Charles Fisher (1816 – June 11, 1891) was an Anglo-American stage actor and comedian. Born to a prolific theatrical family from Norfolk, England, Fisher went on to find success as an actor in different parts of England, and then from 1852 onwards in New York City where he worked as a highly regarded performer for almost 40 years in the companies of William E. Burton, Laura Keene, James William Walluck, and Augustin Daly. Arguably his best-known parts were Triplet in Masks and Faces, Sir Peter Teazle in The School for Scandal, Jacques in As You Like It, and Graves in Money. Early life Fisher was born in Suffolk, England to a family of actors and performers who ran a travelling theatre company, Norfolk and Suffolk Company of Comedians (1792-1844), established by Fisher's grandfather David Fisher (I). The family owned, managed and performed in 13 theatres across Norfolk and Suffolk, with family members forming the majority of the cast and crew. His parents, Jane Corby and Charles Fisher (1792–1869), married in 1814 and went on to have three children, Julia (1815-1892), Charles, and Frederick (b. 1820). His mother was an actor with the family, and Charles Snr. was an instrumentalist who later took on the management of the company following the death of David Fisher (I). Julia went on to be an actor, and Frederick a scenic painter. Fisher's uncle David Fisher (II) (1788–1858), his cousin David Fisher (III) (1816–1887), and his nephew David Fisher (IV)(1845–1889) all went on to become successful actors on the national stage. Career England After working for the family, he made his London debut in 1844 at the Princess's Theatre, spending the next seven years working in different parts of England. New York City Chambers Street Theatre In 1852 he moved to New York City to join the company of William E. Burton, Fisher was to succeed Lester Wallack as the "leading juvenile and light comedian" at the Chambers Street Theatre, where he worked until 1861. His New York debut was as Ferment in Thomas Morton's play The School of Reform at. In Burton's company he worked alongside Cornelius Ambrosius Logan, James William Wallack, Barney Williams, George Holland, Agnes Kelly Robertson, and William J. Florence. 1853 he performed one of his most notable parts as Triplet in Masks and Faces, which formed a basis for much of his subsequent fame. In 1860 he starred as Kyrle