Sam was going to become a full time cricket player, until he watched his father David Troughton playing the role of Caliban in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Tempest and decided to persue acting.
Sam did not know that his grandfather Patrick Troughton played the leading role as Robin in Robin Hood (1953) until he was cast as Much in BBC's Robin Hood (2006).
Award Nominations: (Production name - Award nomination)The Bald Prima Donna - Best Actor Award (1996)
Henry VI Part I - Ian Charleson Award (2000)
Richard III - Ian Charleson Award (2001)
Tartuffe - Ian Charleson Award (2002)
Sam: (On laughing on the set of Robin Hood) In the gang who makes me laugh the most?, erm, we all make each other laugh quite a lot, We laugh quite a lot at Gordon (Little John) sometimes, but erm no, everyone has to take their turns in having the micky taken out of them, it keeps you going.
Sam: (On injuring stuntmen in series two of Robin Hood) I've actually been injuring stuntmen more than myself this series, i threw a cabbage into a stuntman called Lotsy's face in the first week of filming, which was a terrible accident, and now every time i work with Lotsy and there's a cabbage nearby he starts to edge away from me.