Charlie Barnett (actor)

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Charlie Barnett
Born (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988 (age 36)
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Charlie Barnett (born February 4, 1988)[2] is an American actor who starred as Peter Mills, a firefighter/paramedic on the NBC drama Chicago Fire from 2012 to 2015.[3][4] Among his other starring roles are Alan Zaveri on the Netflix comedy series Russian Doll, Ben Marshall on the Netflix series Tales of the City, and Gabe Miranda in the Netflix thriller series You.[5]

Early life and education[edit]

Barnett and his sister were adopted by Bob and Danee Barnett.[6][7] His adoptive mother is from Utah and is of Swedish descent,[8][9][10] while his adoptive father is a boat builder from Minnesota.[11][7] He was raised on a sailboat near Longboat Key in Florida until he was seven.[3][12] He discovered theatre when he was six years old and performed in many operas and musicals with the Sarasota Youth Opera.[13][12] Barnett is a graduate of Booker High School.[13][6] He participated in the Carnegie Mellon Musical Theater Summer Program. After high school, Barnett attended the Juilliard School, where he graduated from the drama program class of 2010.[13][14]

Career[edit]

For three seasons, from 2012 to 2015, Barnett starred as Peter Mills in the NBC action-drama television series Chicago Fire.[15]

In 2017, he was cast in the role of Ian Porter on The CW series Valor.[16]

In 2018, he was cast in the leading role of Alan Zaveri on the Netflix series Russian Doll.[17][18][19] In the same year, Barnett was cast in the main role of Ben Marshall on the Netflix miniseries, Tales of the City.[20][21]

In 2019, he was cast in the recurring role of Gabe Miranda on the second season of the Netflix thriller You.[22][23] In July 2019, Barnett joined Arrow for its eighth and final season, portraying John Diggle, Jr.[24][6] His role was announced at a Comic-Con panel.[25]

Personal life[edit]

Barnett realized he was gay at the age of 13.[26]

He has struggled with alcohol addiction.[27]

While pursuing his career, Barnett has lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Chicago.[28] He currently resides in Los Angeles.[29]

Barnett is a graduate of the Juilliard School drama program, class of 2010.[13][14]

He enjoys sailing, playing Ms. Pac-Man, and classic cars.[3]

During filming for Chicago Fire, Barnett lived with co-stars Joe Minoso and Yuri Sardarov.[11]

He is a White Sox and Chicago Bears fan.[11]

Awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Circus Island Billy Robarts
2011 Private Romeo Ken Lee / Prince Escalus
2012 Gayby[3] Daniel
2012 Men in Black 3 Air Force MP #2
2013 The Happy Sad Aaron[31]
2020 The Stand In Simon
2022 We Are Gathered Here Today Max Stone

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[3] Chuck Mills Episode: "Gray"
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent[3] Dr. Sam Harris Episode: "Cadaver"
2013 Apex Tim Episode: "Pilot"
2012–2015 Chicago Fire Peter Mills Main cast: 66 episodes/guest star: 4 episodes
2016 Code Black Brian Godard Episode: "Life & Limb"
2016 Secrets and Lies Patrick Warner Main cast
2017 Orange Is the New Black Wes Driscoll Episode: "The Reverse Midas Touch"
2017–2018 Valor Ian Porter Main cast
2019–present Russian Doll Alan Zaveri Main cast
2019 Tales of the City Ben Marshall Main cast
Arrow John Diggle, Jr. Recurring role (Season 8); 4 episodes
You Gabe Miranda Recurring role (Season 2)
2021 Special Harrison Recurring role
2021 Ordinary Joe[32] Eric Payne Main cast
2024 The Acolyte Yord Fandar Post-production

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martone, Andréa (September 30, 2021). "No 'Ordinary Joe'". Sarasota Observer. Retrieved March 13, 2022. Sarasota born and raised, Charlie Barnett can be seen on NBC's new television series 'Ordinary Joe.'
  2. ^ Kipling, Kay (January 28, 2019). "Sarasota's Own Charlie Barnett in New Netflix Series Russian Doll, Starting Feb. 1". Sarasota Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Charlie Barnett - About". NBC. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Chicago Fire's Monica Raymond and Charlie Barnett". WhatItDo. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ^ Pattugalan, Nora (February 20, 2020). "Who is Charlie Barnett and Where Have You Seen Him?". The Blast. Retrieved April 21, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b c d Handelman, Jay (November 25, 2019). "Booker grad Charlie Barnett named to Out100 Entertainers list for 2019". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Martin, William (October 10, 2013). "Charlie Barnett ('Chicago Fire') interview". Cultbox.
  8. ^ @_CharlieBarnett (February 12, 2019). "Hahaha it will circle in your mind forevaaaaa Yes my mom is of Swedish decent, [sic] and she was born in Utah. That's where the Mormon part came into play" (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ McHenry, Jackson (February 11, 2019). "Russian Doll's Charlie Barnett on Alan, Oatmeal, and the Bachelorette Party That Changed His Life". Vulture. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Martin, Megan (March 26, 2019). "BlackBook Interview: 'Russian Doll' Star Charlie Barnett On Facing Down Demons, the Brilliance of Natasha Lyonne, and Having to Die Over and Over Again". BlackBook. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c Drake, Elisa. "My Chicago: Chicago Fire's Charlie Barnett". Where. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Heyward, Giulia (May 2, 2019). "Charlie Barnett, Star of Netflix's Russian Doll, Launched His Career in Sarasota". Sarasota Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d Handelmen, Jay. "Charlie Barnett's Baptism by 'Chicago Fire'". Arts Sarasota. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Private Romeo Movie" (PDF). Private Romeo. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  15. ^ Ross, Robyn (April 22, 2015). "Chicago Fire Boss Explains Why 51 Had to Say Goodbye to Another One of Its Own". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (February 24, 2017). "'Dynasty': CW Reboot Casts Robert Christopher Riley; 'Valor' Adds Charlie Barnett". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Frederick, Brittany (December 17, 2018). "Chicago Fire's Charlie Barnett starring in new Netflix series". OneChicagoCenter. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Russian Doll 2 Release Date". Union Journalism. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  19. ^ Lindsay, Benjamin (June 19, 2019). "How Charlie Barnett Went From Juilliard to Starring on 2 Hit Netflix Series". Backstage. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  20. ^ Petski, Denise (October 16, 2018). "'Armistead Maupin's Tales Of The City': Paul Gross To Reprise Role In Netflix Revival; Full Cast Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  21. ^ Handelman, Jay (June 6, 2019). "Booker High grad Charlie Barnett is a fixture on Netflix". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  22. ^ Petski, Denise (March 26, 2019). "'You': Charlie Barnett To Recur In Series' Second Season On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  23. ^ Bell, Amanda (September 29, 2019). "YOU Season 2 Will Have Some 'Extreme Turns,' Charlie Barnett Reveals". TVGuide. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  24. ^ Petski, Denise (July 20, 2019). "'Arrow': Charlie Barnett Joins Final Season As John Diggle Jr. – Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  25. ^ Thorne, Will (July 20, 2019). "'Russian Doll' Star Charlie Barnett Joins 'Arrow' Final Season". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  26. ^ Reynolds, Daniel (May 22, 2019). "Charlie Barnett Brings Black Gay Representation to 'Tales of the City'". www.advocate.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  27. ^ McHenry, Jackson. "Russian Doll's Charlie Barnett on Alan, Oatmeal, and the Bachelorette Party That Changed His Life". Vulture. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  28. ^ Gleberman, Monica. "Charlie Barnett of Chicago Fire: "[Peter Mills] has some challenges ahead"". Cable TV. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  29. ^ Kohn, Ryan (April 17, 2019). "'Russian Doll' star Charlie Barnett credits Booker VPA for getting his start". Your Observer. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  30. ^ "Here Are Your Out100 Entertainers of the Year". Out Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  31. ^ Handelman, Jay. "Charlie Barnett finds 'The Happy Sad' of life in festival film and NBC series". Arts Sarasota. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  32. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 3, 2020). "Charlie Barnett, Natalie Martinez Join NBC Drama Pilot 'Ordinary Joe'". Variety.

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