Sam Otto

Actor · Born June 13, 1992 (34) · Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Sam Otto was born June 13, 1992 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. He trained at Drama Centre London. Sam Otto starred in The Boy with the Topknot as "Young Sathnam's Father", before starring in the 2018 movie The Flood as Josef. Otto's most recognizable role is "Jalal" in Peter Kosminsky's Channel 4 series The State about young Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recruits, chronicling their journeys into endorsement of the caliphate on the one hand, and into disillusionment and despair on the other. Otto then went on to star in TNT's 2020 thriller series Snowpiercer as John "Oz" Osweiller, a young brakeman and police-type figure of the train.

What are Sam Otto's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

31%

Survival

31%

Society

19%

Power

11%

Bonds

8%

Justice3 Survival2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Dread

1

Contemplative

1

Cold

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sam Otto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Otto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Odd Socks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as McStein
House of David(2025)
Show 11 episodes · as Eshbaal
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Tariq Ali / Matt
Snowpiercer(2020)
Show 31 episodes · as John Osweiller
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
The Flood(2019)
as Josef
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Corrupted(2019)
as Khaliq
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The State(2017)
Show 4 episodes · as Jalal
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 74^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 2017 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Corrupted (2019)

$177K worldwide

Highest rated

The State (2017)

Midcredits 49^th

Film career

20172025

2017Screen debut· The State
2019First film· The Corrupted

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting7 of 7 · 43^rd

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.