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Sam Corlett

Sam Corlett

Australian actor

Sam Corlett (born 24 April 1996) is an Australian actor who has appeared in The Dry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2020) and Vikings: Valhalla (2022–present).

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Life and education

Corlett was born and raised on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, with his parents being a counsellor and a tradesman.[2] He was a professional model before he became an actor, working for Viviens Models.[1] Corlett also had a high level involvement in sport growing up;[1] he was captain of his school team at both rugby and basketball.[3]

Veganism

Whilst filming Vikings: Valhalla at Ashford Studios in Wicklow, Ireland, Corlett started his working day with meditation, followed by a seven-kilometre run, then a swim in the very cold Irish Sea and some weight training each evening.[2][3] Corlett is a vegan; he gained around 10 kg in weight for the Valhalla role by eating a diet of stir-fries, containing bean sprouts, microgreens and kimchi, along with organic vegan protein, brown rice and peas.[4] As Corlett was uncomfortable wearing real leather, he was provided with Desserto based body armour, a type of artificial leather made from cacti.[5]

Career

In 2020, Corlett secured a recurring role as Caliban (Prince of Hell)[1] for 14 episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina opposite Kiernan Shipka, which was filmed in Vancouver, Canada.[6]

Corlett plays the main role as Leif Eriksson in History's new Vikings sequel Vikings: Valhalla which was aired on Netflix in 2022.[3] Corlett teams up with Leo Suter who plays Harald Sigurdsson and Frida Gustavsson as Freydís Eiríksdóttir in the Viking saga, set in a time over a century after the Lothbrok era.[3] Eriksson was believed to be one of the first Europeans to explore North America.[2][5]

Filmography

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References

  1. [1]
    "Sam Corlett: 10 facts about the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actor you need to know". popbuzz.com. 23 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Next Big Thing: 'Vikings: Valhalla' Star Sam Corlett Tapped Family Trauma to Play Leif Eriksson". hollywoodreporter.com. 24 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Sam Corlett on Scrunchies, Surfing and Spirituality in 'Vikings: Valhalla'". netflix.com. 25 February 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Vikings: Valhalla star Sam Corlett reveals how he transformed his mind and body with a vegan diet". veganfoodandliving.com. 6 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Vikings: Valhalla Star Sam Corlett Ditches Leather Costume". plantbasednews.org. 10 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Sam Corlett on Netflix series Vikings Valhalla, and hanging out with the Happy Pear twins". irishexaminer.com. 23 February 2022.
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