Career
Chambers was discovered by a modeling scout on the Paris Metro and went on to represent Calvin Klein in a fragrance campaign. He worked throughout Europe, Japan, and the United States for Calvin Klein, Armani, and Dolce & Gabbana1. After deciding on an acting career, he moved to New York, where he studied at the H.B. Studios and Ron Stetson Studios for four years. That landed him a few television roles, including Another World and New York Undercover. More recently, he starred in several movies, notably Liberty Heights (1999, as Trey, alongside Adrien Brody),The Wedding Planner (2001, as Massimo, alongside Jennifer Lopez), The Musketeer (2001) Southern Belles (2005), The Zodiac (2005),and the HBO original movie Hysterical Blindness (2002). Chambers was cast as one of the leads in the CBS crime drama Cold Case but left after appearing in only four episodes. Now he plays resident Alex Karev on the hit ABC medical show Grey's Anatomy. In 2006, he was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his fellow cast members for an "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series".
He guest-starred on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice, for the Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice crossover event.
His first major acting role came in the music video for "Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band, in 1994.
Chambers appeared on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, helping build a home for the Almquist family.
Chambers stars in the upcoming movie "Broken City" with Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe.
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