Sam Aston
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Samuel David "Sam" Aston (7 July 1993) is an English
child actor
, best known for having played, since 2003, the role of Chesney Battersby-Brown on Britain's longest running soap opera, Coronation Street
. Aston's character is currently a seventeen-year old, though Aston himself has now turned eighteen.
, Lancashire
and attends Haslingden High School
. He also attended Thorn County Primary School, where a few of his siblings had been educated, and his sister now teaches there.
bread. He acted in Where the Heart Is
and The Bill
, as Ryan Best. After securing an audition through his agent Carol Godby, Aston won the part of Chesney Brown on Coronation Street after four auditions. He has since been on Stars in Their Eyes
and portrayed Oliver Twist
in the 19 November 2004 production of BBC
's Children in Need
.
In 2004, Aston was named Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards
. When accepting the award, he thanked his agent Carol Godby, who runs the drama workshop where he trains still. The following year, Aston won Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress at the British Soap Awards
.
In October 2005, Aston presented the Queen
with a bouquet at a party to celebrate 50 years of ITV
. He recently appeared as Horrid Henry
at the Children's Party At The Palace, an all-star event to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday.
Aston was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live' 606 football program, where he stated he is a season ticket holder of Burnley Football Club.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
, best known for having played, since 2003, the role of Chesney Battersby-Brown on Britain's longest running soap opera, Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. Aston's character is currently a seventeen-year old, though Aston himself has now turned eighteen.
Personal life
Born in 1993, Sam is the youngest of nine children, having three older brothers and five older sisters, of whom three of them, two brothers and one sister are actors. He lives in BacupBacup
Bacup is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It is located amongst the South Pennines, along Lancashire's eastern boundary with West Yorkshire. The town sits within a rural setting in the Forest of Rossendale, amongst the steep-sided upper-Irwell Valley, through which the...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
and attends Haslingden High School
Haslingden High School
Haslingden High School is a secondary school located in Haslingden, Rossendale, England. The school has been awarded dual specialist status as an Arts College, Mathematics and Computing College...
. He also attended Thorn County Primary School, where a few of his siblings had been educated, and his sister now teaches there.
Career
Sam Aston's on-screen debut, at the age of five, was as an extra in Eddie Mountain, arranged through his agent. In 2003 he appeared in an advertisement for WarburtonsWarburtons
Warburtons is a British baking firm based founded by Thomas Warburton in 1876 in Bolton, then in Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester, England. For much of its history Warburtons only had bakeries in Lancashire and it remains a family-owned company....
bread. He acted in Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)
Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone...
and The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, as Ryan Best. After securing an audition through his agent Carol Godby, Aston won the part of Chesney Brown on Coronation Street after four auditions. He has since been on Stars in Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
and portrayed Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...
in the 19 November 2004 production of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
.
In 2004, Aston was named Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are...
. When accepting the award, he thanked his agent Carol Godby, who runs the drama workshop where he trains still. The following year, Aston won Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress at the British Soap Awards
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas.The first event took place in 1999 and takes place in May each year. Although it is an ITV production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2010. The 2011 awards relocated to...
.
In October 2005, Aston presented the Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
with a bouquet at a party to celebrate 50 years of ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. He recently appeared as Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...
at the Children's Party At The Palace, an all-star event to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday.
Aston was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live' 606 football program, where he stated he is a season ticket holder of Burnley Football Club.