British actor Samuel Barnett spent 2 1/2 years shaping and reshaping Posner, his character in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys," from its first staged reading in London to its Tony-winning run on ...

Samuel Barnett is an actor. It’s in his blood. In 2020, Samuel made the surprising discovery that he descends from a long line of mentalists, conjurers, illusionists and magicians. This revelation led ...