Sam Callis

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Biography

Callis grew up in Haslemere, Surrey and attended Camelsdale Primary School, Midhurst Intermediate School and Midhurst Grammar School.[citation needed] Callis trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1] He has had roles in London's Burning[2][3] where he played Adam Benjamin and in Ultimate Force as Captain Patrick Fleming.[4] He played Doctor Mike Banner in The Royal[5] until he left in 2007 to join the cast of The Bill. He has made appearances in Holby City and Doctor Who.

Before joining The Bill as a regular, he had previously guest starred in the show in 2004 as an alcoholic priest, Karl Radford.[6]

Callis has also acted in some films. In Kidulthood 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 short film called Inside Run.[7] The short film starred his former The Bill co-star Andrew Lancel as a prison officer and was shown at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2010. More recently he directed another short film, Viking also starring Andrew Lancel.[8]

Callis played the role of Stensgard in the UK premiere of Henrik Ibsen's The League of Youth at Nottingham Playhouse in May 2011.[9] In 2012 he appeared in the Noël Coward play Hay Fever at the Noël Coward Theatre[10] and as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest at Nottingham Playhouse.[11]

In 2015 he produced Whisper a ten-minute short film set in Sheppey.[12]

Personal life

He met his wife Osmin during his time on London's Burning[13] 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, [8] is a film director [14]

Filmography

Television

Role Production Duration
Gold Cloak Game of Thrones 2011
Sean Foster[15] Holby City 2011
Callum Stone The Bill 2007-10
Dr Mike Banner The Royal 2007
Captain Patrick Fleming Ultimate Force 2006
Dave Stainford Holby City 2005
Security Guard Doctor Who 2005
Karl Radford The Bill 2004
Adam Benjamin London's Burning 2001-02
Jackson Beginner's Luck 2001
Trevor Lake Holby City 2001

Released films

Year Film Role Notes
2000 Shrink Actor Played Max
2001 Trance Actor Played Nick
2003 Capital Punishment Actor Played Russell Blake
2006 Kidulthood Actor Played Security Guard
2010 Inside Run Director
2015 Whisper Producer

Stage

Role Production Duration
Stensgard The League of Youth 2011
Sandy Tyrell Hay Fever 2012
Jack Worthing The Importance of Being Earnest 2012

References

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