Charles Mesure

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Charles Mesure
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Mesure at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010
Born
Charles William David Mesure

(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 54)
Wells, Somerset, England
NationalityAustralian
Education Newington College
NIDA
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Charles William David Mesure (born 12 August 1970) [1] is a British-born Australian actor known for his work in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

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Early life and education

Mesure was born in Wells, Somerset, England. When he was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College (1982–1987) [2] and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995.

Career

In 1995, Mesure moved to New Zealand where he soon picked up a few acting roles. Mesure acted in, directed, designed and wrote upwards of thirty productions for the University of Sydney's Drama Society while studying law.

In 1998, he was nominated for a Best Actor New Zealand Television Award for his work as Ryan Waters on the New Zealand soap opera, City Life .

In 2003, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his work as Kees Van Damm on the New Zealand drama, Street Legal . Mesure appeared as a supporting character in Season 1 of the American TV series V and was promoted to a regular series cast member for Season 2. [3]

Mesure is known internationally for his role as Kyle Hobbes in the 2009 re-imagining of V and the archangel Michael in both the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess . He has played guest roles on hit shows such as Lost , Without a Trace , Bones and Stacked . Mesure had a recurring role as the reporter JD Pollack on Crossing Jordan . He appeared in such feature films as Boogeyman , Mee-Shee: The Water Giant and Superfire .

In 2009, he played Detective-Sergeant Zane Gerard in the New Zealand drama Outrageous Fortune . [4]

In 2010, he played Alec Ross, the lead character in Television New Zealand's new drama series, This Is Not My Life . He joined the final season cast of Desperate Housewives as Ben Faulkner, a contractor who shares a connection with Renee Perry (Vanessa Williams). [5] He made a guest appearance on a 2013 episode of Burn Notice , playing the head of a criminal hacking syndicate.

On 30 March 2014, he played Edwin MacKaye in the episode called "Violets" on The Mentalist . From 2014 to 2018 he guest-starred in five episodes of Once Upon a Time , as the pirate Blackbeard. [6]

In 2023, Mesure portrayed Henri Ducard in Gotham Knights and debuted as WSB agent Jack Brennan on General Hospital in December of that year. As of February 4th 2025, Mesure left his role on General Hospital. His last episode was on January 30th 2025 [9].

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Boogeyman Mr. Jensen
2005 Mee-Shee: The Water Giant Watkins
2013Mis-dropSgt. VaughnShort film
2018 Occupation Arnold

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–98 City Life Ryan WatersMain role
1997–98 Mirror, Mirror II Matthew / Tobias
1997 Xena: Warrior Princess DarnelleEpisode: "The Dirty Half Dozen"
1997Xena: Warrior PrincessMercerEpisode: "The Price"
1997 Duggan Billy JamiesonEpisode: "Death in Paradise"
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Johnny PintoEpisode: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules"
1998Tiger CountryConstable Barry GardenerTelevision film
1999The Life & Times of Te Tutu
1999A Twist in the TaleNick MartinelliEpisode: "The Green Dress"
1999Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Archangel Michael Episode: "Revelations"
1999–2001Xena: Warrior PrincessArchangel Michael5 episodes
2000–03 Street Legal DSS Kees Van DammMain role; also writer of 7 episodes
2002SuperfireTrent HolbrookTelevision film
2003Skin and BoneCleanTelevision film
2005Briar & GravesFather Malachi BriarUnaired television pilot
2005 Lost BryanEpisode: "Hearts and Minds"
2005 Stacked Eddie2 episodes
2005 Without a Trace Emil Dornvald2 episodes
2005–07 Crossing Jordan J.D. PollackRecurring role, 12 episodes
2006 Bones Pete SandersEpisode: "Aliens in a Spaceship"
2006 Cold Case Tom McCreeEpisode: "Forever Blue"
2007 Ghost Whisperer The MessengerEpisode: "The Gathering"
2007 Las Vegas Paul GrantEpisode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
2009–10 Outrageous Fortune DS Zane GerardRecurring role, 14 episodes
2010–11 V Kyle HobbesRecurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 18 episodes
2010Kaitangata TwitchCarey GallagherMain role, 13 episodes
2010 This Is Not My Life Alec RossMain role, 13 episodes
2011–12 Desperate Housewives Ben Faulkner Main role (season 8), 15 episodes
2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Greg DysonEpisode: "A Caribbean Mystery"
2013 Burn Notice Jack FrakesEpisode: "All or Nothing"
2014 The Mentalist Edwin MacKayeEpisode: "Violets"
2014–18 Once Upon a Time Blackbeard Season 3 (2 episodes), season 4 (2 episodes), season 6 (1 episode), season 7 (1 episode)
2014–16 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce RalfRecurring role, 5 episodes [7]
2015 Castle Liam HollisterEpisode: "The Nose" [8]
2015–20 The Magicians The BeastRecurring role
2016 Criminal Minds Edgar SolomonEpisode: "Derek"
2016 Blue Bloods Garda Commissioner FarrellyEpisode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
2016 Dead of Summer Sheriff Boyd Heelen/The TeacherRecurring role
2023 Gotham Knights Henri Ducard Episode: "Night of Owls"
2023-25 General Hospital Jack Brennan

References

  1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Sydney, 1999) pg. 134.
  2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) p. 134.
  3. Mullins, Jenna (24 July 2010). "Comic-Con Scoop: V Returns with Red Skies and Mother Trouble". E! Online. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. "Charles Mesure". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  5. "Desperate Housewives": "V"'s Charles Mesure Joins as Series Regular, Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2011
  6. "NZ Herald: New Zealand's Latest News". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. "'OUAT's' Charles Mesure, C. Thomas Howell Join Bravo's 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. "Exclusive: Castle Books Once Upon a Time's Blackbeard for Guest Spot". tvguide.com. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.