Sam Arbor

Sam Arbor is a queer writer and director from Manchester.

His short film BABA won the Iris Prize 2021. The film was distributed globally by the British Council, and was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.

He directed the new queer thriller DEAD HOT (Amazon Prime), starring BAFTA nominee Vivian Oparah. He directed the first block. He also directed second unit on HEARTSTOPPER (Netflix) seasons 2 & 3. He was Director’s Assistant on THE CROWN season 5 (Netflix), also directing second unit for the block.

Sam also writes and directs new plays. BUTTERFLY played at the VAULT Festival 2020, and received rave reviews. The Guardian reviewed it as "a queer kaleidoscope of charm, dark humour and vibrancy… a brilliant show full of heart”.