Samuel David Aston (born 7 June 1993) is an English actor, who has portrayed the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera ''

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'' since 2003.

Career

Aston made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in ''Eddie Mountain''. He also appeared in '' Where the Heart Is'' and ''

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''. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera ''

'' after four auditions. In 2004, Aston was awarded Best Newcomer at the

National Television Awards The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) 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 vot ...

. The following year, Aston won Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress at the

British Soap Awards The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies ...

. In October 2005, Aston presented the

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with a bouquet at a party to celebrate fifty years of ITV. He appeared as

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in the '' Children's Party At The Palace'', an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of

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in June 2006. Aston has also appeared on ''

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'' with his family.

Personal life

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 Alan David Halsall (born 11 August 1982) is an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Tyrone Dobbs in ''Coronation Street'', a role he has played since 1998. Early life Halsall was brought up in Walkden, Salford and attended Wa ...

, at the Worsley Park Marriott Hotel in

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. In May 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child. In October 2021, they announced that they were expecting their second child.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aston, Sam 1993 births 21st-century English male actors Living people English male soap opera actors English male child actors People from Bacup Male actors from Lancashire People educated at Haslingden High School