Charlie Tahan

Early life

Tahan was born and raised in Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School. He is the middle of three children. His younger sister is actress Daisy Tahan.

Career

Tahan played Ethan in the post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film I Am Legend (2007) and appeared in the horror film Burning Bright (2010), Tahan co-starred with Zac Efron in the drama Charlie St. Cloud (2010), based on Ben Sherwood's 2004 novel The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud. He also voiced Victor Frankenstein in the Disney 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy Frankenweenie (2012), directed by Tim Burton. In 2010, he had a recurring role as Calvin Arliss in the twelfth season of the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

In 2009, Tahan co-starred as William Woolf in the drama The Other Woman with Scott Cohen and Natalie Portman.

In 2015, Tahan had a recurring role in two episodes of the first season of the Fox superhero drama Gotham. He played a young Dr. Jonathan Crane. In 2017, he returned to the show early in the fourth season until the role was recast to David W. Thompson. From 2015 to 2016, he starred as Ben Burke in the Fox dystopian mystery thriller series Wayward Pines created by M. Night Shyamalan.

Starting in 2017, Tahan starred as Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark, alongside Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner. Ozark received positive reviews from critics throughout its run, with particular praise for its tone, directing, production values, and performances. The series has received a total of 45 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Drama Series.

In 2022, Tahan filmed a role in the romantic comedy Things Like This, directed by his Super Dark Times costar Max Talisman.

In 2024, Tahan made his directorial debut with the short film Taxon. Written by Tommy Aiken and himself, the short was released on January 4 on the video hosting platform Vimeo.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

References

1. "CHARLIE TAHAN". ISSUE Magazine.
2. Sarah Jeffery. (June 12, 2014). "@ellentahan @charlietahan I doubt he'll see this tweet soon, so please tell Charlie I say happy 16th! Hope all is well!".
3. (August 22, 2014). "The Indiewire Springboard: How 16-Year-Old 'Love Is Strange' Standout Charlie Tahan Stays Grounded". indiewire.com.
4. (January 16, 2014). "2014 Sundance "Trading Cards" Series: #15. Charlie Tahan (Love is Strange)". ioncinema.com.
5. Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161021050616/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/tv/charlie-tahan-s-character-a-key-in-new-series-1.1351892?page=all "Glen Rock's Charlie Tahan stars in Fox's ''Wayward Pines''"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', June 9, 2015, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 21, 2016. Accessed August 30, 2018. "'People kind of always assume that if you're a child actor, you don't have friends or anything, but I've never experienced that really,' says Tahan, who is finishing his junior year at Glen Rock High School."
6. "Meet Charlie Tahan of 'Charlie St. Cloud'".
7. [https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37706/lionsgate-burning-bright-for-dvd-august Lionsgate Burning Bright For DVD in August]
8. Chan, Robert. (February 2, 2015). "'Gotham' Recap: Fear and Loathing".
9. Kissell, Rick. (December 9, 2014). "'Wayward Pines' Event Series to Premiere in May on Fox". Variety.
10. (24 January 2022). "Thriller 'Phoenix', Rom-Com 'Things Like This,' Short 'Darwin Fick' Set Casts; Buffalo 8, Freestyle Acquisitions; More – Film Briefs".
11. "Want to top the box office during a pandemic? Film for free on Zoom and then rent out a theater.". Washington Post.
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14. Nordyke, Kimberly. (2019-01-27). "SAG Awards: ‘Black Panther’ Nabs Top Film Prize; Rami Malek, Glenn Close Among Winners".
15. France, Lisa Respers. (2021-02-04). "See who’s nominated for a SAG Award".
16. Shafer, Brent Lang,Ellise. (2023-02-27). "SAG Awards 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Dominates, ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘The White Lotus’ Win Top TV Prizes".