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What Happened to the Kid Who Played Sam in 'Love Actually'? 2024 Update

By Brianna Sainez

What Happened to the Kid Who Played Sam in 'Love Actually'? 2024 Update

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster made his theatrical film debut at just 13 years old, playing newly widowed Liam Neeson's stepson, Sam, in the 2003 Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually. Since then, he's continued to grow his career in the spotlight and fans of the classic film are curious about where the actor is today.

Thomas continued his acting career following his performance in Love Actually, starring in blockbuster movies like Nanny McPhee, The Maze Runner and the show The Queen's Gambit.

Thomas admitted that he's fine with forever being known as "the cute little kid from Love Actually," as it quickly ignited a lifelong passion as an actor.

"I hated, hated, hated being spoken down to in any way or mollycoddled as a child. So, when I'd go on set, everyone would just treat me as just another person hired to do a job and I loved that sense of responsibility," he told Mr. Porter in an interview published in 2021. "But, I mean, that must affect how you develop and grow as a person."

Although Thomas behaved as a serious actor during the day, he was still able to find time to be a child while off the clock. "I could be the professional ... then come home and still surround myself with toys and sit for hours in my room and just play," he recalled. "That's how I looked at acting: it is just playing around, it's not that serious; it's just putting on voices and pretending to be someone else for the day, which is all I did at home with my sister anyway."

In addition to acting, Thomas is also a model. The Love Actually star walked the Prada Fall/Winter runway during Milan Men's Fashion in 2023.

Thomas married Talulah Riley, Elon Musk's two-time ex-wife, in June 2024. The pair met on the set of the Sex Pistols FX series in March 2021 and announced their engagement two years later.

The pair live in a sprawling farm in rural north Hertfordshire, England. Talulah later made headlines in December 2024 after clapping back against the label of a "traditional wife."

"We live in an era where lifestyles are commoditized online, indexed by hashtags. We are encouraged to 'be the brand' and exert influence, prioritizing personal growth. I am loath to attach a label to my life, which is many-faceted, so please don't call me a trad wife," she wrote in a Sunday Times essay published on December 1, 2024. "I've been divorced twice -- there's nothing trad about that unless you're Zsa Zsa Gabor."

Despite the clapback, the Doctor Who actress opened up about how her husband was adjusting to life on the farm. "Thomas, who was born and raised within the sound of Bow bells, took to country life immediately, though he still pretends not to know the difference between a horse and a cow to liven up long car journeys," she continued. "He is a carpenter and mechanic as well as an aesthete."

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