Gaius Charles | |
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![]() Charles at the 2023 WonderCon | |
Born | Manhattan, New York, U.S. | May 2, 1983
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) Drew University (MA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Gaius Charles (born May 2, 1983 [1] ) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Brian "Smash" Williams in the television drama, Friday Night Lights. He also played Dr. Shane Ross on the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and a recurring role on the NBC historical-drama series Aquarius , as Black Panther leader Bunchy Carter. He also played a role on NCIS 's ninth season as Jason King, an arson investigator for the Baltimore Police Department. [2]
Charles was born on May 2, 1983, in Manhattan, New York. He was raised in New York City and Teaneck, New Jersey.
Charles graduated from Teaneck High School in 2001. [3] He attended Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. He also studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, Australia. [4] He earned a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Drew University.
In 2017, Charles starred in the first season of NBC's television drama series Taken , based on the Taken film franchise. He has appeared in multiple television series, including Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, and Aquarius , in which he portrayed Civil Rights Activist and Black Panther Bunchy Carter, and Necessary Roughness.
Charles made guest appearances on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Blindspot , Comedy Central's Drunk History , in which he portrayed Muhammad Ali, NCIS, Pan Am, and Law & Order: SVU. His film credits include the independent features The Stanford Prison Experiment,Toe To Toe, and The Messenger. He's also worked on studio films like Salt and Takers. In addition to film and television, Charles starred in the Labyrinth Theater Company's production of Othello alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz. He received positive reviews for originating the roles of “EZ” in Beau Willimon's play Lower Ninth and “Malcolm” in director Thomas Kail's Broke-ology.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Toe to Toe | Kevin | |
The Messenger | Recruiter Brown | ||
2010 | Salt | CIA Officer | |
Takers | Max | ||
2015 | The Stanford Prison Experiment | Paul Vogel | |
2016 | Batman: Bad Blood | Luke Fox/Batwing (voice) | Video |
2021 | Land of Dreams | David | |
2022 | Alice | Joseph |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Book of Daniel | Carver | Episode: "Betrayal" |
2006-08 | Friday Night Lights | Brian "Smash" Williams | Main cast: Season 1-2, recurring cast: Season 3 |
2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jadon Odami | Episode: "Fight" |
2011 | Pan Am | Joe | Episode: "Truth or Dare" |
2012 | NCIS | Baltimore Detective Jason King | Episode: "Rekindled" |
Necessary Roughness | Damon Razor | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
2012-14 | Grey's Anatomy [5] | Dr. Shane Ross | Recurring cast: Season 9, main cast: Season 10 |
2015 | Six Guys One Car | Larry | Recurring cast: season 2 |
Drunk History | Muhammad Ali | Episode: "Cleveland" | |
2016 | Blindspot | Sgt. Charlie Napier | Episode: "Scientists Hollow Fortune" |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Ruben Mackenzie | Episode: "Watchdogs" | |
2015-16 | Aquarius | Bunchy Carter | Recurring cast |
2017 | Taken | John | Main cast: season 1 |
2019 | Drunk History | Moses Fleetwood Walker | Episode: "Baseball" |
2019-20 | God Friended Me | Rev. Andrew Carver | Main cast: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
2020-22 | Roswell, New Mexico | Roy Bronson | Recurring cast: season 2, guest: season 3-4 |
2022 | Queens | Tomas | Recurring cast |
The Wonder Years | Mr. Brady | Episode: "Black Teacher" | |
2023–present | The Walking Dead: Dead City | Perlie Armstrong | Main cast |
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