He made his television debut at the age of 15 in the critically acclaimed Australian drama series Love My Way for two seasons.
His performance in the role of Dylan earned him a nomination for a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Young Talent in 2007..
Sam has also accrued a list of theatre credits from a young age, including Summer Rain, Shakespeare Unleashed and Duologue from Titus and Andronicus for the Shakespeare Festival.
In 2008, Sam completed filming Steven Spielberg's US mini-series The Pacific.
The 10-part tells the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.