Samuel Charles Callis (born 21 November 1973 in Ely,

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) is an English actor and director, best known for his role as

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in ''

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'' and Adam Benjamin in '' London's Burning''.

Biography

Callis grew up in

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, Surrey and attended Camelsdale Primary School, Midhurst Intermediate School and

Midhurst Grammar School Midhurst Grammar School was a grammar school and later a comprehensive upper school in Midhurst, West Sussex. The school served pupils aged 11 to 18 who usually joined the school from one of the local intermediate schools. It was replaced in 20 ...

. Callis trained at the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

. He has had roles in '' London's Burning'' where he played Adam Benjamin and in ''

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'' as Captain Patrick Fleming. He played Doctor Mike Banner in ''

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'' until he left in 2007 to join the cast of ''The Bill''. He has made appearances in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Before joining ''The Bill'' as a regular, he had previously guest starred in the show in 2004 as an

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priest, Karl Radford. Callis has also acted in some films. In ''

Kidulthood ''Kidulthood'' (stylised as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who appeared in the film alongside Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madelei ...

'' he played a security guard, in Spanish TV Movie ''Trance'' he played Nick, in ''Capital Punishment'' he played Russell Blake and he starred in ''Shrink'' as Max. He has acted in theatre which has taken him to New York and on a UK no1 Tour for ''Arms and The Man''. After ''The Bill'' was cancelled in 2010, Callis directed a

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called ''Inside Run''. The short film starred his former ''The Bill'' co-star

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as a

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and was shown at the

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in October 2010. More recently he directed another short film, Viking also starring

. Callis played the role of Stensgard in the UK premiere of

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's '' The League of Youth'' at Nottingham Playhouse in May 2011. In 2012 he appeared in the

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

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'' at the

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and as Jack Worthing in ''

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'' at Nottingham Playhouse. In 2015 he produced ''Whisper'' a ten-minute

set in Sheppey.

Personal life

He met his wife Osmin during his time on ''London's Burning'' and the couple reside in London. In December 2008, he became a father for the first time with the birth of his daughter. He also has a son. His brother, Ben Callis, is a film director.

Filmography

Television

Released films

Stage

References

External links

*
Sam Callis fansite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Callis, Sam Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art English male television actors Living people 1973 births People from Ely, Cambridgeshire English film directors Male actors from Cambridgeshire 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors People educated at Midhurst Grammar School