IC Skills Development Trainer/Mentor- EMEA Region Trainer, Curriculum Designer, Administrator
- Workshop Assistant Trainer Madrid from September-February 2022/2023 ( Grow Creative).
- Netflix/Safe Sets IC Skills Development Trainer/Mentor- EMEA Region Trainer, Curriculum Designer, Administrator
- Workshop Assistant Trainer Madrid from September-February 2021/2022 ( Grow Creative).
2020
- Brave New World, IC Day Attachment-Observer NBC/Universal’s Peacock.
Acting Credits
Sam has 25+ years professional experience in film, television and theatre, covering an extensive range of genres, performance styles and collaborative process.
She has professional experience in Shakespeare, American classics, self-devised, adaptations, developments of new playwriting and Australian premieres.
Film & Television
- Summer Suit. Mother. Dir: Bec Peniston-Bird. Renegade Films
- Holy Smoke. Prue Lemon. Dir: Jane Campion. Jan Chapman
- All the Way. Robin. Dir: Marque Owen. MC Films
- Love in Limbo. Maisie. Dir: David Elfick. Palm Beach Pictures
- Needle. Nurse. Dir: John V Soto. Nexus 6
- Trolley Boys. Mother. Dir: Ngaire O’leary. Screen Academy
- My Shout. Kate. Dir: Julian Argus. Angel Pictures
- Little Man. Annie. Dir: Julius Avery. Synergetic Productions
- 3 Acts of Murder. Molly. Dir: Rowan Woods. Taylor Media + ABC
- MDA. Jill Marshall. Dir: Shawn Seet. ABC
- A Country Practice. Cindy Glover. Dir: Catherine Millar. JNP Films
- Creative Spirits. Dolly. Dir: Jackie McKimmie. ABC
Theatre
- Girls in Grey. Elsie Cook. Dir. Tom Healy. Shift Theatre
- Vieux Carré. Jane Sparks. Dir. Alice Bishop. Itch Productions
- If I Drown, I Can Swim. TB. Dir: Julián Fuentes Reta. Corazón de Vaca
- Twelfth Night. Maria. Dir: Roger Hodgman. Black Swan Theatre
- The Danger Age. Maisie. Dir: Sally Richardson. DeckChair Theatre
- Antigone. Ismene. Dir: Mathew Lutton. Thin Ice Theatre
- October. Angela. Dir: Renato Fabretti. Just 1Show
- The Turning. Carol. Dir: Steve Jodrell. Perth Theatre Co + PIAF
- The Lady Aoi. Nurse. Dir: Mathew Lutton. Thin Ice Theatre
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hermia/Fairy. Dir: Angela Chaplin. DeckChair Theatre
- Proof. Clare. Dir: Tom Gutteridge. Black Swan Theatre
- Tough Love. Jade. Dir: Andy King. Prickly Pear Ensemble
- A Man with Five Children. Annie. Dir: Peter Kingston. Black Swan Theatre Co
- Romeo and Juliet. Juliet. Dir: Angela Chaplin. DeckChair Theatre
- The Birds. Various. Dir: David Berthold. ATYP
- The Heidi Chronicles. Becky. Dir. Alan Becher. Perth Theatre Company
- Too far to Walk. Clarissa. Dir: Angela Chaplin. DeckChair Theatre
- Meekatharra. Ruth. Dir. Andrew Ross. Black Swan Theatre Co
- Wonder Lands. Alice. Dir: Angela Chaplin. DeckChair Theatre
- Twelfth Night. Viola. Dir: Angela Chaplin. DeckChair Theatre
Corporate / Commercial
- Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Medicine. Simulation and Role Play
- Mining and Resources WA, Safety Performer. National Campaign TV/P.O.S/Print/Digital Red Rooster
- National Campaign. TV/Cinema. Tooheys.
- State Campaign. TV. RAC WA, VIC
- National Campaign. TV. Digital Toyota Prado.
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