Sam Aston Explained

Sam Aston
Birth Name:Samuel David Aston
Birth Date:1993 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Burnley, England
Occupation:Actor
Children:3
Education:Haslingden High School
Years Active:2001–present
Known For:Role of Chesney Brown in Coronation Street (2003–)

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 since 2003.

Career

Aston made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in Eddie Mountain.[1] He also appeared in Where the Heart Is and The Bill. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street after four auditions.[2]

In 2004, Aston was awarded Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards. The following year, Aston won Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress at the British Soap Awards.[3] [4] In October 2005, Aston presented the Queen with a bouquet at a party to celebrate fifty years of ITV.[5] He appeared as Horrid Henry in the Children's Party at the Palace, an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in June 2006. Aston has also appeared on All Star Family Fortunes with his family.

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. In May 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child.[6] In October 2021, they announced that they were expecting their second child. In November 2023, they announced that they were expecting their third child.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: 26 October 2004. I'm just like 'our Chesney'.. Lancashire Evening Telegraph. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010447/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2004/10/26/462202.html. 28 September 2007. 2007-08-08.
  2. News: Catherine . Smyth . TV star Sam slides back... into school's Grease chorus line . Rossendale Free Press . 5 November 2004 . 2007-08-08 .
  3. Web site: British Soap Awards 2005 - The winners. Shelley. Darren. 2005-05-07. Digital Spy. en. 2019-09-11.
  4. News: The winners: British Soap Awards. 2005-05-08. BBC News. 2019-09-11. en-GB.
  5. Web site: When our Chesney met the Queen . . . 2005-10-14 . 2009-01-20 .
  6. Web site: 2020-05-22. Coronation Street star Sam Aston and wife Briony expecting first child. OK! Magazine. en.
  7. https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/13/coronation-street-star-sam-aston-wife-expecting-third-child-19813739/