Finegan Sampson

Finegan Sampson (he/him) is an emerging Writer/Director/Actor born in Melbourne Australia. He began his career in film and television as an actor at the age of 4 and has been cast in projects such as television series 'Woodley' and the 'Bazura Project' and the Spierig brothers feature film, 'Predestination'. Graduating from Swinburne University with Honours in Film and Television in 2022, Fin has taken an urgent approach in breaking into the industry, being recently nominated for Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year at Byron Bay Film Festival (2023) and winning the award for Best Student Film at Australian Independent Film Festival (2023) for his graduate short film Teach Me How to Cry which stars acclaimed actors Michala Banas and Lachy Hulme.

Fin has most recently written and directed Boy and Bear's latest music video 'Strange World". His debut documentary 'The Spaghetti Stains' has also recently been selected for the 2023 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. In 2019, He founded and is the managing director of Collingwood based production company 'OneHouse Productions'.

Coming from an acting background, his directorial style is identifiable by his interest in the psychology of human beings and his work tends study the nuances of the human condition. He has the versatility and experience to direct commercial work through to narrative. As well as continuing directing music videos and commercial projects, he has entered development of his debut untitled feature film.