Thomas Stuart Chambers is an English actor best known for his roles as Sam Strachan in the BBC medical dramas Holby City and Catastrophe, as well as his role as Max Tyler in the BBC series Waterloo Street. Dances take a big place in his life - he constantly participates in various competitions.
Biography
Tom Chambers was born in 1977 in the small village of Darley Dale in Derbyshire, where he spent his childhood and was educated at Repton School. From childhood, the boy was very fond of watching movies - he was fascinated by the action that took place on the screen. However, the area where he lived did not make it possible to attend a theater studio.
Therefore, after graduation, he studied at the National Youth Music Theater, and also studied at the Guildford School of Acting.
These classes gave a lot to the provincial guy, and soon he felt that he was getting better and better at getting used to this or that role and convey emotions so that the audience could understand them.
Professional career
Tom's debut as a film actor took place in the TV series Emmerdale Farm (1972- …) in a small role. Despite the fact that it was an episode, he soon received an invitation to star in the TV series "Catastrophe" (1986- …). It was a good experience for the young actor, and he became firmly convinced that cinema is his path. The best films in his filmography are considered the picture “The Great Train Robbery” (2013) and the TV series “Father Brown” (2013-…), “Purely English Murders” (1997-…), “The Virgin Queen” (2005).
Besides acting, Chambers has always been attracted to dancing. He constantly studied different types of dance and once decided to recreate an episode from the 1937 film "Girl in Distress", in which Fred Astaire dances to the drum kit. He filmed his dance and sent it to the directors he knew. Thanks to this, the actor got the role of cardiologist Sam Strachan in the medical series "Holby City" (1999- …).
And the video of his dance was posted on YouTube and received a lot of approving reviews. This prompted the actor to continue dancing. This is probably why there are not so many films in his filmography, and the breaks between them are significant. After all, dance rehearsals take a lot of time and effort, and you also need to perform in various shows and concerts.
However, he occasionally appears in TV series and feature films. So, in 2004, he starred in the film "Deceivers" with real celebrities: Matthew Reese and Kate Ashfield. According to the plot, the main character owes a lot of money to the leader of a criminal gang and must somehow get out of this situation, that is, get a lot of money in a short time. Adventures, dangerous situations and the most unexpected turns of their lives await friends. But it's not for nothing that the film is called "The Deceivers". Therefore, at the end, viewers will see how some scammers deceived others without arousing any suspicion.
In 2009, Chambers joined the fifth episode of the BBC drama Waterloo Street as teacher Max Tyler. The actor participated in ten episodes of the series. It was a very interesting role: the character of Chambers was revealed gradually, imperceptibly turning into a cruel person. And when his actions became incompatible with the behavior of the teacher, he was expelled from school.
In 2014–2015, Chambers portrayed Inspector Sullivan in the BBC film Father Brown in two episodes. It was already a different role, a new interesting role, which brought a lot of new things to the actor's experience.
In 2017, Chambers returned to singing and dancing, starring in the musical Mad for You. With this musical he toured the UK for two years with main partners Claire Sweeney and Charlotte Wakefield. The audience received this show very warmly.
Another passion of the actor is the show "Dancing with the Stars". He won the sixth episode of Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional dancer Camilla Dallerup. The couple opened the series by performing the Cha-cha-cha dance. Chambers and his teammates have been at the top of the leaderboard twice this season, and it was very enjoyable.
Later, he had setbacks, but he did not give up, and each time he performed better and better. He changed partners, choosing the most suitable for himself. After a setback in 2008, he briefly interrupted his performances, but in 2015 he could be seen again in a special Christmas edition, paired with professional dancer Ochi Mabuse.
Chambers willingly takes part in tours and thus brings his work to a wide range of spectators. So, in 2011, he toured with the Milton Keynes Theater, playing the role of Jerry Travers in the production of Top Hat. The actors rode all over the United Kingdom. Following this tour, the play was shown at the Oldwich Theater in London's West End.
In October 2019, it was announced that Chambers would be appearing in a new touring show, Dial M for Murder, as Tony Wendis.
Personal life
This episode in the life of an actor is more like a movie than real life. In December 2000, the plane on which Chambers was flying was hijacked by a terrorist. It was Paul Mukoni, 27, mentally ill from Kenya. He burst into the Boeing 747 cockpit and demanded a change of course. While the pilots fought with him, the plane lost altitude and risked falling. However, the pilots managed to regain control of the aircraft, and all passengers landed safely. Chambers called it "the most horrific experience of my life." It was this incident that made him find his girlfriend Claire Harding and propose to her.
Tom and Claire got married in October 2008 in Derbyshire and have been together ever since. They have two children: William, born in May 2011, and Olive, born in August 2014.
