# Charlie B. Foster
**Charlie B. Foster** (Charles Bernard Foster, born 1998) is an American actor and writer, the elder son of actress [Jodie Foster](https://www.edgepedia.org/jodie-foster) and production manager Cydney Bernard, known for the audio drama podcast *The Peek with Samuel Pepys* (2025), the thriller podcast *The Coldest Case: The Past Has a Long Memory* (2024), and screen roles in *[Nyad](https://www.edgepedia.org/nyad)* (2023), *[Sparks](https://www.edgepedia.org/sparks-2026-film)* (2026), and the Amazon Prime Video series *Scarpetta* (2026).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Charles Bernard Foster, born 1998 in Los Angeles, California[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) |
| Professions | Actor and writer[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) |
| Parents | Jodie Foster and Cydney Bernard, Foster's former partner[2](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jodie-foster-joined-son-charles-011823091.html) |
| Stage debut | Off-Broadway understudy in Bess Wohl's *Camp Siegfried*, Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater, 2022[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) |
| Podcast work | Writes, edits, and performs in *The Peek with Samuel Pepys* (2025, 8 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) • [3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/) |
| First major screen role | Wingo, assistant to Kay Scarpetta in the mortuary, in Prime Video's *Scarpetta*[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/english/news/2025/Mar/07/nicole-kidmans-scarpetta-adds-charlie-b-foster-to-cast) |
| Height | 6 feet (1.83 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) |
## Early life and family
Foster was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the elder child of Jodie Foster and Cydney Bernard, a production manager who worked as a production coordinator on Foster's 1993 film *[Sommersby](https://www.edgepedia.org/sommersby)*, where the couple met.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) • [2](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jodie-foster-joined-son-charles-011823091.html) His younger brother is [Christopher](https://www.edgepedia.org/christopher) "Kit" Bernard Foster, born 2001, who has pursued science rather than acting.[5](https://abcnews.com/GMA/Family/jodie-foster-kids/story?id=113725903) Foster and Bernard separated in 2008, and Jodie Foster later married photographer and filmmaker [Alexandra Hedison](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexandra-hedison), Charlie's stepmother.[3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/)
The household kept Foster's mother's profession out of view during his childhood. Jodie Foster has said she did not want her sons to know her as a public figure while they were young; when Charlie visited a set at about age four, she gave him a plastic tool belt, and for a long time he believed she worked in construction.[6](https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1393490/why-jodie-foster-hid-her-acting-career-from-her-2-sons)
## Stage and screen career
**Theater.** Foster's first professional acting job was as an understudy in the off-Broadway premiere of Bess Wohl's *Camp Siegfried* at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater in 2022, the production's New York opening that November.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Charlie-BFoster/) In June 2025, BroadwayWorld reported that he and Luna Sofía Miranda would lead *Girls Will Be Girls*, the world premiere of a play by actor and writer Claire Mack, at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center.[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Charlie-BFoster/) The Theatrical Index lists that production as shelved.[8](https://theatricalindex.com/person/charles-b-foster) He was also part of an industry reading of *Once on Rumspringa* by Ellis Stump at Ripley Grier Studios in November 2025.[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Charlie-BFoster/)
**Screen.** Foster appeared in the 2023 biographical sports drama *Nyad*, in which his mother played [Bonnie Stoll](https://www.edgepedia.org/bonnie-stoll), and in an episode of the HBO sitcom *The Garcias*.[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/english/news/2025/Mar/07/nicole-kidmans-scarpetta-adds-charlie-b-foster-to-cast) • [3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/) In March 2025, Deadline reported his casting in *Scarpetta*, Prime Video's series based on [Patricia Cornwell](https://www.edgepedia.org/patricia-cornwell)'s Kay Scarpetta novels, starring [Nicole Kidman](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicole-kidman) and Jamie Lee Curtis; Foster plays Wingo, assistant to Kidman's character in the mortuary, and the trade reported it as his first major role.[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/english/news/2025/Mar/07/nicole-kidmans-scarpetta-adds-charlie-b-foster-to-cast) He also plays Antoine in the 2026 drama *Sparks*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) His upcoming credits include the comedy film *Soy Boy* (as Buddy) and the television series *Alone Isn't the Worst Part* (as Mysterious Guy), both listed as completed.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/)
## Podcast work
Between 2023 and 2025 Foster worked principally as a voice actor for audio dramas.[3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/) In *The Coldest Case: The Past Has a Long Memory* (2024, 3 episodes), a thriller podcast, he voiced Max, a Chorus of Guards, and a Prison Guard.[3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) He also worked on the drama series *Supreme: The Battle for Roe* and the comedy series *Popcorn for Dinner*.[3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/)
He is the writer, editor, and a performer on *The Peek with Samuel Pepys*, an audio drama podcast released in August 2025 with eight episodes. Loosely inspired by the writings of the British diarist [Samuel Pepys](https://www.edgepedia.org/samuel-pepys), it explores the origins of pop culture during the reign of King Charles II in the [Stuart Restoration](https://www.edgepedia.org/stuart-restoration) (1660 to 1688).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Charlie-BFoster/)
## Public appearances
Foster has made occasional red-carpet appearances with his mother. He accompanied her to the 31st [Screen Actors Guild Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/screen-actors-guild-awards) in Los Angeles in February 2025, when she was nominated for *True Detective: Night Country*.[9](https://www.eonline.com/news/1413841/sag-awards-2025-jodie-fosters-26-year-old-son-charlie-makes-rare-appearance-as-her-date) In June 2026 the two attended the opening night of [Mariska Hargitay](https://www.edgepedia.org/mariska-hargitay)'s Broadway debut in *[Every Brilliant Thing](https://www.edgepedia.org/every-brilliant-thing)* at the Hudson Theatre, and Foster attended the *Scarpetta* New York premiere at Regal Union Square on March 3, 2026.[3](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/) • [10](https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/nieuwsfoto%27s/charlie-b-foster-attends-prime-videos-scarpetta-new-york-nieuwsfotos/2264678661?slot=27)
## Distinct from other Charlie Fosters
The name Charlie Foster is shared by unrelated figures in entertainment records, and databases sometimes mix them. A Charlie Foster credited as an assistant director and unit production manager on series including *The Americans*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, and *The Equalizer* is a different person with a career spanning the 2000s and 2010s, predating the younger Foster's professional debut.[11](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-foster/credits/3000196254/) The character name Charlie Foster also appears in unrelated productions, such as roles played by [Rico Rodriguez](https://www.edgepedia.org/rico-rodriguez-actor) in *Guests* (2014) and *The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards* (2016).[12](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2349726/)
## References
1. [Charlie B. Foster, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11454226/)
2. [Jodie Foster joined by son Charles at SAG Awards in rare appearance, USA TODAY via Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jodie-foster-joined-son-charles-011823091.html)
3. [Jodie Foster Dwarfed by Actor Son as They Attend Show Together, Entertainment Now](https://entertainmentnow.com/news/2026/06/jodie-foster-is-dwarfed-by-her-actor-son-charlie-as-they-attend-broadway-show-together/)
4. [Nicole Kidman's Scarpetta adds Charlie B Foster to cast, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/english/news/2025/Mar/07/nicole-kidmans-scarpetta-adds-charlie-b-foster-to-cast)
5. [Jodie Foster is a mom of 2: What to know about her kids, ABC News/GMA](https://abcnews.com/GMA/Family/jodie-foster-kids/story?id=113725903)
6. [Why Jodie Foster Hid Her Acting Career From Her 2 Sons, E! Online](https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1393490/why-jodie-foster-hid-her-acting-career-from-her-2-sons)
7. [Charlie B. Foster, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Charlie-BFoster/)
8. [Charles B Foster, Theatrical Index](https://theatricalindex.com/person/charles-b-foster)
9. [SAG Awards 2025: Jodie Foster's 26-Year-Old Son Charlie Makes Rare Appearance as Her Date, E! Online](https://www.eonline.com/news/1413841/sag-awards-2025-jodie-fosters-26-year-old-son-charlie-makes-rare-appearance-as-her-date)
10. [Charlie B. Foster attends Prime Video's Scarpetta New York Premiere, Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/nieuwsfoto%27s/charlie-b-foster-attends-prime-videos-scarpetta-new-york-nieuwsfotos/2264678661?slot=27)
11. [Charlie Foster credits, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-foster/credits/3000196254/)
12. [Rico Rodriguez, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2349726/)
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