Samuel was born in Hamilton, Victoria, the son of Maree and Clifford Samuel. He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. He has a younger brother, Benedict, a writer, producer and actor, as well as an older sister, Bridget, a stage manager. Despite completing his senior secondary years at Rostrevor College, Samuel undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College under the tutelage of Amanda Portus, where he played the part of Tom Snout (the wall) in Rostrevor College's production ofShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as playing "Belvile" in CBC's production of Aphra Behn's The Rover (The Banished Cavaliers). Xavier Samuel later attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005, where he studied under renowned acting teacher Professor Julie Holledge. He played Hamlet in the graduate production.
2023
as Colin Garrison
2022
as Cass Chaplin
2022
as Scotty Moore
2021
as Kit Parker
2018
as Jim Walker
2017
as Vincent
2017
as Simon Haywood
2017
as Otto Bloom
2017
as David Locking
2016
as Owen
2016
as Billy
2016
as Reginald DeCourcy
2015
as Adam "The Monster"
2014
as Lieutenant Parker
2014
as Paul Atherton
2013
as Enzo
2013
as Jimmy Kelly
2013
as Ian
2012
as Riley Biers (crédito solo)
2012
as Josh
2011
as Earl of Southampton
2011
as David Locking
2011
as Dan (segment "Drowning")
2010
as Brent Mitchell
2010
as Riley
2010
as Marcus
2009
2009
as Dan
2008
as Fergus
2007
as Ed Anderson
2006
as Will Turner
2006
as Theo
2001
as Jason