Charles Tahan (born June 11, 1998)[1][2][3] is an American actor. His notable roles include Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix original crime drama Ozark (2017–2022), the voice of Victor Frankenstein in the Disney 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy Frankenweenie (2012), Ben Burke in the Fox dystopian mystery thriller series Wayward Pines (2015–16) and the young Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in the Fox/DC Comics superhero drama Gotham (2014–17).
Charlie Tahan | |
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![]() Tahan at the premiere of Frankenweenie, 2012 | |
Born | Charles Tahan (1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 24) Glen Rock, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Relatives | Daisy Tahan (sister) |
Tahan was born and raised in Glen Rock, New Jersey,[1][4] where he attended Glen Rock High School.[5] He is the middle of three children. His younger sister is actress Daisy Tahan.[6]
Tahan played Ethan in the post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film I Am Legend (2007) and appeared in the horror film Burning Bright (2010),[7] 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.[8] From 2015 to 2016, he starred as Ben Burke in the Fox dystopian mystery thriller series Wayward Pines created by M. Night Shyamalan.[9]
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | American Loser | Jeff 'Little Jeff' | |
2007 | Once Upon a Film | Hank | |
2007 | I Am Legend | Ethan | |
2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Danny Willis | |
2009 | The Other Woman | William | |
2010 | Meskada | Keith Burrows | |
2010 | Charlie St. Cloud | Sam St. Cloud | |
2010 | Burning Bright | Tom Taylor | |
2012 | Frankenweenie | Victor Frankenstein | Voice |
2013 | Blood Ties | Michael Pierzynski | |
2013 | Blue Jasmine | Young Danny | |
2013 | Life of Crime | Bo Dawson | |
2013 | The Harvest | Andy | |
2014 | Love Is Strange | Joey Hull | |
2016 | Wiener-Dog | Warren | |
2017 | Super Dark Times | Josh | |
2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Charlie | |
2019 | Poms | Ben | |
2020 | Drunk Bus | Michael | |
2021[10] | Montauk | Marcus | previously called Kingfish[11] |
2023 | The Pale Blue Eye | TBA |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Fringe | Ben Stockton | Episode: "The Equation" |
2010–2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Calvin Arliss | 4 episodes |
2012 | Blue Bloods | Michael Keenan | Episode: "Some Kind of Hero" |
2015–2016 | Wayward Pines | Ben Burke | 12 episodes |
2015–2017 | Gotham | Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | 4 episodes |
2017–2022 | Ozark | Wyatt Langmore | 27 episodes |
2018 | Castle Rock | Dean Merrill | 3 episodes |
2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Doug Timmins | Episode: "Hairtrigger" |
2020 | Monsterland | Nick Smith / LoneWolf | Episode: "Eugene, Oregon" |
BIRTH DATE: 6/11/98 BIRTH PLACE: New Jersey
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