Chuck Shamata has had a distinguished career in film, television, and theatre, with a wide range of credits to his name.
Recently, he completed John Madden's thriller Miss Sloane, starring Jessica Chastain, and has also appeared in films such as Flash of Genius, The Sentinel, Cinderella Man, The Day After Tomorrow, One Week, Still Mine, Clown, Wargames: The Dead Code, and Joshua Then And Now.
Shamata has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, and his first feature, Between Friends, is recognized as one of Canada's best, earning him a "Migliore Attore" award at the Sorrento Film Festival, presented by the legendary Vittorio De Sica.
In television, he has had a successful career, recurring in the Crackle series The Art of More and starring as Uncle Cheech in the animated series Fugget About It. He has also appeared in a variety of series, including The Mod Squad, Barretta, Beauty and the Beast, and the USA network remake of Kojak.
Shamata has earned a Best Actor Bijou award for his portrayal of a family man facing homosexuality in the breakthrough CBC film The Running Man. Other notable credits include Showtime's Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story, The Engagement Ring, the award-winning Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, The Company, and Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, in which he played Pierre Salinger.
As a stage actor, Shamata has performed in classics such as Uncle Vanya, opposite Peter O'Toole, A Doll's House, The Good Woman of Setzuan, To Clothe the Naked, and in contemporary plays including The Country Girl, Battering Ram, My Fat Friend, Chapter Two, and The Indian Wants The Bronx, among many others.
Chuck Shamata and his wife Diane reside in Toronto, where they have two children and three grandchildren.
