Charlie Talbert


Charlie Talbert is an American actor whose most prominent role was that of the titular Angus Bethune in the 1995 film Angus. Surrounding the film's release, his discovery by the film's director, Patrick Read Johnson became a story in its own right due to its echoing of classic Hollywood tales about an unknown person being thrust into celebrity following a chance encounter with a producer or director. Despite a hiatus from acting following 2006's Art School Confidential, Talbert continues to act.

Discovery

Returning home to Kenosha, Wisconsin from Chicago around midnight in August of 1994, 15 year-old Talbert stopped at a Wendy's in Lake Forest, Illinois. While telling jokes in line, Talbert caught the interest of Patrick Read Johnson who approached and invited him to audition for the lead role of his next film. Initially incredulous, Talbert ultimately accepted the offer. Despite Talbert's unfamiliarity with film industry jargon and practices, his limited acting experience to that point, and despite the director's having spent years trying to find the right person for the role, Talbert impressed enough that he was invited to audition for the film's producers in person in Hollywood. He won the lead role and returned for two weeks of acting lessons and filming shortly thereafter.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995AngusAngus Bethune
1996Last ResortMitchellLimited release
1997The LovemasterNicky
2001Going GreekDooly
2001Van HookKunkelIndependent film
2001Social MisfitsKyleIndependent film
2002WishcraftJimbo
2002National Lampoon's Van WilderStomach Guyuncredited
2002Who's Your Daddy?Adam ToreyDirect to Video
2005WaterborneGeorgeIndependent film
2005Hollywood Horroruncredited
2006Bachelor Party VegasJohnny C. MacElroycredited as Charlie Spiller, Direct to Video
2006Art School ConfidentialVince's Editor
200820 Years AfterJanus
2008Yonkers JoeMichaeluncredited
2008Foreign ExchangeAdam
2009Spring BreakdownCamera GuyDirect to Video
2009The Life of Lucky CucumberTodd Tyler
2013Geek USATuxedo Store ManagerLimited release
2015'Passerby #2Direct to Video
2015I Saw the LightCliff Rogers
2015Navy Seals vs. ZombiesLarry
2015The Big ShortLewis Bond Trader
2016Retreat!Pvt. HobbsIndependent film
2017Camera ObscuraFrankIndependent film
20175-25-77Uncredited
2019DarlinJohn
2019StakeoutEarl Shore
2019Easy Does ItMack
TBAMax Reload and the Nether BlastersFire Chief Cline
TBAMona Lisa and the Blood MoonOfficer Rollins

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Head Over HeelsAndyEpisode: "Reunion Guy"
1999Chicken Soup for the SoulEpisode 1, Segment: "The Window/Cookie Thief/Appointment/All Good Things"
1999Get RealDonnie BaxterEpisode: "The Last Weekend"
2000City GuysJasperEpisode: "The Users"
2000That's LifePuppet King LearEpisode: "Lydia and the Professor"
2002The ChronicleRoyce BickenbergEpisode: "I See Dead Fat People"
2002Strong MedicineBlutoEpisode: "Rape Kit"
2003The MayorBuckyTV Movie
2006The PlaybookBeach StoogeEpisode: "Hitting the Beach Without Getting Burned"
2013Tattoo NightmaresDaleEpisode: "Tattoo Nightmares: St. Michael Saves the Day"
2015ZooJerome PrattEpisode: "The Cheese Stands Alone"
2015Job InterviewsMarcusWeb Series, Episode: "Debt Consoladatars, LLC"
2016Hap and LeonardOfficer SimpsonEpisodes: "The Bottoms", "Savage Season"
2018Laugh at LAOffice Manager/ApplicantEpisode #1.1
2018Lethal WeaponTravisEpisode: "Family Ties"
2018The Family BusinessLaSalleEpisode: "Mexican Stand Off"
2019Gas Station AttendantEpisode: "Jackpot"
2019WatchmenDesk SergeantEpisode: "This Extraordinary Being"
2020Teenage Bounty HuntersRichard KoontzEpisode #1.5
TBAYour HonorNurse CarlEpisode #1.6
TBAThe Underground Railroad''R. HoustonEpisode #1.3

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