Sam Peter Jackson
Sam Peter Jackson (born 17 March 1978) is a playwright and actor best known for writing the play "Public Property",[1] which ran at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End in 2009[2] starring Nigel Harman, Robert Daws and Steven Webb and was nominated for a 2010 WhatsOnStage Theatregoers' Choice Award [3] as Best New Comedy. The play was published by Oberon Books.[4]
Jackson's other plays include "Minor Irritations", which was the first play to receive the Pleasance Theatre's Charlie Hartill Special Reserve[5] and was nominated for the 2006 Oscar Wilde Award for Writing,[6] and the short plays "Charity"and "Where I Used To Live",[7] produced by The Factory Theatre Company in London,[8] and "Icarus", produced by Mind The Gap Theatre in New York.[9]
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".[10]
Jackson also co-wrote and presented the 2010 Channel 4 documentary "The Other Michael Jackson: Battle of the Boogie"[11] about his father singer/songwriter Mick Jackson (singer), who wrote the song "Blame It On The Boogie".[12] To promote the film Sam appeared on BBC Breakfast with his father.[13]
In 2009 Jackson was described as "a writing talent to watch" by Variety (magazine).[14] He is represented by Berlin Associates in London.[15]
References
- ^ Public Property Website
- ^ Trafalgar Studios Public Property
- ^ WOS Awards Nominees 2010
- ^ Jackson, Sam Peter (2009). Public Property (1st ed.). London: Oberon Books. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-84002-977-2.
- ^ Pleasance Theatre
- ^ Oscar Wilde Awards 2006
- ^ Sam Peter Jackson editorial WhatsOnStage
- ^ Factory Round One
- ^ Mind the Gap Homepage
- ^ IMDB
- ^ Channel 4 documentary
- ^ Mick Jackson Biography
- ^ Mick Jackson interview on BBC Breakfast
- ^ Variety on Public Property
- ^ Sam on Berlin Associates website