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Intro | British model | ||
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||
is | Athlete Model Boxer | ||
Work field | Fashion Sports | ||
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Birth | 7 March 1980, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom | ||
Age | 44 years | ||
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Biography
Will Chalker (born 7 March 1980 in East Sussex, England) is an English model and an amateur boxer. He is ranked 11th on Models.com's Money Guys list.
Career
He began modelling at the age of twenty in 2000, leaving his earlier career as a construction worker after a friend took test shots of him.
His big break happened when he was featured in the advertising campaign of Paco Rabanne's perfume Black XS in 2003.
Since then, he has appeared in major ad campaigns including J.Crew, YSL, Perry Ellis, Wormland, Valentino, Mark O'Polo, Zara, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton, Shiatzy Chen, Dsquared2, Gap, Ermenegildo Zegna and Paul Smith. His runway tasks include opening and closing for Gucci, John Galliano's finishing tableau, Athena-poster look for D&G, carrying a baby tiger onto Dolce & Gabbana's spring/summer 2005 menswear catwalk, and walking along Sonia Rykiel during her show. He has appeared in GQ, l'Uomo Vogue, i-D, Japanese Wallpaper, Spanish Esquire and Upstreet. He has also done commercials for Levi's and his commercial for Paco Rabanne Black XS with has been remixed with scenes starring Bianca Balti to promote its "for her" version.
He has been the first man nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards.
He is currently signed with New York Model Management in New York City, L.A. Models in Los Angeles, Models 1 in London, Mega Model Agency in Hamburg, Unique Models in Copenhagen and Fashion Models in Milan.