Sam Ashe Arnold

'Sam Ashe Arnold' (qv) is a Canadian actor known for playing Gavin Coscarelli in _Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019)_ (qv), Zed Novak in _Best. Worst. Weekend. Ever. (2018)_ (qv), and Will Wigington in _Brotherhood (2019)_ (qv).Following a year of classes at The Ottawa Children's Theatre, Sam was signed by AMTI in 2013. At age 11, he garnered critical praise for his portrayal of Joshua in the multi-award-winning short, _Winter Hymns (2015)_ (qv). A string of lead and supporting roles in film and television projects followed, including _Adventure Club (2017)_ (qv), _High-Rise Rescue (2017)_ (qv), and _Creeped Out (2017)_ (qv).In 2017, Sam spent a combined 20 weeks on film sets far from home - including Johannesburg and Bela Bela in South Africa for _An Elephant's Journey (2017)_ (qv), Toronto and Wawa for _Brotherhood (2019)_ (qv), and Los Angeles for _Best. Worst. Weekend. Ever. (2018)_ (qv). He balances his professional acting schedule with his commitment as a senior drama student in the renowned Arts Program at Ottawa's Canterbury High School.Sam is a strong supporter of Canadian independent film and has enjoyed working with several emerging filmmakers, including Meryam Joobeur (_Born in the Maelstrom (2017)_ (qv)), Bastien Alexander (_How Tommy Lemenchick Became a Grade 7 Legend (2018)_ (qv)), Joy Webster (_Game (2017)_ (qv)), and Richard Bell (_Brotherhood (2019)_ (qv)). On the international front, Sam supports causes devoted to ending elephant and rhino poaching and the ivory trade.::Angela Arnold