John Wesley Chatham (born October 11, 1978) is an American actor. He
has appeared in films such as In the Valley of Elah, W., The Help, and
The Philly Kid, and plays Castor in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay â€"
Part 1 and Part 2. Since 2015, he has starred as Amos Burton in Prime
Video's The Expanse.Chatham was born October 11, 1978 and grew up in
North Georgia. Chatham's parents divorced when he was two and he spent
most of his childhood with his mother, sister and brother. On a whim,
Chatham's mother took his sister to an audition for a Tide commercial
in Savannah, Georgia, and brought Wes along. While waiting for his
sister in the lobby, Wes was spotted by the casting director and, at
the age of five, he was offered a national campaign for Tide.At the
age of thirteen, Chatham moved in with his father and, without a lot
of supervision and as a restless and rebellious teen, he was kicked
out of high school and sent to the Give Center in Lawrenceville,
Georgia, to finish school. The Give Center was a second chance school
for troubled youth, offering very small classes. While he was
attending classes at the Give Center, a professional theater company
out of Atlanta started a mentoring program with the school, and
Chatham was chosen to write a play that was later performed by his
classmates. It was from this experience that he found his passion for
the arts.After graduating from high school, Chatham joined the U.S.
Navy. He worked as an aviation firefighter on the flight deck of the
USS Essex, working in crash and salvage for four years. Chatham's
break into acting came just three months before his tour was finished
when Denzel Washington chose his ship to shoot the movie Antwone
Fisher. Chatham was amongst those selected by casting director Robi
Reed while Reed was searching for authentic-looking military personnel
for the movie. This was Chatham's first movie-making experience, which
led to further pursuit of his lifelong dream of acting. Following
Antwone Fisher, Reed convinced Chatham to move to Hollywood and
shortly thereafter cast him in his first series regular role on
Showtime’s Barbershop.
has appeared in films such as In the Valley of Elah, W., The Help, and
The Philly Kid, and plays Castor in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay â€"
Part 1 and Part 2. Since 2015, he has starred as Amos Burton in Prime
Video's The Expanse.Chatham was born October 11, 1978 and grew up in
North Georgia. Chatham's parents divorced when he was two and he spent
most of his childhood with his mother, sister and brother. On a whim,
Chatham's mother took his sister to an audition for a Tide commercial
in Savannah, Georgia, and brought Wes along. While waiting for his
sister in the lobby, Wes was spotted by the casting director and, at
the age of five, he was offered a national campaign for Tide.At the
age of thirteen, Chatham moved in with his father and, without a lot
of supervision and as a restless and rebellious teen, he was kicked
out of high school and sent to the Give Center in Lawrenceville,
Georgia, to finish school. The Give Center was a second chance school
for troubled youth, offering very small classes. While he was
attending classes at the Give Center, a professional theater company
out of Atlanta started a mentoring program with the school, and
Chatham was chosen to write a play that was later performed by his
classmates. It was from this experience that he found his passion for
the arts.After graduating from high school, Chatham joined the U.S.
Navy. He worked as an aviation firefighter on the flight deck of the
USS Essex, working in crash and salvage for four years. Chatham's
break into acting came just three months before his tour was finished
when Denzel Washington chose his ship to shoot the movie Antwone
Fisher. Chatham was amongst those selected by casting director Robi
Reed while Reed was searching for authentic-looking military personnel
for the movie. This was Chatham's first movie-making experience, which
led to further pursuit of his lifelong dream of acting. Following
Antwone Fisher, Reed convinced Chatham to move to Hollywood and
shortly thereafter cast him in his first series regular role on
Showtime’s Barbershop.
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