Sam Turlington is an award-winning actor and multi-hyphenate creative artist from NYC. Driven by curiosity, their artistic expression explores many subjects and storytelling styles. They are particularly passionate about works that focus on queer joy and the complexity of queer life.
This year their debut short play For Sale By Owner won First Place at The Fresh Fruit Festival, NYC’s premiere LBGTQ+ arts festival for new works. Sam also recently won Best Actor at The Berlin Short Awards for their on-screen role in The Rest of Them, which also took home Best LGBTQ+ Short at the Paris International Short Festival and The Chicago Filmmaker Awards.
Other notable credits include: Viola in Twelfth Night* at Shakespeare’s Globe; Joan of Arc in Leonard Bernstein’s The Lark at NYU Skirball Center; Incongruence: A {trans}gender looking glass alongside Dominique Jackson for The Trellis Project NYC; Wall to Wall: Stephen Schwartz at Symphony Space.
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Sam holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The New School and an MFA in Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In addition to their performance career, Sam works regularly as a producer, arts educator, and consultant.
