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Samantha Béart
Béart in September 2023
Born (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Samantha Béart is an English actor best known for voicing Thomasina Bateman in The Excavation of Hob's Barrow and Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3.[1][2]

Career

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In 2005, Béart played Arthur Dent’s daughter, Random Dent, in BBC Radio 4’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Quintessential Phase.[2][3][4] Since then, they have starred in numerous audio dramas and video games.

In 2020, they played Calliope in an audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman produced by Audible Studios.[2][5] They also played Rogue in The Solitaire Conspiracy, developed by Mike Bithell Games.[6][7]

In 2022, they played Thomasina Bateman in The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, for which they were longlisted for a BAFTA Games Award in the “Performer in a Leading Role” category.[2][8] They subsequently applied for and received a BAFTA Breakthrough Award.[2]

In 2023, they played Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3, developed by Larian Studios.[2][8][9] The game was considered a great commercial success and their performance as Karlach led to another BAFTA nomination, again for the “Performer in a Leading Role” category.[10][11] Béart reprised their role as Karlach in various Dungeons & Dragons actual play shows, including a one-shot with Mark Hulmes of High Rollers and “Love is a Legendary Action,” a live 50th-anniversary one-shot performed at Gen Con in 2024.[12][13]

Personal Life

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Béart attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama after receiving invitations from various acting schools but struggled to find roles after graduating due in part to their mixed-race heritage.[2][14] Speaking about this time, Béart, who is of mixed Irish and Jamaican descent, said that casting directors claimed that they “didn’t look British” and suggested that they “pass for ethnicities that [weren’t their] own because [they] didn’t look Jamaican-Irish.” Difficulty landing theatrical and on-screen roles eventually led them to pursue roles in audio dramas.[15]

Béart is non-binary and uses she/they pronouns.[14] In an interview with Gayming Magazine, they partially credit their role as Orr, a nonbinary character in Big Finish’s Torchwood who uses they/them pronouns, for helping them come to this realization.[15]

Filmography

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Audio

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Quintessential Phase Random Dent Radio Drama [2][3]
2013 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures Marinka Talanov Audiobook [16]
2015 Blake’s 7: The Liberator Chronicles Jance Audiobook [17]
2015 Doctor Who: The Novel Adaptations Mrs. Prendersly, Azathoth Audiobook [18]
2015 The Confessions of Dorian Gray Catherine Audiobook [19]
2015-2018 Vienna Lieutenant Jexie Reagan, Tina Taulis, Medical Robot Audiobook [20][21][22]
2017 Doctor Who: The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Chamu Audiobook [23]
2017-2023 Torchwood: The Story Continues Orr, Catrin Perry Audiobook [24][25][26][27][28][29]
2018 The War Master Martine King Audiobook [30]
2020 The Lives of Captain Jack Passenger Audiobook [31]
2020 The Sandman Calliope Audio Drama [2][5]
2020 Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious Security Guard Audiobook [32]
2021 The Lone Centurion Anna Audiobook [33]

Video Games

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Age of Wonders III Sundren [34][35]
2020 The Solitaire Conspiracy Rogue [2][7]
2021 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Additional Voices [2][36][37]
2022 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow Thomasina Bateman Longlisted for a BAFTA award [2]
2023 Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach Nominated for a BAFTA award [2][8][11]

Web

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 High Rollers Presents: Baldur's Gate 3 Cast Play D&D Karlach [12]
2024 Love is a Legendary Action Karlach Filmed live [13]

References

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  1. ^ Samantha Béart at Library of Congress
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Samantha Béart - Performer". BAFTA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Cast and Crew - Quandary and Quintessential Phases". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ >"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The Sandman". Audible. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "The Solitaire Conspiracy". Bithell Games. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "The Solitaire Conspiracy - Details". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Introducing our Yorkshire Games Festival 2024 speakers". National Science and Media Museum. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  9. ^ Macgregor, Jody (18 August 2023). "Baldur's Gate 3: release date, classes, and everything else we know". PC Gamer. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  10. ^ Bolding, Jonathan (5 August 2023). "Baldur's Gate 3 enters top 10 all-time peak Steam games, knocking Apex Legends out". PC Gamer. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners & Nominations". BAFTA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b Crider, Michael (19 September 2023). "The cast of Baldur's Gate 3 will play D&D for real, and you can watch". PC World. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b Hannah, Zoë (5 August 2024). "Wizards of the Coast's D&D actual play from Gen Con is now on YouTube". Polygon. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b Tannehill, Brynn (24 December 2024). "Non-binary actor Samantha Béart on Baldur's Gate 3 & more". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b Hart, Aimee (11 December 2022). "Samantha Béart on acting, being non-binary, and becoming Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3". Gayming Mag. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  16. ^ "179. Doctor Who: 1963 - The Space Race". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  17. ^ "11. Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles Volume 11". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  18. ^ "8. Doctor Who: All-Consuming Fire". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  19. ^ "4X. The Confessions of Dorian Gray: The Spirits of Christmas". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  20. ^ "2. Vienna Series 02". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  21. ^ "3. Vienna Series 03". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  22. ^ "4. Vienna Retribution". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  23. ^ "4. Doctor Who: The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Volume 04: Ruler of the Universe". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  24. ^ "5.1. Torchwood: Aliens Among Us Part 1". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  25. ^ "5.2. Torchwood: Aliens Among Us Part 2". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  26. ^ "5.3. Torchwood: Aliens Among Us Part 3". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  27. ^ "6.1. Torchwood: God Among Us Part 1". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  28. ^ "6.2. Torchwood: God Among Us Part 2". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  29. ^ "6.3. Torchwood: God Among Us Part 3". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  30. ^ "2. The War Master: The Master of Callous". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  31. ^ "3. The Lives of Captain Jack Volume 03". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  32. ^ "2. Doctor Who - Time Lord Victorious: The Enemy of My Enemy". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  33. ^ "1. The Lone Centurion Volume 01: Rome". Big Finish. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Samantha Béart". Glasgow 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  35. ^ Hoops, Jessica (25 August 2023). "Becoming Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3: An Interview with Samantha Béart". The Escapist. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  36. ^ "The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (2021)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  37. ^ "The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (2021)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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