Justin Chambers(I)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Justin Chambers, a former male fashion model who was discovered by a
modeling scout in a Paris Metro station and went on a campaign to
represent Calvin Klein's fragrance, is now
starring as "Dr. Alex Karev" on ABC's
Grey's Anatomy (2005).
Justin Willman Chambers was born on July 11, 1970 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. His is one of
five children of Pamela Sue (Willman) and John William Eugene Chambers II, and has English, Irish, and German ancestry. He has a twin brother named Jason, one
older brother and two older sisters. While on vacation in Paris, he was
spotted by an agent and soon went on modeling for
Calvin Klein,
Giorgio Armani, and others throughout
Europe, Japan and the United States. In the 1990s, he settled in New
York, where he studied at H.B. Studios for 4 years. That schooling
yielded him appearances in several off-Broadway stage productions and a
few television roles.
Chambers' first break came in 1995, a four-month gig on a long-running
NBC's daytime soap
Another World (1964), then he
appeared opposite Lolita Davidovich in
Harvest of Fire (1996)
and in CBS's Rose Hill (1997)
opposite Jennifer Garner. After
that, he catapulted to the "IT" list of the late 1990s and was
described as "part-James Dean,
part-'Marlon Brando'" by Harper's Bazaar in 1998. He made his big
screen debut in the featured role of a rich WASP who befriended a
Jewish kid in
Liberty Heights (1999), a
Barry Levinson drama. He then
starred as "D'Artagnan" in
The Musketeer (2001) alongside
Catherine Deneuve and
Mena Suvari, then co-starred with
Matthew McConaughey and
Jennifer Lopez in
The Wedding Planner (2001).
His career slowed down for a few years, yielding little meaningful
exposure in films and on TV, with the exception of a supporting role
alongside Uma Thurman and
Gena Rowlands in HBO's
Hysterical Blindness (2002).
In 2005, Chambers made a comeback starring as "Dr. Alex Karev" opposite
Katherine Heigl on ABC's
Grey's Anatomy (2005). He also
starred as obsessed police detective, "Sgt. Matt Parish", in the
thriller The Zodiac (2005).
Justin Chambers has been enjoying a happy family life. He is a father
of five children with his wife, Keisha Chambers, a model agency booker,
whom he met while he was modeling with
Calvin Klein. The two have been married
since 1993. A longtime New Yorker, he used to travel back and forth
from New York to L.A. while his family was still in New York. His wife
and children have recently moved to L.A. with Justin from their New
York home.
modeling scout in a Paris Metro station and went on a campaign to
represent Calvin Klein's fragrance, is now
starring as "Dr. Alex Karev" on ABC's
Grey's Anatomy (2005).
Justin Willman Chambers was born on July 11, 1970 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. His is one of
five children of Pamela Sue (Willman) and John William Eugene Chambers II, and has English, Irish, and German ancestry. He has a twin brother named Jason, one
older brother and two older sisters. While on vacation in Paris, he was
spotted by an agent and soon went on modeling for
Calvin Klein,
Giorgio Armani, and others throughout
Europe, Japan and the United States. In the 1990s, he settled in New
York, where he studied at H.B. Studios for 4 years. That schooling
yielded him appearances in several off-Broadway stage productions and a
few television roles.
Chambers' first break came in 1995, a four-month gig on a long-running
NBC's daytime soap
Another World (1964), then he
appeared opposite Lolita Davidovich in
Harvest of Fire (1996)
and in CBS's Rose Hill (1997)
opposite Jennifer Garner. After
that, he catapulted to the "IT" list of the late 1990s and was
described as "part-James Dean,
part-'Marlon Brando'" by Harper's Bazaar in 1998. He made his big
screen debut in the featured role of a rich WASP who befriended a
Jewish kid in
Liberty Heights (1999), a
Barry Levinson drama. He then
starred as "D'Artagnan" in
The Musketeer (2001) alongside
Catherine Deneuve and
Mena Suvari, then co-starred with
Matthew McConaughey and
Jennifer Lopez in
The Wedding Planner (2001).
His career slowed down for a few years, yielding little meaningful
exposure in films and on TV, with the exception of a supporting role
alongside Uma Thurman and
Gena Rowlands in HBO's
Hysterical Blindness (2002).
In 2005, Chambers made a comeback starring as "Dr. Alex Karev" opposite
Katherine Heigl on ABC's
Grey's Anatomy (2005). He also
starred as obsessed police detective, "Sgt. Matt Parish", in the
thriller The Zodiac (2005).
Justin Chambers has been enjoying a happy family life. He is a father
of five children with his wife, Keisha Chambers, a model agency booker,
whom he met while he was modeling with
Calvin Klein. The two have been married
since 1993. A longtime New Yorker, he used to travel back and forth
from New York to L.A. while his family was still in New York. His wife
and children have recently moved to L.A. with Justin from their New
York home.