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name: "Angus Sampson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/angus-sampson"
fi1m_id: "angus-sampson"
imdb_id: "nm0760151"
tmdb_id: 59117
wikidata_id: "Q4764239"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 February 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-03T08:08:39.379723+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Angus Sampson

## Identity

Angus Sampson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/angus-sampson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** angus-sampson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0760151
- **TMDB ID:** 59117
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4764239
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Sampson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4764239, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760151/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59117

Actor. Born 12 February 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 February 1979, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Angus Murray Lincoln Sampson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 59 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 66 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Drama 3, Action 2, Horror 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $961m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Sampson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4764239, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760151/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59117

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md) (72)
- **AMC+:** [*Insidious*](https://film.one/film/insidious.md) (70)

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## Fi1m on Angus Sampson

> Angus Sampson makes imposing size and a gravelly voice useful for comedy as well as menace. We rate him as a character actor, with one reservation: the welcome relief he brings to *Insidious* needs firmer limits.

In *Insidious* (2011), Angus Sampson's Tucker and Leigh Whannell's Specs interrupt all that nervous watching with a comic double act. We laughed with relief because their exchanges gave us a break from waiting for the next fright. James Wan is right to let the pressure ease, and Sampson earns his place in a horror film without having to supply the horror. The qualification matters: the jokes run on, and the earlier alarm starts to seem too easy to dismiss. We like the pairing more than we like the time allotted to it.

That eccentric supporting work grew out of Australian film and television parts through the 2000s, with Tucker becoming a recurring role across the *Insidious* series. *The Mule* (2014), which Sampson co-wrote with Whannell, co-directed, produced and starred in, gave him considerably more responsibility. The largely silent Bear Gerhardt in the second series of *Fargo* (2015) offered a different use for his imposing presence. These are useful distinctions for an actor whose size and gravelly voice might otherwise encourage the same casting decision every time.

George Miller cast him as the Organic Mechanic in *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), then brought him back for *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024). We recommend the latter for Miller's invention and the strength of its middle stretch, though the digital sand and excessive talking are harder to love. Sampson's return also continues his work in physically unusual character parts. For anyone following his performances, this is another supporting appearance rather than a film built around him; our enthusiasm for Miller's action should not be mistaken for a claim that Sampson is its chief attraction.

Sampson's habit of changing a delivery or adding something unexpected to prompt a response from another actor helps explain his suitability for supporting work. He gives a scene partner something to react to, which is useful even when it does not call attention to itself. The director still has to know when to move on. Start with *Insidious* for the partnership with Whannell, provided a little comedy in the haunted house does not spoil the evening.

## Biography

Angus Sampson is an Australian actor, director, producer and writer. He was born in Sydney on 12 February 1979 and educated at Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill and The Armidale School in northern New South Wales, later graduating from AWARD School in 2002.

Sampson began his career in 1996 on the ABC youth music show Recovery. He is known for playing Tucker in the Insidious film series (2010–2023), the Organic Mechanic in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Bear Gerhardt in the second season of Fargo (2015), Dom Chalmers in Bump (2021–present) and Cisco Wojciechowski in The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–present). He has also worked as a voice artist and co-wrote, co-directed and produced the 2014 film The Mule.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Organic Mechanic — [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)
- *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), Fi1m 54, as Tucker — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md)
- *Next Goal Wins* (2023), Fi1m 50, as Angus Bendleton — [page](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md)
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), Fi1m 88, as The Organic Mechanic — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Bear Gerhardt — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Insidious* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Tucker — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious.md)
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Fi1m 80, as The Bull Suit Performer — [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Deep Water* (2026), as Dan
- *They Will Kill You* (2026), as The P.I.
- *Bump: A Christmas Film* (2025), as Dom Chalmers
- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), as Organic Mechanic — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)
- *Next Goal Wins* (2023), as Angus Bendleton — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md)
- *NCIS: Sydney* (2023), series, as Lee Meyers
- *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), as Tucker — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md)
- *Heartbreak High* (2022), series, as Voss
- *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2022), series, as Dennis 'Cisco' Wojciechowski
- *Our Flag Means Death* (2022), series, as King George
- *Mortal Kombat* (2021), as Goro (voice)
- *Bump* (2021), series, as Dom Chalmers
- *The Stand* (2020), series, as Garvey
- *Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous* (2020), series, as Hap (voice)
- *Les Norton* (2019), series, as The Narrator
- *Nightflyers* (2018), series, as Rowan
- *Benji* (2018), as Titus
- *Winchester* (2018), as John Hansen
- *Insidious: The Last Key* (2018), as Tucker
- *No Activity* (2017), series, as Chief
- *Shut Eye* (2016), series, as Fonso Marks
- *Now Add Honey* (2015), as Mick Croyston
- *Insidious: Chapter 3* (2015), as Tucker
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), as The Organic Mechanic — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *Party Tricks* (2014), series, as Wayne Duffy
- *Fargo* (2014), series, as Bear Gerhardt — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *The Mule* (2014), as Ray Jenkins · Producer, Co-Director, Writer
- *Insidious: Spectral Sightings* (2013), series, as Tucker
- *Insidious: Chapter 2* (2013), as Tucker
- *Paper Giants: Magazine Wars* (2013), series, as Patrick Bowring
- *Blinder* (2013), as Franky Tanner
- *100 Bloody Acres* (2012), as Lindsay Morgan
- *Beaconsfield* (2012), as Brett 'Cress' Cresswell
- *Tender* (2012), as Max
- *Insidious* (2011), as Tucker — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Ozzy — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Summer Coda* (2010), as Franky
- *Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole* (2010), as Jutt (voice)
- *I Love You Too* (2010), as Thug
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), as The Bull Suit Performer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *Celestial Avenue* (2009), as Ah Gong
- *The Last Supper* (2009), as Judas · Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Underbelly* (2008), series, as Michael Thorneycroft
- *The Librarians* (2007), series, as Xavier Fisher
- *The King* (2007), as Ugly Dave Gray
- *Footy Legends* (2006), as Lloydy
- *Kokoda* (2006), as Dan
- *Thank God You're Here* (2006), series, Actor
- *You and Your Stupid Mate* (2005), as Jeffrey
- *Razor Eaters* (2003), Actor
- *Fat Pizza* (2003), as Junky
- *The Referees* (2003), as Stevo
- *Darkness Falls* (2003), as Ray
- *Smile & Wave* (1999), as Ray
- *The Mark*, as Len Milton

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