Sam Retford (born 22 June 1999) is an Australian-English actor, known for portraying the role of Cory Wilson on the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge (2017–2019).

[3] Retford began acting in fringe productions around the Manchester theatre scene, such as Lord of the Flies and The Newspaper Boy.

[4][5][6] His storylines in the series revolved around the subject of domestic abuse, coming to terms with his sexuality, and engaging in an illicit relationship with a teacher.

[9] In February 2019, Retford made his London theatre debut when he starred in Kings of Idle Land as Michael, at Vaults festival.

[12][13] In December 2019, he portrayed the role of Tyler Begbie in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty.