# Charlie Tahan
**Charlie Tahan** (born 1998) is an American actor who began working as a child and is best known for playing Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix crime drama *Ozark* (2017–2022), voicing the title character in [Tim Burton](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-burton)'s animated *[Frankenweenie](https://www.edgepedia.org/frankenweenie-2012-film)* (2012), and appearing as Ethan in the science fiction film *I Am Legend* (2007).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2253071/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA; most sources give 1998, though one biography lists 1997[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [3](https://www.tribute.ca/people/charlie-tahan/18040/) |
| First major role | Ethan in *I Am Legend* (2007), opposite Will Smith[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) |
| Signature voice role | Victor Frankenstein in *Frankenweenie* (2012), directed by Tim Burton[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-209469/) |
| Television leads | Wyatt Langmore in *Ozark* (2017–2022, 41 episodes); Ben Burke in *Wayward Pines* (2015–2016)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2253071/) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-209469/) |
| Awards | Saturn Award nomination (2011, *Charlie St. Cloud*); Young Artist Award win (2013, *Frankenweenie*); three SAG ensemble nominations for *Ozark* (2019, 2021, 2023)[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-tahan/bio/3030119252/) |
| Behind the camera | Made his directing debut with the short film *Taxon* (2024), which he also wrote and edited[6](https://flicklist.tv/people/charlie-tahan) |
## Early life and start in film
Tahan was born in Glen Rock, New Jersey, and raised there; he attended Glen Rock High School and is the second of three children, with a younger sister, the actress Daisy Tahan.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [7](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/charlie-tahan-47380/) Most sources give his birth date as 1998, but the Tribute.ca biography lists December 1997, a discrepancy that runs through the online databases.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [3](https://www.tribute.ca/people/charlie-tahan/18040/)
His screen debut came in the short film *High Falls* in 2007, and his feature debut followed the same year as Little Jeff in *Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot*, playing a young version of [Seann William Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/seann-william-scott)'s character.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-tahan/bio/3030119252/) • [3](https://www.tribute.ca/people/charlie-tahan/18040/) His first major role was Ethan, the son of fellow survivor Anna, in the post-apocalyptic science fiction film *[I Am Legend](https://www.edgepedia.org/i-am-legend-film)* (2007).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [11](https://www.nme.com/news/film/will-smith-says-i-am-legend-sequel-will-follow-on-from-dvds-alternate-ending-my-character-didnt-die-3852870)
## Child and teen film roles
Through his teens Tahan moved between studio films and independent features. He played Danny in *Nights in Rodanthe* (2008) and William in *Love and Other Impossible Pursuits* (2009), then Sam St. Cloud, the deceased younger brother of [Zac Efron](https://www.edgepedia.org/zac-efron)'s character, in *Charlie St. Cloud* (2010).[8](https://www.fandango.com/people/charlie-tahan-659895/film-credits) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-209469/) The same year he played [Tom Taylor](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-taylor), an autistic boy trapped in a house with a loose [Bengal tiger](https://www.edgepedia.org/bengal-tiger), in the thriller *Burning Bright*.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan)
In 2012 he voiced [Victor Frankenstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/victor-frankenstein) in Tim Burton's stop-motion animated *Frankenweenie*, a role he won by auditioning in his normal voice in 2009, when the production had not yet decided whether the film would be live action or animated.[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-209469/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-tahan/bio/3030119252/) The performance earned him a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role in a Feature Film in 2013.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-tahan/bio/3030119252/)
2013 was his busiest film year, with four releases: [Woody Allen](https://www.edgepedia.org/woody-allen)'s *Blue Jasmine* (as Young Danny), *Life of Crime* (Bo Dawson), *The Harvest* (Andy), and *Blood Ties* (Michael).[9](https://www.metacritic.com/person/charlie-tahan/) Critically well received independent films followed, including *Love Is Strange* (2014, as Joey), *Wiener-Dog* (2016, as Warren), *[Super Dark Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-dark-times)* (2017, as Josh), and *The Land of Steady Habits* (2018, as Charlie).[9](https://www.metacritic.com/person/charlie-tahan/) On Rotten Tomatoes his highest-rated film is *Drunk Bus* (2020, as Michael) at 98 percent among critics, and his lowest is *Charlie St. Cloud* at 27 percent.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan)
## Television
Tahan's television work began with guest parts on *Fringe* (2008), *Blue Bloods* (2012), and a recurring role as Calvin Arliss in the twelfth season of *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2010–2011).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [7](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/charlie-tahan-47380/)
**Genre series.** He played Ben Burke in the Fox dystopian mystery series *Wayward Pines* (2015–2016) and the young Jonathan Crane, later the villain [Scarecrow](https://www.edgepedia.org/scarecrow), in Fox's Batman drama *Gotham*, appearing in four episodes between 2015 and 2017 before the role was recast with David W. Thompson.[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-209469/) • [10](https://www.fernsehserien.de/charlie-tahan/filmografie)
**Ozark.** Beginning in 2017, Tahan starred as Wyatt Langmore, a member of a local criminal family, in the Netflix drama *Ozark*, appearing in 41 episodes through the series' end in 2022.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2253071/) He was nominated for the [Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/screen-actors-guild-award-for-outstanding-performance-by-an-ensemble-in-a-drama) with the *Ozark* cast in 2019, 2021, and 2023.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-tahan/bio/3030119252/) Other television credits include the Hulu anthology *Monsterland* (2020, as Nick) and a guest role on *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020).[6](https://flicklist.tv/people/charlie-tahan)
## Recent work
In 2024 Tahan played the keyboardist [Al Kooper](https://www.edgepedia.org/al-kooper) in *A Complete Unknown*, the [Bob Dylan](https://www.edgepedia.org/bob-dylan) biopic, and appeared in *I'll Be Right There* (as Mark) and *Witchboard* (as Richie).[8](https://www.fandango.com/people/charlie-tahan-659895/film-credits) He also moved behind the camera: the short film *Taxon*, which he wrote with Tommy Aiken, directed, and edited, was released on Vimeo on January 4, 2024.[7](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/charlie-tahan-47380/) • [6](https://flicklist.tv/people/charlie-tahan) *Things Like This*, in which he plays Kenny, followed in 2025.[8](https://www.fandango.com/people/charlie-tahan-659895/film-credits)
## References
1. [Charlie Tahan Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie-tahan)
2. [Charlie Tahan, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2253071/)
3. [Charlie Tahan Biography & Movies, Tribute.ca](https://www.tribute.ca/people/charlie-tahan/18040/)
4. [Charlie Tahan, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-209469/)
5. [Charlie Tahan Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-tahan/bio/3030119252/)
6. [Charlie Tahan, FlickList.tv](https://flicklist.tv/people/charlie-tahan)
7. [Charlie Tahan, CineMagia.ro](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/charlie-tahan-47380/)
8. [Charlie Tahan Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/charlie-tahan-659895/film-credits)
9. [Charlie Tahan, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/charlie-tahan/)
10. [Filmografie Charlie Tahan, fernsehserien.de](https://www.fernsehserien.de/charlie-tahan/filmografie)
11. [Will Smith says 'I Am Legend' sequel will follow on from DVD's alternate ending: "My character didn't die"](https://www.nme.com/news/film/will-smith-says-i-am-legend-sequel-will-follow-on-from-dvds-alternate-ending-my-character-didnt-die-3852870)
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