Born in Oxford, England and maintains Duel Citizenship with both England and the U.S. Played five years of Division 1 football at Duke University and decided not to pursue the NFL after extensive back surgery following his final season at Duke. While at Duke Charles focused study was Cultural Anthropology. It was his love of people and culture that drew him to this particular major. He is also fluent in French.This England born actor has two films coming out this summer and fall. He plays the lead in Holla, which is being screened in two major national film festivals... Urban World Film Festival in New York and the American Black Film Festival in Miami. Also Johnny Was, starring Vinnie Jones, Eric La Salle and Samantha Mumba. In this film Charles uses a British accent. Holla and Johnny Was are Charles' first feature films to hit the theatres.