Samuel David Aston (born 7 June 1993) is an English actor, who has portrayed the role of
Chesney Brown on the
ITV soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
'' since 2003.
Career
Aston made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in ''Eddie Mountain''.
He also appeared in ''
Where the Heart Is'' and ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...
''. In 2003, he was cast in the role of
Chesney Brown on the
ITV soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
'' after four auditions.
In 2004, Aston was awarded Best Newcomer at the
National Television Awards
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. The following year, Aston won
Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress at the
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV (TV network), ITV. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal a ...
. In October 2005, Aston presented the
Queen
Queen most commonly refers to:
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen (band), a British rock band
Queen or QUEEN may also refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Q ...
with a bouquet at a party to celebrate fifty years of ITV. He appeared as
Horrid Henry in the ''
Children's Party at the Palace'', an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
in June 2006. Aston has also appeared on ''
All Star Family Fortunes'' with his family. In 2025, Aston won the
seventeenth series of ''
Dancing on Ice
''Dancing on Ice'' is a British television series broadcast from 2006 to 2014 and then from 2018 to 2025. It was presented by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. Other previous hosts include Phillip Schofield and Christine Lampard. The series ...
''.
Personal life
Aston is the younger brother of actress Emily Aston, who played Becky Palmer in Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997.
In 2017, Aston became engaged to yoga teacher Briony Gardner. He proposed to her in front of 250 spectators at an annual charity golf dinner, that he hosts with co stars
Andy Whyment and
Alan Halsall, at the Worsley Park Marriott Hotel in
Salford
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. In May 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child. In October 2021, they announced that they were expecting their second child. In November 2023, they announced that they were expecting their third child.
References
External links
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1993 births
21st-century English male actors
Living people
English male soap opera actors
English male child actors
People from Bacup
People educated at Haslingden High School
Male actors from Burnley