Simon Patrick Douro Hoare (born 27 June 1981), known by the stage-name Sam Hoare, is a British actor and director known for his role as rower Dickie Burnell, alongside Matt Smith, in the BBC One Olympic drama Bert and Dickie (2012).
[1] Hoare wrote and directed his début feature film, Having You, which premièred in May 2013 on Sky Movies.
[4] Hoare was educated at Eton College,[5] and then read Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, where he performed in a number of plays at the student theatre.
Wodehouse; also starring Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall, David Walliams and Paloma Faith.
[11] Hoare played the role of production assistant Douglas Camfield in the BBC drama An Adventure in Space and Time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.