Sam Hoare Biography: Age, Wife, Kids, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies & TV Shows

Simon Patrick Douro Hoare, better known as Sam Hoare, is a British actor, director, and writer recognized for his versatile character roles across television, film, and stage.

He is widely known for playing Olympic rower Dickie Burnell opposite Matt Smith in the BBC One drama Bert & Dickie (2012), as well as Lord Hal Melton in the Starz series Outlander and ACC Cassian Pewe in the long-running ITV drama Grace.

He wrote and directed his debut feature film Having You (2013), which premiered on Sky Movies, establishing himself as a multi-talented force in British entertainment.

Sam Hoare
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Simon Patrick Douro Hoare
Stage Name:	Sam Hoare
Born:	27 June 1981 (age 44 years old)
Place of Birth:	United Kingdom
Nationality:	British
Parents:	Timothy James Douro Hoare, Linda Kinvara Cayzer
Spouse:	Romola Garai (m. 2014)
Relationship:	Married
Children:	2
Occupation:	Actor, Director, Writer
Net Worth:	$1-5 million USD

Early Life and Education

Sam Hoare was born Simon Patrick Douro Hoare on 27 June 1981, the son of the late Timothy James Douro Hoare and his former wife Linda Kinvara Cayzer, the granddaughter of Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick. Information regarding siblings is not publicly available.

He was educated at Eton College, one of England’s most prestigious independent schools, before reading Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, where he performed in numerous plays at the student theatre.

His ethnicity is White British, and his religious affiliation is unknown.

Career

Sam Hoare began his professional acting career on stage, performing in productions at the Chichester Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, and The Theatre Royal Haymarket, including a six-month run of Breakfast at Tiffany’s directed by Sean Mathias. He made his screen debut in 2006 with a role as Lynn Brother in four episodes of the BBC miniseries Jane Eyre.

Early career appearances included episodes of EastEnders (2009), Doctors (2008–2011), and the Danish political drama Borgen (2010), as well as film roles opposite Nicole Kidman in The Golden Compass (2007) and Samuel L. Jackson in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

Hoare achieved broader recognition in 2012 when he portrayed rower Dickie Burnell in the BBC One Olympic drama Bert & Dickie, starring opposite Matt Smith. This success led to guest-starring roles in Father Brown (2013), Stephen Poliakoff‘s BBC Two drama Dancing on The Edge, and a comedy lead as Rupert Bingham in the BBC One series Blandings, based on P.G. Wodehouse‘s stories and starring Jennifer Saunders and Timothy Spall.

In 2013, he portrayed production assistant Douglas Camfield in the BBC drama An Adventure in Space and Time, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. As a director and writer, Hoare directed music videos, the short film Training Day (accepted into the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival), and wrote and directed his debut feature film Having You (2013), starring Anna Friel and his wife Romola Garai.

Later in his career, Hoare has sustained a prolific presence in British television. He played Lord Hal Melton (also known as Harold ‘Hal’ Grey) in the Starz hit series Outlander across multiple episodes from 2017 to 2024. He has also appeared as Alan Reynott in McMafia (2018), Neville in Traitors (2019), Adam Reynolds in Showtrial (2021), and ACC Cassian Pewe in ITV’s Grace (2023–present), a role he continues to reprise.

His recent work includes episodes of The Capture (2022), The Ex-Wife (2022), and Dalgliesh (2023), as well as the feature film Club Zero (2023). Upcoming projects include a role as Detective Logan in Hedda (post-production, 2025) and as Mr. Kelly in the miniseries Playing Nice (2025).

His sustained influence across stage, screen, and writing/directing has cemented his reputation as a versatile and enduring figure in British entertainment.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @sjhoare

Personal Life

Sam Hoare is married to actress Romola Garai, whom he wed in July 2014. The couple’s first child, a daughter, was born in March 2013. They have two children in total.

Hoare and Garai have maintained a relatively private personal life, focusing their public presence on their respective acting and creative careers.

Filmography

• Jane Eyre (2006)
• Lilies (2007)
• Party Animals (2007)
• EastEnders (2009)
• Borgen (2010)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Bert and Dickie (2012)
• Blandings (2013)
• Father Brown (2013)
• Dancing on the Edge (2013)
• An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
• Having You (2013) — Director, Writer
• Keeping Rosy (2014)
• Outlander (2017–2024)
• McMafia (2018)
• Death in Paradise (2018)
• The Mercy (2018)
• Traitors (2019)
• Carnival Row (2019)
• Pennyworth (2019)
• Knightfall (2019)
• Showtrial (2021)
• Wolfe (2021)
• Grace (2021)
• The Girl Before (2021)
• Club Zero (2023)
• The Castaways (2023)
• Dalgliesh (2023)
• Playing Nice (2025)
• Hedda (2025)

Net Worth

Sam Hoare has an estimated net worth of around $1-5 million USD, accumulated primarily through his extensive acting career across film, television, and stage, as well as his work as a director and writer. His primary income sources include acting roles in major productions such as Outlander, Grace, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Golden Compass, as well as television appearances in long-running series.