Sam Peter Jackson
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Sam Peter Jackson is a playwright and actor best known for writing the play "Public Property
", which ran at the Trafalgar Studios
in London's West End in 2009 starring Nigel Harman
, Robert Daws
and Steven Webb
and was nominated for a 2010 WhatsOnStage Theatregoers' Choice Award
as Best New Comedy.
The play was published by Oberon Books.
Jackson's other plays include "Minor Irritations", which was the first play to receive the Pleasance
Theatre's Charlie Hartill Special Reserve and was nominated for the 2006 Oscar Wilde Award for Writing, and the short plays "Charity"and "Where I Used To Live", produced by The Factory Theatre Company
in London, and "Icarus", produced by Mind The Gap Theatre
in New York.
As an actor he has most notably appeared in Channel 4
's BAFTA-winning "Nuremberg - Goering's Last Stand" and the BBC
TV film "D-Day".
Jackson also co-wrote and presented the 2010 Channel 4
documentary "The Other Michael Jackson: Battle of the Boogie" about his father singer/songwriter Mick Jackson (singer)
, who wrote the song "Blame It On The Boogie
". To promote the film Sam appeared on BBC Breakfast
with his father.
In 2009 Jackson was described as "a writing talent to watch" by Variety (magazine)
. He is represented by Berlin Associates in London.
Public Property
Public Property is a play by the English playwright Sam Peter Jackson. It is about a news anchor called Geoffrey Hammond, who gets caught in a public sex scandal....
", which ran at the Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios, formerly The Whitehall Theatre until 2004, is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London....
in London's West End in 2009 starring Nigel Harman
Nigel Harman
Nigel Derek Harman is an English actor, most famous for his role as Dennis Rickman in the UK soap opera EastEnders. He has worked extensively in theatre, with the stage being described as his "first love"...
, Robert Daws
Robert Daws
Robert Daws is an English actor. He is most notable for a variety of roles he has played in television dramas.-Career:Daws played Tuppy Glossop in the early 1990s version of Jeeves and Wooster...
and Steven Webb
Steven Webb
Steven Webb is an English actor who has been performing in theatre, television and film from the age of eight. Webb was born in Wirral, near Liverpool in the UK.-Career:...
and was nominated for a 2010 WhatsOnStage Theatregoers' Choice Award
Theatregoers' Choice Award
The Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards are organised by the theatre website Whatsonstage.com and recognise the performers and productions of British theatre with emphasis on London's West End. Nominations and eventual winners are selected by the theatre-going public....
as Best New Comedy.
The play was published by Oberon Books.
Jackson's other plays include "Minor Irritations", which was the first play to receive the Pleasance
Pleasance
The Pleasance is a street in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is largely residential, although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area.-University of Edinburgh union:...
Theatre's Charlie Hartill Special Reserve and was nominated for the 2006 Oscar Wilde Award for Writing, and the short plays "Charity"and "Where I Used To Live", produced by The Factory Theatre Company
The Factory Theatre Company
The Factory Theatre Company was created by Tim Evans and Alex Hassell in 2006.The Factory's cult-hit production of Hamlet, directed by Tim Carroll, initially played around London in secret locations, where the audience was informed where and when to turn up only a few days before the performances,...
in London, and "Icarus", produced by Mind The Gap Theatre
Mind The Gap Theatre
The brainchild of Paula D'Alessandris, Mind The Gap Theatre Company was conceived in 1998 to import edgy British productions, readings and workshops to New York audiences and, in return, export some of America's unknown theatrical talent to the United Kingdom...
in New York.
As an actor he has most notably appeared in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's BAFTA-winning "Nuremberg - Goering's Last Stand" and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV film "D-Day".
Jackson also co-wrote and presented the 2010 Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
documentary "The Other Michael Jackson: Battle of the Boogie" about his father singer/songwriter Mick Jackson (singer)
Mick Jackson (singer)
Mick Jackson is an English singer-songwriter and the co-writer of the song, "Blame It on the Boogie"...
, who wrote the song "Blame It On The Boogie
Blame It on the Boogie
"Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, originally released in 1978 both by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson as well as by The Jacksons , and was later also covered by numerous other artists.-Background:...
". To promote the film Sam appeared on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
with his father.
In 2009 Jackson was described as "a writing talent to watch" by Variety (magazine)
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
. He is represented by Berlin Associates in London.