Sam Corlett Explained

Sam Corlett (born 24 April 1996) is an Australian actor who has appeared as Caliban in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Young Luke in The Dry (both 2020), Leif Erikson in (2022–2024) and Marshall Lawson in Territory (2024).

Early life and education

Corlett was born and raised on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, with his parents being a counsellor and a tradesman.^[1] He was a professional model before he became an actor, working for Viviens Models. Corlett also had a high level involvement in sport growing up; he was captain of his school team at both rugby and basketball.

Veganism

Whilst filming at Ashford Studios in Wicklow, Ireland, Corlett started his working day with meditation, followed by a 7km (04miles) run, then a swim in the Irish Sea and some weight training each evening.^[1] Corlett is a vegan; he gained around in weight for the Valhalla role by eating a diet of stir-fries, containing bean sprouts, microgreens and kimchi, along with organic vegan protein, brown rice and peas.^[2] As Corlett was uncomfortable wearing real leather, he was provided with Desserto based body armour, a type of artificial leather made from cacti.^[3]

Career

In 2020, Corlett secured a recurring role as Caliban (Prince of Hell)^[4] for 14 episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina opposite Kiernan Shipka, which was filmed in Vancouver, Canada.^[5]

Corlett plays the main role as Leif Erikson in History's Vikings sequel , which aired on Netflix in 2022.^[6] Corlett teams up with Leo Suter who plays Harald Sigurdsson and Frida Gustavsson as Freydís Eiríksdóttir in the Viking saga, set in a time over a century after the Lothbrok era.^[6] Eriksson was believed to be one of the first Europeans to explore North America.^{[1] [3]}

Filmography

Television and film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Acting for a Cause	Mr. Bingley	Episode: "Pride and Prejudice"
	Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	Caliban	Recurring role (Parts 3–4); 14 episodes
	The Dry	Young Luke	Film debut
2022–2024			Main role; 24 episodes
2024	He Ain't Heavy	Max	Film
	Territory	Marshall Lawson	Main role; miniseries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Next Big Thing: 'Vikings: Valhalla' Star Sam Corlett Tapped Family Trauma to Play Leif Eriksson . Hollywood Reporter . 24 February 2022.
2. Web site: Vikings: Valhalla star Sam Corlett reveals how he transformed his mind and body with a vegan diet . Vegan Food and Living . 6 April 2022.
3. Web site: Vikings: Valhalla Star Sam Corlett Ditches Leather Costume . Plant Based News . 10 March 2022.
4. Web site: Sam Corlett: 10 facts about the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actor you need to know . Popbuzz . 23 September 2020.
5. Web site: Sam Corlett on Netflix series Vikings Valhalla, and hanging out with the Happy Pear twins . Irish Examiner . 23 February 2022.
6. Web site: Sam Corlett on Scrunchies, Surfing and Spirituality in 'Vikings: Valhalla' . Netflix . 25 February 2022.