The Prime Video action comedy follows an international assassin whose colleague looks very familiar.
Queenie and Sam in Prime Video’s Ride or Die(Image: PRIME VIDEO)
Ride or Die viewers may recognise a familiar face from a major Netflix series.
Ride or Die has just dropped on Prime Video and the action comedy series, which has already gone down a huge hit with fans, stars Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer as two unlikely friends on the run.
Ted Lasso star Waddingham’s character is a secret assassin called Judith, who is forced to reveal her identity to her best friend, Debbie (Octavia Spencer).
Also working in Judith’s organisation is Sam, who is in charge of assigning her tasks and tracking her whereabouts, which is easier said than done.
Sam faces many challenges throughout the series as he also has a close bond with Queenie (Savannah Steyn) – the daughter of one of Judith’s oldest acquaintances.
Here is all you need to know about the star behind Sam and where you would have seen him before.
Who plays Sam in Ride or Die?
Sam is played by Calam Lynch, a 31-year-old British actor with a very famous Irish family.
He was born in Warwickshire to Irish actors Niamh Cusack and Finbar Lynch and studied classics at Oxford University, graduating in 2017.
Initially interested in football, he did not discover a passion for acting until speaking to his cousin, the actor Max Irons.
He went on to star in stage productions during his time at university and landed a role in the war film Dunkirk during his final year.
What else has Calam Lynch been in?
Fans will kick themselves when they realise where they have seen Lynch before, as he starred in one of Netflix’s biggest shows.
He played Eloise Bridgerton’s (Claudia Jessie) love interest, Theo Sharpe, in the second season of Bridgerton.
Theo was working at the print shop when Eloise came looking for information about Lady Whistledown, as she’d figured out his shop was where her pamphlets were being printed.
He denied knowing anything, but the pair shared some sweet moments as Eloise kept returning to the shop.
Sadly, Eloise put an end to it all when she said she did not want Theo to face consequences for her actions.
Away from Bridgerton, the star has also had main roles in Sweetpea, Miss Austen and Outrageous.
Ride or Die is on Prime Video