On My Own Lyrics: On my own / Pretending he's beside me / All alone / I walk with him till morning / Without him / I feel his arms around me / And when I lose my way I close my eyes / And he has In 2008, Samantha competed in I'd Do Anything in which she was one of the finalists in a search for a new, unknown lead to play Nancy in a West End revival of the British musical Oliver!. Broadway stars Samantha Barks and Alex Michael Stoll are taking it to the next level in their relationship! ok. ok. She is a British actress best known for the role of Éponine in Les Misérables. First Date: The Musical, the stage production filmed during the pandemic and starring Broadway’s Pretty Woman star Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) and West End performer Simon Lipkin (Avenue Q, Ghost Stories), is landing exclusively on the BroadwayHD theater streaming platform. Worked in academia for a while. But then it goes downhill. Grew up obsessing over movies and TV shows. Samantha Barks was born in Laxey, Isle of Man (British Isles) in 1990. Samantha Barks was good as Eponine (she was better in the film), Katie Hall was a sweet Cosette and Norm Lewis as Javert had a nice voice. Samantha Barks has announced she is engaged to American actor Alex Stoll after two years of dating. Lea Solonga who was a lovely Eponine previously, struggled as Fantine. Published by Kelly Konda. Les Misérables Star Samantha Barks Is Engaged to Broadway Costar Alex Michael Stoll: 'Love You Babe' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. But then it goes downhill. ok. Samantha Barks was good as Eponine (she was better in the film), Katie Hall was a sweet Cosette and Norm Lewis as Javert had a nice voice. Lea Solonga who was a lovely Eponine previously, struggled as Fantine. Samantha Barks was good as Eponine (she was better in the film), Katie Hall was a sweet Cosette and Norm Lewis as Javert had a nice voice. Before Samantha Barks was cast as Eponine in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of "Les Miserables," she was reportedly competing with Lea Michele, Scarlett Johansson and Taylor Swift for the role. Tags: City of Angels Eddie Redmayne Eponine Les Mis Les Miserables Samantha Barks The Christmas Candle The Theory of Everything. But then it goes downhill. She needed to control her vibrato and it got strained when she tried to raise the volume. Worked in a video store. Samantha Barks is odd one out in 'Les Mis' love triangle Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY Barks was a breakout star on the British TV series 'I'd Do Anything' at age 17 Lea Solonga who was a lovely Eponine previously, struggled as Fantine. Minored in film at college because my college didn't offer a film major. She needed to control her vibrato and it got strained when she tried to raise the volume. ‘Les Misérables’ Star Samantha Barks Engaged to Alex Michael Stoll — See Her Ring! Not that the 22-year-old actress, who makes her screen debut in "Les Miserables," was at a disadvantage against those A-listers: Barks starred as Eponine for a year in a West End production of "Les … Swift revealed that she had done screen tests for a previous musical adaptation of Hooper’s, 2012’s Les Misérables, for the role of Éponine.