Samantha Barks
Samantha Barks
Samantha Jane Barksis a Manx actress and singer who has performed on stage and screen as well as television. She rose to fame after coming in third in the BBC talent show–themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008. In 2012, she starred alongside Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel series, Groove High, and made her film debut as Éponine in the film version of the musical Les Misérables...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 October 1990
CityLaxey, Isle Of Man
The day you stop learning and creating must be the most boring day.
We all have an escape. Mine was theater.
I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums, sang with rock bands and only then did I get into musical theatre.
I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.
I grew up on a tiny little island.
I like to scare myself and throw myself off the deep end.
There's nothing like the # buzz of live # theater . You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.
I love all things Christmas.
I love singing some Johnny Cash, which is interesting because it's in a guy's key; I love singing Elvis Presley.