Munro Kenneth Chambers (born July 29, 1990Munro Chambers' bio at www.northernstars.ca) is a Canadian actor who is best known for his roles as Wilder on The Latest Buzz (2007–2010),"Highlight: The Latest Buzz" by Catherine Dawson March at www.theglobeandmail.com Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy on Degrassi (2010–2015),"MTV Bids a Fond Farewell to Degrassi with Season 14 Finale and Special Movie Event" by Greg David at www.tv-eh.com Frankie Chandler on Lockwood (2016–present) and Nate on Second Jen (2016).
Career Chambers made his television debut on Little Men as Rob Bhaer in 1998.
He appeared in a variety of shows and films before getting his big break in 2010 in the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. His portrayal of Eli Goldsworthy, an artistic teen struggling with bipolar disorder, gained him a fan favorite status. He received a Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series nomination at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for the role.
In 2015, Chambers starred in the post-apocalyptic superhero film Turbo Kid, alongside Laurence Leboeuf and Michael Ironside. The film would earn him a Best Actor win at the Victoria, TX Indie Film Fest.
In 2016, he played the romantic lead, country boy Charlie Bishop, in the film Country Crush.
Chambers played "the killer next door," Dixon in the Canadian thriller Knuckleball in 2018 with Ironside.
In 2019, he portrayed Jonah in Rob Grant's horror comedy Harpoon. The same year, he appeared in the survival film Riot Girls as Jeremy, with Paloma Kwiatkowski and Madison Iseman. Chambers and Kwiatkowski went on to play doppelgangers in the 2019 sci-fi thriller film Multiverse. His portrayal of Gerry would earn him a Best Actor nomination at the Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest.
In 2021, Chambers reunited virtually with his former Degrassi castmates at the ATX Television Festival for the show's 20th anniversary and to discuss the impact of the show.
Personal life Chambers has a twin brother, Thomas Chambers, who is also an actor.
Chambers is related to both Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath. In a 2010 interview, he stated:
"I could say many things... my uncle, for one thing, is Colin Mochrie. He's been my inspiration getting into the industry. He's my uncle-in-law; his wife is my dad's cousin. My dad and his cousin, they were kind of like brother and sister growing up, so he’s my uncle by law. We have a good relationship."While on Degrassi, Chambers worked with Free the Children. He and his castmates traveled to different countries to assist local communities in a variety of ways. Chambers expressed further gratitude for the program, stating that it helped him gain experiences of other cultures and religions.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Godsend Max Shaw 2005 Bailey's Billion$ Max Rizzo 2011 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure Mason Cooper Direct-to-video Prancer ReturnsStunts for Gavin Fink 2014 Ahead Brandon Short film; Writer 2015 Turbo Kid The Kid "Coming Soon: Turbo Kid" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca"Turbo Kid blasts off with Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside" by T'Cha Dunlevy at montrealgazette.com 2016 Country Crush Charlie Bishop Sadie's Last Days on Earth Teddy 2018 Knuckleball Dixon "Knuckleball is a chilling homage to The Shining, but not without its problems" by Chris Knight at nationalpost.com Hellmington Brad Kovacs "CineCoup’s Hellmington goes into production" by Katie Bailey at playbackonline.ca 2019 Harpoon Jonah "A sea outing turns deadly in white-knuckled thriller Harpoon" by Shawn Conner at vancouversun.com Riot Girls Jeremy Multiverse Gerry Also known as Entangled 2021 Taking the Fall Tyler The Retreat Scott 2022 The Protector rowspan=2 Turbo Kid 2 The Kid Pre-production This Too Shall Pass Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998–1999 Little Men Rob Bhaer 20 episodes 2001 Doc Brian Raines Episode: "Karate Kid" 2003 A Wrinkle in Time Sandy Murray TV movie Good Fences Billy TV movie 2004 Still Game Jack's grandson Episode: "Holiday" 2005 Murder in the Hamptons Greg Ammon TV movie 2007–2010 The Latest Buzz Wilder Main role; 68 episodes2010Degrassi in IndiaSelfDocumentary special 2010–2015 DegrassiEli Goldsworthy Main role; 155 episodes2011Degrassi in HaitiSelfDocumentary special 2013 Cracked Trey Episode: "Spirited Away" 2014 The Divide Noah Episode: "The Ways Men Divide" 2015 Riftworld Chronicles Wes Miniseries"Upfronts 2015: CBC unveils new arts initiative, series" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca 2016 The Stanley Dynamic Rupert Episode: "The Stanley Honour" Second Jen Nate 6 episodes"Second Jen starts rolling" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca 2017 Ransom Cameron Duspleis Season 1, episode 7: "Regeneration" #VitalSignz Sparrow Producer; Episode: "The Adventures of Geriatric Man" Played Noah 10 episodes 2019 Cardinal Perry Dorn 2 episodes 2022 Murdoch Mysteries Claude Cordier Episode: "I Still Know What You Did Last Autumn"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2020 Watch Dogs: Legion Jackson Pearce Bloodline DLC
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultNotesRef.2014Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or SeriesDegrassi: The Next Generations (Episode: "Ray of Light, Part 2") 2016Victoria, TX Indie Film FestBest ActorTurbo Kid 2019Berlin Sci-fi FilmfestBest ActorMultiverse
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