{{short description|English actor (born 1993)}} {{Use British English|date=October 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Sam Aston | birth_name = Samuel David Aston | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|6|7}} | birth_place = [[Bacup]], England | occupation = Actor | children = 3 | education = [[Haslingden High School]] | years_active = 2001–present | awards = {{awards|[[National Television Awards|National TV Awards Best Newcomer]]|2004|[[Coronation Street]]|[[Chesney Brown]]}} {{awards|[[British Soap Awards]]|[[Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress]] at the British Soap Awards|2005|[[Coronation Street]]|[[Chesney Brown]]}} | spouse = {{marriage|Briony Gardner|2019}} }}
'''Samuel David Aston''' (born 7 June 1993) is an English actor, who has played [[Chesney Brown]] on the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'' since 2003.
== Career == Aston made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in ''Eddie Mountain''.<ref name="LikeChesney">{{cite news|date=26 October 2004|title=I'm just like 'our Chesney'.|work=[[Lancashire Evening Telegraph]]|url=http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2004/10/26/462202.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010447/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2004/10/26/462202.html|archive-date=28 September 2007|accessdate=2007-08-08}}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]''. In 2003, he was cast in the role of [[Chesney Brown]] on the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' after four auditions.<ref>{{cite news |first=Catherine |last=Smyth |title=TV star Sam slides back... into school's Grease chorus line |url=http://www.therossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/s/133/133346_tv_star_sam_slides_back_into_schools_grease_chorus_line.html |publisher=Rossendale Free Press |date=5 November 2004 |accessdate=2007-08-08 |archive-date=4 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004222747/http://www.therossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/s/133/133346_tv_star_sam_slides_back_into_schools_grease_chorus_line.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2004, Aston was awarded Best Newcomer at the [[National Television Awards]]. The following year, Aston won [[Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress]] at the [[British Soap Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a21077/british-soap-awards-2005-the-winners/|title=British Soap Awards 2005 - The winners|last=Shelley|first=Darren|date=2005-05-07|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|language=en|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4526191.stm|title=The winners: British Soap Awards|date=2005-05-08|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=2019-09-11|language=en-GB}}</ref> In October 2005, Aston presented the [[Elizabeth II|Queen]] with a bouquet at a party to celebrate fifty years of ITV.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/177/177879_when_our_chesney_met_the_queen.html | title=When our Chesney met the Queen | work=[[Manchester Evening News]] | publisher=[[MEN Media]] | date=2005-10-14 | accessdate=2009-01-20 }}</ref> 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. In 2025, Aston won the [[Dancing on Ice series 17|seventeenth series]] of ''[[Dancing on Ice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dancing on Ice 2025 line-up {{!}} Confirmed cast for season 17 {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/dancing-on-ice-2025-line-up/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref>
== Personal life == Aston has five sisters and three brothers. He 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-22|title=Coronation Street star Sam Aston and wife Briony expecting first child|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/coronation-street-sam-aston-baby-22071294|website=OK! Magazine|language=en}}</ref> In October 2021, they announced that they were expecting their second child. In November 2023, they announced that they were expecting their third child.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/13/coronation-street-star-sam-aston-wife-expecting-third-child-19813739/ | title=Coronation Street star Sam Aston and wife announce pregnancy after losing twin | date=13 November 2023 }}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1527227}}
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