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Samuel S. Franklin

Samuel S. Franklin

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Crawford Talents (Main agency)

About me

Samuel S. Franklin is an African-American drama actor and singer born in the city of Mobile, Alabama to parents Calvin & Alyce Franklin and based in Berlin, Germany. Samuel is known for his supporting role as Roger Collins in the 6-part TV/Streaming Series, " Almost Fly," which is now streaming on Netflix. He is also known for his most recent role as singer John Davis in the much anticipated Milli Vanilli biopic entitled, "Girl You Know It's True."

Information

Year of birth
1979 (45 years)
Place of birth
Alabama
Height (cm)
175
Weight (in kg)
75
Eye color
brown
Hair color
Black
Hair length
Bald head
Stature
athletic / training
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Housing options
Las Vegas (US), Düsseldorf (DE), Berlin (DE)
Nationality
American
Languages
English(native-language)German
Dialects
African-English(native dialect)American-Southern States(native dialect)American-Standard(native dialect)New Jersey accent
Accents
AfricanAmericanEnglish
Instruments
Drums
Sport
BasketballAmerican footballBaseballBilliardsBowlingBoxingMiniature golfBeach volleyballDartsArcheryCrossbow shootingHorse ridingTable tennis
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Comedian, Model, Musical actor, Singer
Singing
A cappellaChoirGospelHip HopMusicalRapSoul/RnBOpera
Special skills
Stunt
Pitch
Tenor

Credits

Other professional training

2018 – 2020
Technique & Improvisation (Speiser & Sturges Acting Studio, Los Angeles)

Awards

2022
Jupiter Awards Nominierung für die beste TV-Serie - Almost Fly
2019
WCOPA Silver Medal Winner/Best Original Song
2019
WCOPA Gold Medal Winner/Drama Acting
2019
WCOPA Gold Medal Winner/Comedy Acting
2019
WCOPA Gold Medal Winner/TV Acting

Film

2022
Girl You Know It’s True (Cinema film)
Supporting role Simon Verhoeven Producer: Leonine Studios
2020
Dating Santa (Webfilm) (Short film)
Main role Jeanne Jaeger Producer: Jeanne Jaeger Produktion [de]
2020
Instabella (Short film)
Main role Jeanne Jaeger Producer: Jeanne Jaeger Produktion [de]
2019
The Coffee-House (Short film)
Main role Jonas Haldemann Producer: Jeanne Jaeger Produktion [de]

Television

2022
The Voice of Germany (TV show)
Jay Schmidt Producer: Bildergarten Entertainment GmbH Station: ProSieben [de], SAT.1
2021
Almost Fly (TV series)
Supporting role Florian Gaag Producer: W&B Television GmbH Station: Sky [de], Warner TV Serie [de], [TNT Serie] [de]

Audio

2021
Ein Hauch von Amerika (Dubbing)
Dror Zahavi Producer: FFP New Media GmbH Station: ARD [de], Degeto [de], NDR [de], SWR [de], WDR [de]
2016
McDonald's - Stars of America (Dubbing)
Pascal Heiduk Producer: soup.filmproduktion GmbH

Other

2022
Franz Matthews - The Question (feat. Jonathan Lehmann) (Music video)
No name (MR) Adrian Nehm Producer: Locolor Filmproduktion

Commercial

2022
Deutsche Bahn - Bahncard Herbst 2022 (Commercial)
Businessesman (MR) Jan-Hauke Hilberg Producer: Czar [de]
2021
Colgate - Smile Masterclass (Webfilme) (Image movie)
No name Laurent Cayet Producer: WPP Red Fuse
2019
Tchibo - Weihnachten (Commercial)
Main role Nico Beyer Producer: BLMFilm GmbH
2017
Mercedes Benz - Hi Mercedes. The User Experience Revolution (Commercial)
Main role Sylvia Borges Producer: 5ter Stock Medienproduktion GmbH
2016
McDonald's - Stars of America (Commercial)
Supporting role Pascal Heiduk Producer: soup.filmproduktion GmbH