Samuel Johnson (actor)

This article is about the Australian actor. For other people with the same name, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation).

Samuel Johnson
Born
Samuel Joseph Johnson

(1978-02-08) 8 February 1978 (age 46)
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
RelativesConnie Johnson (sister)

Samuel Joseph Johnson OAM (born 8 February 1978) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Evan Wylde in the television series The Secret Life of Us for which he won the AFI award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature in 2001, Leon Broznic in Rush, Toby Kirby in After the Deluge and as Molly Meldrum in the miniseries Molly for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama and won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Television of 2017.

Since 2012, Johnson has led fundraising efforts for the charity Love Your Sister, which he co-founded with his sister Connie Johnson.