Biography

Charles Carroll (born Daniel Patrick Charles Carroll, May 12, 1952, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and acting coach of Irish and Scottish ancestry. He grew up in Manhattan Beach, attended Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary and Junipero Serra High School, and graduated from Loyola University in 1974 with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. His father, Dominic Wallace "Wally" Carroll, was a professional baseball player in the Coast League. Carroll made his film debut in 1987 as a bail bondsman in RoboCop and has since accumulated over 50 film and television credits. His most notable film roles include the Judge in Disturbia (2007), Mr. Miller in Eagle Eye (2008), Sam's Stepdad in I Am Number Four (2011), a Friendly Man in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017), a Senator in First Man (2018), and Walt in International Falls (2019). Other film credits include Nick of Time (1995), Two for the Money (2005), The Salton Sea (2002), and The Disappointments Room (2016). On television, he has appeared in Criminal Minds (2014, as conspiracy theorist Galen Petosky), NCIS (2008), Monk (2008), The Bridge (2013–2014), Nip/Tuck (2009), How to Get Away with Murder (2017), Melrose Place (1994), and Dallas (1988). Beyond acting, Carroll works as an acting coach with a roster of established professional students, is a member of both AEA and SAG-AFTRA, and has performed on stage, including as Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.