Charlie Tahan
Introduction '''Charles Tahan''' (born June 11, 1998) is an American actor. Starting as a child actor, with appearances in the 2007 films ''American Loser'' and ''I Am Legend'', he has progressed through teen and adult roles. His notable roles include Ben Burke in the Fox dystopian mystery thriller series ''Wayward Pines'' (2015–16), the young Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in the Fox/DC Comics superhero drama ''Gotham'' (2014–17), and Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix original crime drama ''Ozark'' (2017–2022).
Early life Tahan was born and raised in Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School. He is the middle of three children. His younger sister is actress Daisy Tahan.
Career Tahan played Ethan in the post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film ''I Am Legend'' (2007) and appeared in the horror film ''Burning Bright'' (2010), Tahan co-starred with Zac Efron in the drama ''Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010), based on Ben Sherwood's 2004 novel ''The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud''. He also voiced Victor Frankenstein in the Disney 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy ''Frankenweenie'' (2012), directed by Tim Burton. In 2010, he had a recurring role as Calvin Arliss in the twelfth season of the NBC police procedural drama ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.In 2009, Tahan co-starred as William Woolf in the drama ''The Other Woman'' with Scott Cohen and Natalie Portman.In 2015, Tahan had a recurring role in two episodes of the first season of the Fox superhero drama ''Gotham''. He played a young Dr. Jonathan Crane. In 2017, he returned to the show early in the fourth season until the role was recast to David W. Thompson. From 2015 to 2016, he starred as Ben Burke in the Fox dystopian mystery thriller series ''Wayward Pines'' created by M. Night Shyamalan.Starting in 2017, Tahan starred as Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark, alongside Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner. Ozark received positive reviews from critics throughout its run, with particular praise for its tone, directing, production values, and performances. The series has received a total of 45 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Drama Series.In 2024, Tahan made his directorial debut with the short film ''Taxon''. Written by Tommy Aiken and himself, the short was released on January 4 on the video hosting platform Vimeo.
Filmography === Film ===+YearTitleRoleNotes 2007 ''American Loser'' Jeff 'Little Jeff' 2007 ''Once Upon a Film'' Hank 2007 ''I Am Legend'' Ethan 2008 ''Nights in Rodanthe'' Danny Willis 2009 ''The Other Woman'' William 2010 ''Meskada'' Keith Burrows 2010 ''Charlie St. Cloud'' Sam St. Cloud 2010 ''Burning Bright'' Tom Taylor 2012 ''Frankenweenie'' Victor Frankenstein Voice 2013 ''Blood Ties'' Michael Pierzynski 2013 ''Blue Jasmine'' Young Danny 2013 ''Life of Crime'' Bo Dawson 2013 ''The Harvest'' Andy 2014 ''Love Is Strange'' Joey Hull 2016 ''Wiener-Dog'' Warren 2017 ''Super Dark Times'' Josh 2018 ''The Land of Steady Habits'' Charlie 2019 ''Poms'' Ben 2020 ''Drunk Bus'' Michael2020 ''Unsubscribe'' Whitey Main Antagonist 2021 ''Montauk'' Marcus previously called ''Kingfish'' 2022 ''The Pale Blue Eye'' Cadet Loughborough 2023 ''I'll Be Right There''2024''Taxon''Polaroid doctorAlso director, writer and editor 2024 ''Witchboard''  === Television ===YearTitleRoleNotes 2008 Fringe Ben Stockton Episode: "The Equation" 2010–2011 ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' Calvin Arliss 4 episodes 2012 ''Blue Bloods'' Michael Keenan Episode: "Some Kind of Hero" 2015–2016 ''Wayward Pines'' Ben Burke 12 episodes 2015–2017 ''Gotham'' Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow 4 episodes 2017–2022 ''Ozark'' Wyatt Langmore 27 episodes 2018 ''Castle Rock'' Dean Merrill 3 episodes 2020 ''FBI: Most Wanted'' Doug Timmins Episode: "Hairtrigger" 2020 ''Monsterland'' Nick Smith / LoneWolf  Episode: "Eugene, Oregon"
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