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Justin Chambers was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio. Discovered on a subway in Paris, he began his career as a professional model working throughout Europe, Japan and the U.S. with contracts at Calvin Klein and Armani, among others.

Setting his sights on acting, Chambers moved to New York and studied for four years at H.B. Studios and Ron Stetson Studios. His training garnered him several television roles, including "Another World," "New York Undercover," Rose Hill and Four Corners.

Described as "part James Dean, part Marlon Brando" (Harper's Bazaar, 1998), Chambers got his big break when he was cast in his first feature film, Liberty Heights. As a privileged but good-hearted troublemaker, he proved that he had the acting chops to hold his own opposite co-star Adrien Brody, and soon went on to play the lead role of D'Artagnan in Universal's action/adventure, The Musketeer. Additionally Chambers starred in the hit romantic comedy The Wedding Planner and in HBO's critically acclaimed Hysterical Blindness. He can be seen in the independent films "Southern Belles" and "In Control of All Things."

Chambers currently resides in NY with his wife and five children.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN Springfield, OH
BIRTHDATE July 11
(courtesy of ABC) Television and movie heartthrob Justin Chambers began life on a difficult course; along with his fraternal twin brother, he reportedly battled multiple bouts of pneumonia, which forced the two boys to spend lengthy periods of time in oxygen tents. As a young man, this Springfield, OH, native flipped burgers at Hardee's and sold orthopedic shoes, then signed with a modeling agency and tackled print work across Europe in the early '90s. The leap from modeling to acting was a relatively short and easy one, and in 1996, Chambers commenced supporting roles in big-screen feature films, telemovies, and prime-time series. He began with acclaimed telemovies -- such as the Hallmark Hall of Fame production Rose Hill (1996), directed by Christopher Cain, and the fish-out-of-water drama Harvest of Fire (1996), directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman -- before landing one of his highest-profile roles as Trey in Barry Levinson's gentle coming-of-age period piece Liberty Heights (1999). In 2001, he could be seen in action adventure The Musketeer as lead character D'Artagnan and in The Wedding Planner as Massimo, a quirky love-struck Italian. A number of small-scale limited releases followed over the next several years, until 2005, when Chambers landed the role that first brought him substantial acclaim and recognition: the cocky but emotionally guarded Dr. Alex Karev on the popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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