Ever wondered what it's like to be part of a huge Netflix show production? Our artist today is actor and singer Sam Otto, who plays John Osweiller in the hit Netflix dystopian drama, Snowpiercer. 

Sam studied at Drama School London, but left his course early to perform in Richard Wilson’s ‘Fracked!’ at Chichester Festival Theatre. He then secured the lead role in Peter Kosminsky’s explosive drama, ‘The State’, in which 4 young British citizens journey to Syria to join ISIS.  The show went on to receive a BAFTA nomination in the miniseries category. 

In this episode we talk about finding your voice when working on a big studio tv production as a relative newcomer, maintaining a creative practice outside the ‘job’, how Sam is navigating how to make the most of his colour and race when auditioning for roles, without being defined by it... and so much more. 

We loved meeting Sam and felt really honoured at how candidly he shared with us about his acting journey.

Follow Sam online...
Twitter: @sam_otto
Instagram: _samotto

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After two years of supporting each other’s music projects to tour across Europe and the UK, Brea Robertson and Poppy Rose decided to work on a project they could do closer to home. Art-Work the podcast was born! 

Why Art-Work?

We want to provide a platform for multi-disciplinary artists to share their work, their passion and their journey with a broader audience. We hope that people from all backgrounds will hear these stories and gain a deeper understanding into the minds, the life and the process of creative people from all over the world. We also want to shine a spotlight on independent artists who are not well known, to celebrate their stories and challenge the idea that to be successful in the arts, you need notoriety. 

So far, we have been amazed at the conversations we’ve had with artists from Canada, England, Germany, Australia, the USA, Norway and India. Stories of challenging social systems in India to pursue a passion, using the arts to fight political battles in Norway, discussing the art of balancing multiple projects as an artist, using music as a therapy in refugee camps across Europe and more.
 
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