Charles was born on September 4, 1976 to a single mother, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was reunited with his father at the age of 19, and has 4 sisters and 1 brother. He was raised in Erie, Pennsylvania and is graduate of Penn State with a degree in plastics engineering . After working in the automotive industry in Michigan for a couple of years he came to Los Angeles, in 2001, to pursue a modeling and acting career.He began taking classes and auditioning and has already made a big impression on the industry. Charles is making a name for himself through his work on hit shows like Without A Trace on CBS, music videos, several independent films, and national commercials including Budweiser, and The Discovery Channel.