Sam Callis Explained

Birth Name:Samuel Charles Callis
Birth Date:21 November 1973
Birth Place:Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Spouse:Osmin Callis
Children:2
Occupation:Actor, director
Alma Mater:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Years Active:1996–present

Samuel Charles Callis (born 21 November 1973) is an English actor and director, best known for his role as Callum Stone in The Bill and Adam Benjamin in London's Burning.

Biography

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

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.[6] 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.[7]

Callis played the role of Stensgard in the UK premiere of Henrik Ibsen's The League of Youth at Nottingham Playhouse in May 2011.[8] In 2012 he appeared in the Noël Coward play Hay Fever at the Noël Coward Theatre[9] and as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest at Nottingham Playhouse.[10]

In 2015 he produced Whisper a ten-minute short film set in Sheppey.[11]

Personal life

He met his wife Osmin during his time on London's Burning[12] 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,[7] is a film director.[13]

Filmography

Television

Role Production Duration Notes !
The Lost Pirate Kingdom2021 Netflix series, 6 episodes.
JaarisThe Outpost2020'Dying Is Painful", Go Ahead and Run"
Albert "Big Al" Layne Casualty 2019TV series
Alec Frobisher Father Brown 2018Episode: "The Devil You Know"
Will GideonMidsomer Murders2012Episode: "Murder of Innocence"
Goldcloak Game of Thrones 2011'What Is Dead May Never Die"

"The Night Lands"

Sean Foster[14] Holby City 2011Episode: "Damage Control"
The Bill 2007–2010TV series
Dr Mike Banner The Royal 2007TV series, 8 episodes
Captain Patrick Fleming Ultimate Force 2006TV series
Dave Stainford Holby City 2005Episode: "Pleasant Surprises"
Security Guard Doctor Who 2005Episode: "Bad Wolf"
Karl Radford The Bill 2004TV series
Adam Benjamin London's Burning 2001–2002TV series
Jackson Beginner's Luck 2001
Trevor Lake Holby City 2001Episode: "Men Are From Mars"
Mark CravenThe Bill1996Series 12, episode 124 "Out of the Past"

Released films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000ShrinkActorPlayed Max
2001TranceActorPlayed Nick
2003Capital PunishmentActorPlayed Russell Blake
2006KidulthoodActorPlayed Security Guard
2010Inside RunDirector
2015WhisperProducer

Stage

Role Production Duration
Stensgard The League of Youth 2011
Sandy TyrellHay Fever 2012
Jack Worthing The Importance of Being Earnest 2012
Prospero The Tempest 2019
King of France Henry V (play) 2019

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The LAMADA Prospectus. LAMADA. 10 February 2010. United Kingdom.
  2. Web site: London's Burning Cast and Crew . TV.com . 10 February 2010 . United Kingdom . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091221195114/http://www.tv.com/londons-burning/show/6809/cast.html . 21 December 2009 .
  3. Web site: Ultimate Force . ITV . 10 February 2010 . United Kingdom . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208003600/http://www.itv.com/documents/doc/ULTIMATE%20FORCE%20-%20The%20three%20unseen%20episodes.doc . 8 December 2015 .
  4. Web site: Sam Callis interview . 21 August 2007 . ITV . 10 February 2010 . United Kingdom . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090624020048/http://www.itv.com/Drama/family/theroyal/Castinterviews/DrMikeBannerSamCallis/default.html . 24 June 2009 .
  5. 1162654014116442117 . TheBillaton . Sam Callis who played sgt Callum Stone #thebill can be seen in tonight's episode of #Casualty. BBC1 at 9.20pm.
  6. Web site: Close Friends and Family Only – 54th BFI London Film Festival . BFI.org . 7 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629070443/http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/node/1027 . 29 June 2011 .
  7. Web site: Viking. 2015-03-13. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403064035/http://www.breakneckfilms.com/film/viking. 3 April 2015.
  8. Web site: The League of Youth – review. Billington. Michael. 17 May 2011. The Guardian. 18 May 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403072224/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/may/17/the-league-of-youth-review. 3 April 2015.
  9. Web site: The Stage / Reviews / Hay Fever. https://archive.today/20130505090342/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/35383/hay-fever. dead. 5 May 2013. Shenton. Mark. 27 February 2012. The Stage. 14 March 2012.
  10. Web site: Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company to Present THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company. 28 October 2012.
  11. News: Short film Whisper filmed at beach huts in Leysdown . . 12 February 2015 . 19 September 2015 . Dyson, Lewis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160120130112/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/perfect-spot-for-ghost-story-31749/ . 20 January 2016 .
  12. Web site: Sam Callis and Melanie Gutteridge . https://web.archive.org/web/20090523095558/http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/865/Sam-Callis-and-Melanie-Gutteridge . dead . 23 May 2009 . 15 April 2008 . OK! . 10 February 2010 . United Kingdom .
  13. Web site: Ben Callis IMDb. . 2015-03-13. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120130111/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6408241/. 20 January 2016.
  14. Web site: Holby City. 24 May 2011 . BBC. 4 July 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426001841/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h4gff. 26 April 2018.