Nic Sampson is a New Zealand actor, comedian, and writer known for his roles as Chip Thorn, the Yellow Mystic Ranger on Power Rangers Mystic Force, Detective Constable Sam Breen on The Brokenwood Mysteries, and for the New Zealand sketch show Funny Girls.
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| Born | New Zealand |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | www |
Life and career
editSampson portrayed Chip Thorn, the Yellow Mystic Ranger on Power Rangers Mystic Force which premiered in 2006.[1] He was also the voice of the Sentinel Knight on Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, and various monsters in subsequent series.
Sampson portrays Detective Constable Sam Breen[2] in The Brokenwood Mysteries, a New Zealand detective, drama television series that premiered on Prime in 2014.[3]
In 2014, Sampson won Best Newcomer at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.[4] In 2015 he was nominated for the Billy T Award[5] and in 2016 Sampson was nominated for the Fred Award for best New Zealand show.[6]
Sampson was a writer and performer for NZ news satire show The Jono Project and Jono and Ben. Sampson was also a writer and performer for sketch comedy Funny Girls which ran for three seasons (2015–2018).[1] He is one of the creators of NZ sitcom Golden Boy.[7]
Sampson is a founding member of Auckland-based improvised comedy collective Snort.[8]
In 2021, Sampson joined Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden as co-writer for the second series of BBC Three and HBO Max's Starstruck.[9]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | A Twist In The Tale | Jonathon | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Freaky | Jeremy | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Charlie "Chip" Thorn/Yellow Mystic Ranger | 32 episodes |
| 2007 | Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | Sentinel Knight (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Whiricane (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Cult | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Go Girls | Derek | Recurring role Season 2 |
| 2012 | Jono and Ben | Various | Regular role |
| 2013 | Auckland Daze | Nic | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Step Dave | Hamish | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Flat3 | Nic | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Power Rangers Super Megaforce | Skatana (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Power Rangers Dino Charge | Slammer (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | Funny Girls | Various | Regular role |
| 2014–2021 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | D.C. Sam Breen | 24 episodes |
| 2021–present | Starstruck | Steve | actor (1 episode, season 1); writer (season 2) |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Spies and Lies | Constable Egan | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Warrior's Way | Pug | |
| 2012 | Emperor | Lieutenant Red | |
| 2018 | The Breaker Upperers | Jeff | |
| 2020 | Baby Done | Brian |
References
edit- ^ a b "Why Nic Sampson is the hardest working man in NZ television". NZ Herald. 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Nic Sampson on the Brokenwood Mysteries' third wheel, DC Sam Breen".
- ^ "The Brokenwood Mysteries' stars surprised by international success".
- ^ Dann, Jennifer (14 December 2015). "Twelve Questions: Nic Sampson". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Tim Batt among 2015 Billy T Award nominees". Newshub. 16 October 2014.
- ^ "NZ Comedy Festival review: Nic Sampson".
- ^ "TVNZ to produce local version of Taskmaster, Mean Mums and Golden Boy back for second season".
- ^ "Review: Snort with Friends".
- ^ "BBC Three comedy Starstruck set to return for second series".