Coronation Street star Sam Aston is well-known to fans of the ITV soap for playing Chesney Brown for almost two decades - but they may not know that soap stardom runs in the family.
Appearing in ITV dramas The Bill and Where The Heart Is before becoming a Corrie regular, Sam made his TV debut aged just five as an extra in Eddie Mountain and also starred in a Warburtons bread advert aged six.
The 28-year-old was cast as Chesney Brown in 2003, the mischievous son of Cilla Brown - a role which won him the award of Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards in 2004. He also picked up Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor at the British Soap Awards the following year.
