Samson Kayo is a British actor, producer and writer. He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2018 for the BBC sketch show Famalam (2017–2020). He created, wrote and starred in the Sky One sitcom Bloods (2021–2022) and received a nomination for the same award in 2022. He won the Royal Television Society Programme Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance in the latter role in 2022 and was nominated in 2019 and 2023. He also created and stars in Sliced(2019–2020), and his other credits include Youngers (2013), Timewasters (2017), and Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).

Filmography

• 2027Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory — (voice)
• Zog — Zog (voice)
• 2025F1 — Cash
• 2025My Mother's Wedding — Steve
• 2023The Trident — Baby Bear (voice)
• House of the Dragon — Mujja
• Our Flag Means Death — Oluwande
• 2022Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Baby Bear (voice)
• 2022The Bubble — Bola
• Bloods — Maleek, Creator
• 2021Boxing Day — Joseph
• 2021Death to 2021 — Pyrex Flask
• 2020Death to 2020 — Pyrex Flask
• 2020Dolittle — Pirate
• Truth Seekers — Elton John
• Sliced — Joshua, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• Famalam
• 2018Grandpa's Great Escape — Gravedigger Vince
• Timewasters — Horace
• Urban Myths — Basil
• The Aliens — MC
• 2016The Weekend — Tiny
• We the Jury
• Youngers — Boss Fury
• 2011Drink, Drugs and KFC — Skipper
• Horrible Histories
• Protective Custody
• Voltron

Appearances as themselves (3)

• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Big Narstie Show — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self