Chuck Shamata 在电影、电视和戏剧领域的职业生涯跨越了四十年。他最近的作品包括故事片《一周》、《哨兵》、《灰姑娘》和《战争游戏2》;有线电视电影《引爆点》、《订婚戒指》和《Kojak》（以及随后的系列）。Don Shebib 的经典之作《朋友之间》经常被评论家公认为加拿大有史以来最好的电影之一，是 Shamata 首次获得精灵奖提名的电影，并在索伦托电影节上由传奇人物 Vittorio De Sica 颁发了 Migliore Attore 奖。他的其他作品包括与丹尼斯·霍珀（Dennis Hopper）合作的《蔓延的土地》（The Spread Ground）、与詹姆斯·伍兹（James Woods）合作的《约书亚过去和现在》（Joshua Then and Now）、与彼得·奥图尔（Peter O'Toole）合作的《权力游戏》（Power Play）、与比尔·考斯比（Bill Cosby）合作的《魔鬼和马克斯·德夫林》（The Devil and Max Devlin）以及与阿特·卡尼（Art Carney）合作的《夜友》（Night Friend）。在小银幕上，Shamata 因在网络电影《The Running Man》中饰演一个面对同性恋的家庭男人而获得双子座奖提名。其他网络电影作品包括《布列塔尼的父亲》、《如履薄冰：泰巴比洛尼亚的故事》、获得有线电视王牌奖的《几乎金色：杰西卡·萨维奇的故事》、《黑暗中的回声》和《朋友之间》以及伊丽莎白·泰勒和卡罗尔·伯内特。他在迷你剧《杰基·布维尔·肯尼迪·奥纳西斯》中饰演皮埃尔·塞林格，并为Showtime Networks联合主演了托尼·比尔执导的有线电视专题片《洗白：克拉伦斯·布兰德利的故事》;在《The Family》中饰演黑手党老大Sam Giancana;罗伯·莫罗（Rob Morrow）的《薄薄的蓝色谎言》;以及与保罗·索维诺（Paul Sorvino）的逃避条款。在舞台上，Shamata 在多伦多和芝加哥的《万尼亚舅舅》中扮演 Astrov 博士，在《玩偶之家》中扮演 Torvald，并在 Doc、Good Woman of Setzuan、To Clothe The Naked、You're Going to Be Alright Jamie Boy、Battering Ram、My Fat Friend、Chapter Two、The Country Girl 和 The Indian Want The Bronx 中担任主角，从哈利法克斯到洛杉矶的影院。

Chuck Shamata's career spans four decades in film, television and theatre. Among his most recent credits are the feature films One Week, The Sentinal, Cinderella Man and War Games 2; the cable movies Tipping Point,The Engagement Ring and Kojak (and the ensuing series). Don Shebib's classic Between Friends - often recognized by critics as one of Canada's all time best - was the film for which Shamata received his first Genie Award nomination, and was presented with a Migliore Attore award by the legendary Vittorio De Sica at the Sorrento Film Festival. His other feature credits include The Spreading Ground with Dennis Hopper, Joshua Then and Now with James Woods, Power Play with Peter O'Toole, The Devil and Max Devlin with Bill Cosby and Night Friend with Art Carney. On the small screen, Shamata was nominated for a Gemini Award for his starring role as a family man facing his homosexuality in the network film The Running Man. Other network movie credits include A Father for Brittany, On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, the Cable Ace Award-winning Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, Echoes in the Darkness and Between Friends alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett. He played Pierre Salinger in the mini-series Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and for Showtime Networks he co-starred in the Tony Bill-directed cable feature Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story; as mafia boss Sam Giancana in The Family; The Thin Blue Lie with Rob Morrow; and Escape Clause with Paul Sorvino. On stage, Shamata played Dr. Astrov opposite Peter O'Toole in Uncle Vanya in Toronto and Chicago, Torvald in A Doll's House and leading roles in Doc, Good Woman of Setzuan, To Clothe The Naked, You're Gonna Be Alright Jamie Boy, Battering Ram, My Fat Friend, Chapter Two, The Country Girl and The Indian Wants The Bronx in theaters from Halifax to Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography