Date of Birth : Sep 15th 1971
Charles was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Allan Charles, an advertising executive, and Laura, a gossip columnist for the Baltimore Sun newspaper. He has a brother, Jeff. Charles allegedly began his career performing stand-up comedy from the age of 8. As a teenager, he spent several summers at the noted Stagedoor Manor performing arts program in New York.
Charles’s film debut was in fellow Baltimore resident John Waters’s Hairspray (1988), followed in 1989 by a classic performance as Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society. In 1998, Charles was cast in the leading role of sports anchor Dan Rydell in the acclaimed TV comedy/drama Sports Night, created by Aaron Sorkin. The program ran for two years on ABC in the USA and has since been syndicated worldwide.
Charles is a fan of the Baltimore Orioles (baseball) and Baltimore Ravens (American football) teams. In 2004/5 he championed a fantasy football draft on the NFL Network. Charles is Jewish. He lives in New York and is currently in a relationship with New York City Ballet danceuse, Sophie Flack.
CAREER
Freeheld ( 2016 )
I Smile Back ( 2015 )
After.Life ( 2010 )
Fast Track ( 2007 )
Four Brothers ( 2005 )
S.W.A.T. ( 2003 )
Muppets From Space ( 1999 )
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead ( 1992 )
Dead Poets Society ( 1989 )