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|[[Benjamin Hornigold]] ||''[[The Lost Pirate Kingdom]]''
|2021 ||''[[The Lost Pirate Kingdom]]''
|[[Benjamin Hornigold]]
|2021
|Netflix series, 6 episodes.
|Netflix series, 6 episodes.
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|-
⚫
|Jaaris
⚫
|''The Outpost''
|2020
|2020
⚫
|''The Outpost''
⚫
|Jaaris
|'Dying Is Painful", Go Ahead and Run"
|'Dying Is Painful", Go Ahead and Run"
|-
|-
| Albert "Big Al" Layne || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || 2019
| 2019|| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Albert "Big Al" Layne
|TV series
|TV series
|-
|-
| Alec Frobisher || ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' || 2018
| 2018|| ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]''
| Alec Frobisher
|Episode: "The Devil You Know"
|Episode: "The Devil You Know"
|-
|-
⚫
|Will Gideon
⚫
|''Midsomer Murders''
|2012
|2012
⚫
|''Midsomer Murders''
⚫
|Will Gideon
|Episode: "Murder of Innocence"
|Episode: "Murder of Innocence"
|-
|-
| Goldcloak || ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' || 2011
| 2011|| ''[[Game of Thrones]]''
| Goldcloak
|'What Is Dead May Never Die"
|'What Is Dead May Never Die"


"The Night Lands"
"The Night Lands"
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|-
| 2011|| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Sean Foster<ref name="Holby">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h4gff|title=Holby City|date=24 May 2011 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=4 July 2011|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426001841/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h4gff|archivedate=26 April 2018}}</ref> || ''[[Holby City]]'' || 2011
| Sean Foster<ref name="Holby">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h4gff|title=Holby City|date=24 May 2011 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=4 July 2011|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426001841/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h4gff|archivedate=26 April 2018}}</ref>
|Episode: "Damage Control"
|Episode: "Damage Control"
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|-
| Sgt. [[Callum Stone]] || ''[[The Bill]]'' || 2007–2010
| 2007–2010|| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Sgt. [[Callum Stone]]
|TV series
|TV series
|-
|-
| Dr Mike Banner || ''[[The Royal]]'' || 2007
| 2007|| ''[[The Royal]]''
| Dr Mike Banner
|TV series, 8 episodes
|TV series, 8 episodes
|-
|-
| Captain Patrick Fleming || ''[[Ultimate Force]]'' || 2006
| 2006|| ''[[Ultimate Force]]''
| Captain Patrick Fleming
|TV series
|TV series
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|-
| Dave Stainford || ''[[Holby City]]'' || 2005
| 2005|| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Dave Stainford
|Episode: "Pleasant Surprises"
|Episode: "Pleasant Surprises"
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|-
| Security Guard || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || 2005
| 2005|| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Security Guard
|Episode: "Bad Wolf"
|Episode: "Bad Wolf"
|-
|-
| Karl Radford || ''[[The Bill]]'' || 2004
| 2004|| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Karl Radford
|TV series
|TV series
|-
|-
| Adam Benjamin || ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' || 2001–2002
| 2001–2002|| ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]''
| Adam Benjamin
|TV series
|TV series
|-
|-
| Jackson || ''[[Beginner's Luck (2001 film)|Beginner's Luck]]'' || 2001
| 2001|| ''[[Beginner's Luck (2001 film)|Beginner's Luck]]''
| Jackson
|-
|-
| Trevor Lake || ''[[Holby City]]'' || 2001
| 2001|| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Trevor Lake
|Episode: "Men Are From Mars"
|Episode: "Men Are From Mars"
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|-
⚫
|Mark Craven
⚫
|''[[The Bill]]''
|1996
|1996
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|''[[The Bill]]''
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|Mark Craven
|Series 12, episode 124 "Out of the Past"
|Series 12, episode 124 "Out of the Past"
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| 2011|| ''[[The League of Youth]]''
| Stensgard
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| Sandy Tyrell|| ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]'' || 2012
| 2012|| ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]''
| Sandy Tyrell
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| Jack Worthing || ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' || 2012
| 2012|| ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''
| Jack Worthing
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| Prospero || ''[[The Tempest]]'' || 2019
| 2019|| ''[[The Tempest]]''
| Prospero
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| King of France || ''[[Henry V (play)]]'' || 2019
| 2019|| ''[[Henry V (play)]]''
| King of France
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 28 November 2024

Sam Callis
Born
Samuel Charles Callis

(1973-11-21) 21 November 1973 (age 51)
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1996–present
SpouseOsmin Callis
Children2

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

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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] 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

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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

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Television

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Year Production Role Notes !
2021 The Lost Pirate Kingdom Benjamin Hornigold Netflix series, 6 episodes.
2020 The Outpost Jaaris 'Dying Is Painful", Go Ahead and Run"
2019 Casualty Albert "Big Al" Layne TV series
2018 Father Brown Alec Frobisher Episode: "The Devil You Know"
2012 Midsomer Murders Will Gideon Episode: "Murder of Innocence"
2011 Game of Thrones Goldcloak 'What Is Dead May Never Die"

"The Night Lands"

2011 Holby City Sean Foster[14] Episode: "Damage Control"
2007–2010 The Bill Sgt. Callum Stone TV series
2007 The Royal Dr Mike Banner TV series, 8 episodes
2006 Ultimate Force Captain Patrick Fleming TV series
2005 Holby City Dave Stainford Episode: "Pleasant Surprises"
2005 Doctor Who Security Guard Episode: "Bad Wolf"
2004 The Bill Karl Radford TV series
2001–2002 London's Burning Adam Benjamin TV series
2001 Beginner's Luck Jackson
2001 Holby City Trevor Lake Episode: "Men Are From Mars"
1996 The Bill Mark Craven Series 12, episode 124 "Out of the Past"

Released films

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "The LAMADA Prospectus" (PDF). United Kingdom: LAMADA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "London's Burning Cast and Crew". United Kingdom: TV.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Ultimate Force". United Kingdom: ITV. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Sam Callis interview". United Kingdom: ITV. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. ^ @TheBillaton (17 August 2019). "Sam Callis who played sgt Callum Stone #thebill can be seen in tonight's episode of #Casualty. BBC1 at 9.20pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Close Friends and Family Only – 54th BFI London Film Festival". BFI.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Viking". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ^ Billington, Michael (17 May 2011). "The League of Youth – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  9. ^ Shenton, Mark (27 February 2012). "The Stage / Reviews / Hay Fever". The Stage. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company to Present THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST". Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  11. ^ Dyson, Lewis (12 February 2015). "Short film Whisper filmed at beach huts in Leysdown". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Sam Callis and Melanie Gutteridge". OK!. United Kingdom. 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  13. ^ "Ben Callis IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Holby City". BBC. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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