Sam Parsonson made his television debut at the age of 17 on the Channel Seven Australian drama, headLand

HeadLand

headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...

. Sam went on to appear in the critically acclaimed Australian drama series, Love My Way

Love My Way

Love My Way was a Logie Award winning and critically acclaimed Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons ....

, for 2 seasons, alongside some of Australia's finest actors. His performance in the role of Dylan earned him a nomination for a Logie Award

Logie Award

The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...

 for Most Outstanding Young Talent in 2007. His other television credits include All Saints (TV series)

All Saints (TV series)

All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...

 and children's television series, Double Trouble (Australian TV series)

Double Trouble (Australian TV series)

Double Trouble is an Australian children's television series on the Nine Network. It was produced by the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association....

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Sam has also accrued a list of theatre credits from a young age, including Summer Rain, Shakespeare Unleashed and Duologue from Titus and Andronicus for the Shakespeare Festival.

In 2008, Sam completed filming Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...

's US mini-series The Pacific (miniseries)

The Pacific (miniseries)

The Pacific is a 2010 television series produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia, Sky Movies, Playtone and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010....

. The 10-part mini-series from the creators of Band of Brothers (TV miniseries) tells the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.

Sam also stars in the Australian 2009 horror/thriller film Coffin Rock (film)

Coffin Rock (film)

Coffin Rock is an Australian melodramatic thriller directed by Rupert Glasson and produced by David Lightfoot. The movie stars Lisa Chappell, Robert Taylor and Sam Parsonson.-Plot:...

, starring as Evan, alongside actors such as Lisa Chappell

Lisa Chappell

Lisa Irene Chappell is an actress and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. She is best known for playing Claire McLeod on the Nine Network drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life and career:...

 and Robert Taylor (Australian actor)

Robert Taylor (Australian actor)

- Biography :Taylor is best known internationally for his role in The Matrix as Agent Jones. He also appeared in the crocodile horror film Rogue and stars in Australian thriller Storm Warning and the 2009 Australian movie Coffin Rock.-Filmography:...

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Television

• The Pacific
  The Pacific (miniseries)
  The Pacific is a 2010 television series produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia, Sky Movies, Playtone and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010....
  
  (2010) ... as Lapointe
• My Place
  My Place (TV series)
  My Place is an Australian children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on ABC3 weeknights 8pm from 4 December 2009....
  
  (2009) ... as Jeff (One episode)
• Double Trouble
  Double Trouble (Australian TV series)
  Double Trouble is an Australian children's television series on the Nine Network. It was produced by the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association....
  
  (2008) ... as Max
• Love My Way
  Love My Way
  Love My Way was a Logie Award winning and critically acclaimed Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons ....
  
  (2007) ... as Dylan
• All Saints
  All Saints (TV series)
  All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
  
  (2006) ... as Luke Harrison (One episode)
• headLand
  HeadLand
  headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
  
  (2005) ... as Nathan

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