Sam Delich
Australian actor
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Sam Delich is an Australian actor, known for his role as Rich Petrakis in Netflix series Territory.
Sam Delich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Perth, Western Australia |
| Education | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Notable work | Spiderhead Territory |
Early life
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 soon-to-be-released Australian/US television series Good Cop, Bad Cop, opposite Leighton Meester.
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 | [9] |
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 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hamlet | Laertes | WAAPA with Barking Gecko Theatre Company[10] |
| 2016 | Dirty People | Fred / Ted | The Depot Theatre, Sydney with Jackrabbit Theatre & Doonbrae Productions[11] |
| 2017 | Blackrock | Ricko | Seymour Centre, Sydney[12] |