Jordan Charles(II)

Born in London, Ontario, Canada, to Italian parents, with a grandfather in Argentina, and a godmother from Spain, award-nominated actor Jordan Charles' passion for performance began early. In Canada, he started acting on stage in local Italian productions when he was a few years old. He was later theatrically cast as Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables while only twelve years old, playing the elder father of the protagonist Anne.

Jordan's commitment to acting and its craft sees him embody diverse, textured characters and ranging performances in lead roles in independent and studio films. Concentrating on feature film acting, Jordan seeks challenges often against type. In early roles, he did so to capture the lead serial killer role in Friend (2009), an independent film directed by Curt Thackery which generated regional acclaim. His proclivity for complicated characters of wide range continued with his lead role in Makua Charley (2013), a film festival award-winning dramatic thriller centered on Hawaiian mythology. Jordan followed this with a bit part in Cameron Crowe's Aloha (2015), then played two different maligning lead characters in two divergent timelines in The Gunman (2016).

For his independent film acting work, Jordan earned an Outstanding Lead Actor nomination at Madrid International Film Festival.

He earned a Best Actor nomination at Swedish International Film Festival.

A multi-year Meisner grad of the reputable Baron Brown Studio - School for the Dramatic Arts in Santa Monica, and the Margie Haber Studio in West Hollywood, CA, he's proven the rare ability to play both hero or rogue, and brings unique layers and choices to character. He is a prior Forty Under 40 recipient, and holds citizenship in each of the USA, Canada, and the European Union, which allows domestic and international opportunities across his acting and filmmaking goals.

A multi-hyphenate creative, Jordan complements his acting with other production roles as screenwriter and producer. His first original feature screenplay earned a quarterfinal placing at Creative Screenwriting's Expo Competition.

Multiple roles in upcoming films continue his advance on other notable projects. Jordan is currently acting in, writing, and producing an original crime saga called Brothers in Arms, a cinematic story set in modern Los Angeles, which is now contemplating feature film development and inviting co-production. In 2023-2024, the project's initial short film earned a Best Film Award at LANNEFF, and was nominated for Best Short Film at Madrid International Film Festival and Best Original Screenplay. This followed the short film's Best Cinematography Award and nomination for Best Short Film at Swedish International Film Festival.

His recent original feature film screenplay, Checkmate For A Butterfly, tackles the prescient migrant and asylum crises. The screenplay was a semi-finalist in Final Draft's Big Break Competition. It is now out for financing and development.

Jordan operates two film production companies where he collaborates alongside other emerging filmmakers to develop feature film content. As a producer, and drawing from his family's immigrant heritage, Jordan heavily vies for women, minorities, and multinationals, to contribute to key leadership positions across crew departments.

A strong advocate of building community inside the profession and out, Jordan is active in industry advocacy for the arts, Screen Actors Guild Foundation programs, and has served on boards for environmental/sustainability causes. He is a long-standing SAG-AFTRA actor, and a member of Actors' Equity for stage acting.