Sam Callis

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. He has had roles in London's Burning where he played Adam Benjamin and in Ultimate Force as Captain Patrick Fleming. He played Doctor Mike Banner in The Royal 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.

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. 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.

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

In 2015 he produced Whisper, a ten-minute short film set in Sheppey.

Personal life He met his wife Osmin during his time on London's Burning 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,

Filmography

Television

"The Night Lands" 2011 Holby City Sean Foster Episode: "Damage Control" 2007–2010 The Bill Sgt. Callum StoneTV series 2007 The Royal Dr Mike BannerTV series, 8 episodes 2006 Ultimate Force Captain Patrick FlemingTV series 2005 Holby City Dave StainfordEpisode: "Pleasant Surprises" 2005 Doctor Who Security GuardEpisode: "Bad Wolf" 2004 The Bill Karl RadfordTV series 2001–2002 London's Burning Adam BenjaminTV series 2001 Beginner's Luck Jackson 2001 Holby City Trevor LakeEpisode: "Men Are From Mars"1996The BillMark CravenSeries 12, episode 124 "Out of the Past"

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 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