Sam Clark

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title: "Sam Clark" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1987-births", "living-people", "male-actors-from-adelaide", "australian-male-soap-opera-actors", "musicians-from-adelaide", "people-educated-at-st-peter's-college,-adelaide", "21st-century-australian-male-singers", "australian-male-singer-songwriters", "australian-expatriate-male-actors-in-the-united-states", "21st-century-australian-singer-songwriters"] description: "Australian actor, singer-songwriter" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Clark" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Sam Clark
background	solo_singer
image	Sam Clark 2012.jpg
birth_name	Samuel James Clark
birth_date
birth_place	Adelaide, Australia
origin	Melbourne, Australia
genre	Singer-Songwriter Pop rock
occupation	Actor, singer-songwriter
instrument	Guitar, Loop pedal
years_active	2007–present (acting)
2009–present (singing)
label	Independent
website	samclarkofficial.com
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| name = Sam Clark | background = solo_singer | image = Sam Clark 2012.jpg | birth_name = Samuel James Clark | birth_date = | birth_place = Adelaide, Australia | origin = Melbourne, Australia | genre = Singer-Songwriter Pop rock | occupation = Actor, singer-songwriter | instrument = Guitar, Loop pedal | years_active = 2007–present (acting) 2009–present (singing) | label = Independent | website = samclarkofficial.com Samuel James Clark (born 18 October 1987) is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter, best known for his role as Ringo Brown on the Australian soap opera, Neighbours and Leo in the Fox/Paramount live musical television special Grease: Live. Clark made his musical debut in 2009 with the single "Broken", which peaked at number one on the Australian Physical Singles Chart His third single "Devastated" also peaked at number one on the same chart. In August 2010, Clark released his debut studio album, Take Me Home.

Early life

Clark was born in Adelaide. He is a graduate of St. Andrew's Primary School and St Peter's College, and was a keen participant in several high school theatre productions, including a main role in West Side Story. In 2006, Clark formed a group (originally a duo) called, Solid White Line with members, Jake Long and James Brown.

Acting career

Clark won the role of Ringo Brown after auditioning for a nationwide Dolly Magazine competition with Adelaide Kane; as the winner, he won a three-month contract with the show, which was later extended. Clark made his Neighbours debut on 24 January 2007. The character was actually three years younger than Clark's actual age. Clark went through a long audition process compared with other Neighbours cast members, as he had to audition four times. On entering the show, Clark described Ringo as a "good-hearted kid", who does the normal things that a 16-year-old kid does. For his portrayal of Ringo, Clark earned a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent.

In 2009, Clark took a three-month break from Neighbours to focus on his music career. He returned to filming in February 2010. That July, Clark announced that he would be leaving Neighbours in order to focus more on his music career. He said "I love acting and I'm definitely going to strive for further success in that part of my life, however music has always been a passion and I want to give it my all right now."

In 2012, Clark appeared in P. J. Hogan's Mental, alongside Toni Collette and Anthony LaPaglia. He also wrote four songs for the soundtrack.

In 2016, Clark made his U.S. television debut as Leo "Craterface" Balmudo in the Fox/Paramount live musical television special Grease: Live, alongside Vanessa Hudgens, Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit under the direction of Tommy Kail (Hamilton).

Music career

2009–2010: ''Take Me Home''

Main article: Take Me Home (Sam Clark album)

Since 2009, Clark has released his music through PLW Entertainment. "Broken" the debut single from Clark, was released in November 2009 The single peaked at number thirty nine on the ARIA Singles Chart It has had a better impact on other charts where it peaked at number one on the Australian Physical Singles Chart and at number eleven on the Australian Singles Charts (chart only for Australian origin) The second single, "Send Me a Sign" was released on 22 April 2010 and first premiered during an episode of Neighbours, where Clark sang it in character as Ringo Brown. The single failed to make an impact on the charts and had no physical release.

In July 2010, Clark released his third single, "Devastated" which debuted at number one on the Australian Physical Singles Chart. This single included the bonus track of "Suddenly", Clark's modern take on the original song by Angry Anderson, which was played in an episode of Neighbours during his character's (Ringo Brown) wedding to Donna Freedman (Margot Robbie). In August 2010, Clark began a five-week national tour across Australia, visiting fifty schools to promote the single and to also talk about his commitment to giving blood as an ambassador for the Red Cross Blood Service. Clark's debut album Take Me Home was released on 20 August

2011–present: ''My Own Way''

In November 2011, Clark made his first independent release with EP My Own Way. He described the sound as "more folk and acoustic". The following year, he made an appearance at Bents Park as part of the South Tyneside Summer Festival concerts, alongside Matt Cardle and Ryan O'Shaughnessy.

Discography

| Artist = Sam Clark | Studio = 1 | EP = 1 | Music videos = 3 | Singles = 3

Studio albums

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Title	Album details
Take Me Home
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Extended plays

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Title	EP details	My Own Way
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Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | | Chart positions | Album | AUS | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2009 | "Broken" | 39 | Take Me Home | | | 2010 | "Send Me a Sign" | — | | | | "Devastated" | — | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification | | | | | ::

Music videos

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Year	Title	Director
2009	"Broken"	Tom Marks
2010	"Send Me a Sign"	Joel Kohn
"Devastated"	Joel Kohn
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Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2010	Neighbours	Ringo Brown	Series regular
2012	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries	Paul Waddington
2012	Mental	Trout
2016	Dance Night Obsession	Officer Kirby
2016	Monday at 11:01 AM	Bellhop
2016	Grease: Live	Leo Balmudo
2018	Friends from College	David Beckham impersonator
2019	Tell Me I Love You	Ben O'Shea
2022	Death Camp	Austin
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2007	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Neighbours
2008	Logie Awards	Most Popular New Male Talent
2009	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Male
2010	CLEO Bachelor of the Year	Bachelor of the Year
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References

References

1. (31 October 2011). "My Melbourne: Sam Clark". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
2. link. (7 February 2010 Retrieved 3 May 2010)
3. O'Hanlon, Paul. (6 October 2016). "Adelaide Film Festival goes rogue". Australian Times.
4. [https://www.myspace.com/solidwhiteline About Solid White Line] notes – Retrieved 21 August 2010
5. Nicholson, Sarah. (6 February 2007). "What Girls Want". [[The Courier-Mail]].
6. (7 April 2008). "Full list of nominations for the 50th Logie awards". [[Sunshine Coast Daily]].
7. (4 September 2009). "Sam to take a break". [[Channel 5 (UK).
8. (11 February 2010). "Second Sam Clark song on Neighbours". [[Metro (British newspaper).
9. "Sam clark set to leave Neighbours". RTÉ Ten.
10. (20 July 2012). "Mental starts to walk red carpet at AIMC opening night". Australian International Movie Convention.
11. (19 June 2012). "Sam Clark digs a new role". [[The Advertiser (Adelaide).
12. (2 February 2016). "Former Neighbours star hits the stage". [[TV Week]].
13. [https://music.apple.com/au/album/broken-single/338642653 Broken – Single by Sam Clark] iTunes Store – Retrieved 21 August 2010
14. [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sam+Clark&titel=Broken&cat=s Sam Clark – Broken] australian-charts.com – Retrieved 21 August 2010
15. [https://music.apple.com/au/album/send-me-a-sign-single/366939304 Send Me A Sign – single by Sam Clark] iTunes Store – Retrieved 21 August 2010
16. [https://auspop.blogspot.com/2010/04/sam-clark-send-me-sign.html SAM CLARK : Send Me A Sign] {{Webarchive. link. (13 March 2012 Retrieved 3 May 2010)
17. [https://music.apple.com/au/album/devastated-single/380897192 Devastated – Single by Sam Clark] iTunes Store – Retrieved 21 August 2010
18. link. (11 March 2010)
19. "Win a signed Sam Clark CD!". [[Channel Five (UK TV channel).
20. [http://www.goldcoastmail.com.au/story/2010/08/19/star-on-tour-to-spread-message-of-blood/ Star on tour to spread message of 'blood'] Retrieved 21 August 2010 {{webarchive. link. (1 October 2011)
21. [http://www.thegroovemerchants.com/product/76128 Take Me Home. Sam Clark] The Groove Merchants – Retrieved 21 August 2010
22. Prince, Daniel. (17 July 2012). "X Factor champ Matt Cardle next up at festival". [[Shields Gazette]].
23. [http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2182960/Take_Me_Home Take Me Home Sam Clark. Sanity] Retrieved 21 August 2010
24. (March 2025). "My Own Way - EP". [[iTunes Store]].
25. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwMGtpcU9TI YouTube – Sam Clark – Devastated video] notes – Retrieved 21 August 2010
26. Green, Kris. (3 July 2007). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2007: The Nominations". Hachette Filipacchi.
27. "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2009: Nominees". [[BSkyB]].
28. [http://www.cleo.com.au/bachelor2010-profile-samuel-clark.htm Bachelor2010 Samuel Clark] Retrieved 22 August 2010 {{dead link. (June 2016)

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