Sam Delich
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Sam Delich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Perth, Western Australia |
| Education | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Notable work | Spiderhead Territory |
Sam Delich is an Australian actor, known for his role as Rich Petrakis in Netflix series Territory.
Delich was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and is of Croatian and Dutch heritage.[1] He studied acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA),[2] and was a top ten finalist for the prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2017.[3]
Career
Delich has appeared in the FX series Mr Inbetween as Yaniv, as well as appearing in the Royal Flying Doctors Service and Home and Away.[4]
After appearing in the 2022 Netflix science fiction film Spiderhead, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller, Delich was cast in the 2024 Disney+ production Last Days of the Space Age as antagonist Wayne Doull.[5][6] The same year, he appeared as Rich Petrakis in the neo-western Netflix drama series Territory, for which he garnered critical acclaim.[7]
Delich is set to appear in a lead role as antagonist Des Kelly in the upcoming Australian horror film Beast of War,[8] as well as 2025 Australian/US television series Good Cop/Bad Cop, opposite Leighton Meester.[9] In 2026, he joined the cast of Michaela Coel series First Day On Earth.[10]
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Marshes | Will | |
| 2022 | Spiderhead | Adam | |
| Christmas Bloody Christmas | Robbie Reynolds | ||
| 2025 | Beast of War | Des Kelly | [11] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mr Inbetween | Yaniv | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Home and Away | Mark | 1 episode |
| 2021 | RFDS | Will | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The PM's Daughter | Matt | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Last Days of the Space Age | Wayne Doull | 5 episodes |
| Territory | Rich Petrakis | 6 episodes | |
| 2025 | Good Cop/Bad Cop | Lucas Miller |