Samuel James Clark (born 18 October 1987), known simply as Sam Clark, is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter from Adelaide, South Australia, best known for his role as Ringo Brown on the Australian soap opera, Neighbours. Clark made his musical debut in 2009 with the hit single "Broken", which peaked at number one on the Australian Physical Singles Chart[1] His third single "Devastated" also peaked at number one on the same chart.[2] In August 2010, Clark released his debut studio album, Take Me Home.
Early life
Clark is a graduate of 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.[3]
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 has since been extended. Clark made his Neighbours debut on 24 January 2007. The character is actually three years younger than Clark's actual age.[4] 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.[4] In 2009, it was announced that Clark was to take a three-month break from Neighbours to focus on his music career.[5] Clark returned to filming in February 2010.[6] In July 2010, 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."[7]
In 2012, Clark appeared in P. J. Hogan's Mental, alongside Toni Collette and Anthony LaPaglia.[8]
Music career
2009–present: Take Me Home
Since 2009, Clark has released his music through PLW Entertainment. "Broken" the debut single from Clark, was released in November 2009[9] The single peaked at number thirty nine on the ARIA Singles Chart[10] 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)[1] The second single, "Send Me a Sign" was released on 22 April 2010[11] and first premiered during an episode of Neighbours, where Clark sang it in character as Ringo Brown.[12] The single failed to make an impact on the charts and had no physical release.
In July 2010, Clark released his third single, "Devastated"[13] which debuted at number one on the Australian Physical Singles Chart.[2] 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).[14] 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.[15] Clark's debut album, Take Me Home was released on 20 August[16]
Clark is rumored to be working with Grammy Award winning songwriter Bill Grainer on his next release.
Discography
| Sam Clark discography |
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| Studio albums |
1 |
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| Music videos |
3 |
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| EPs |
1 |
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| Singles |
3 |
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Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
| 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
| Year |
Title |
Director |
| 2009 |
"Broken" |
— |
| 2010 |
"Send Me a Sign" |
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| "Devastated" |
Joel Kohn[19] |
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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