Charles Carroll
Born: 1952-05-12 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Charles Carroll (born Daniel Patrick Charles Carroll, May 12, 1952, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and acting coach of Irish and Scottish ancestry. He grew up in Manhattan Beach, attended Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary and Junipero Serra High School, and graduated from Loyola University in 1974 with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. His father, Dominic Wallace "Wally" Carroll, was a professional baseball player in the Coast League. Carroll made his film debut in 1987 as a bail bondsman in RoboCop and has since accumulated over 50 film and television credits. His most notable film roles include the Judge in Disturbia (2007), Mr. Miller in Eagle Eye (2008), Sam's Stepdad in I Am Number Four (2011), a Friendly Man in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017), a Senator in First Man (2018), and Walt in International Falls (2019). Other film credits include Nick of Time (1995), Two for the Money (2005), The Salton Sea (2002), and The Disappointments Room (2016). On television, he has appeared in Criminal Minds (2014, as conspiracy theorist Galen Petosky), NCIS (2008), Monk (2008), The Bridge (2013–2014), Nip/Tuck (2009), How to Get Away with Murder (2017), Melrose Place (1994), and Dallas (1988). Beyond acting, Carroll works as an acting coach with a roster of established professional students, is a member of both AEA and SAG-AFTRA, and has performed on stage, including as Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Filmography
2019
- International Falls as Walt
2018
- First Man as Senator
2017
- xXx: Return of Xander Cage as Friendly Man
2014
- How to Get Away with Murder as Mr. Hedstrom
2013
- Standing Up as Mr. Carlson
2012
- Station Zero as James Dalton (voice)
2011
- I Am Number Four as Sam's Stepdad
2008
- Eagle Eye as Mr. Miller
- Eleventh Hour as Coroner
- Cars of the Revolution as Mr. Kline
2007
- Disturbia as Judge
- The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali as Ingiliz Amiral
- Zincirbozan as ABD Büyükelçisi Spain
2006
- Mammoth as Sheriff Marion Morrison
2005
- Criminal Minds as Galen Petosky
- Two for the Money as Chuck
2002
- Monk as Douglas Thurman
- The Salton Sea as Zapruder
1998
- Black Cat Run as Prison Bus Driver
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Perry Nicholas (segment "Needle Point")
- Cyclops, Baby as Motel Clerk
1996
- The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Thug
1995
- Nick of Time as Sanitation Engineer
- The Dark Dealer
1993
- Murder of Innocence as Diner
1992
- Melrose Place as Mover
- Double Obsession as Security Guard
1990
- A Killing in a Small Town as Bob Shelton
1987
- RoboCop as Bail Bondsman
- The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Hobo #1
1978
- Dallas as Prison Guard
1942
- Tough as They Come ... (Sound Engineer)