Gaius Charles
Biography
Gaius Charles is an American actor who first became known for playing Smash Williams on the television drama Friday Night Lights, a role he held for three seasons. Born in Manhattan, he grew up in New York City and Teaneck, New Jersey, and studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University before landing that part in 2006. He later took a break from acting and returned to television as Dr. Shane Ross on Grey's Anatomy. His other series work includes Aquarius, where he played Bunchy Carter, Necessary Roughness, and the first season of NBC's Taken in 2017. He has also appeared in guest roles on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Blindspot, Drunk History, NCIS, Pan Am, and Law & Order: SVU. His films include Salt (2010), Takers (2010), The Messenger (2009), and The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015). On stage, he appeared in Othello with the Labyrinth Theater Company and originated roles in Lower Ninth and Broke-ology.
43years old
Turns 44 on May 2in 205 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 13 years2009 to 2022
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Big break
Gaius Charles landed the role of Smash Williams on Friday Night Lights in 2006 and played the character for three seasons.
Early training
Charles earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts, where he studied acting. He also spent one semester of his senior year at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia.
Beyond film
Besides his work in film and television, Charles appeared on stage with Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz in the Labyrinth Theater Company's production of Othello.
Gaius Charles movies on Netflix
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- Batman: Bad Blood2016 Action, Adventure, Animationas Batwing / Luke Foxvoice
IMDb rating 6.729K votes
Worked with
Gaius Charles shares two films with Matt Dillon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John DiMaggio's page
Ernie Hudson's page
Phillip NoyceDirector, 1 film, 2010
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John LuessenhopDirector, 1 film, 2010
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Kyle Patrick AlvarezDirector, 1 film, 2015
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.