Charlie Tahan

Charlie Tahan, an American actor, was born as Charles Tahan on June 11, 1998. He began his acting career as a child artist, making appearances in the 2007 films American Loser and I Am Legend. Following this, he has seamlessly ventured through teen and adult roles. Among his notable roles are 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). Tahan was born and raised in Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he also attended high school. He is the middle of three children, with his younger sister Daisy Tahan also being in the acting profession.

Tahan played Ethan in the post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film I Am Legend (2007) and made an appearance in the horror film Burning Bright (2010). He co-starred with Zac Efron in the drama Charlie St. Cloud (2010) which was based on Ben Sherwood's 2004 novel 'The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud'. Tahan also voiced Victor Frankenstein in Disney’s 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy Frankenweenie (2012), which was directed by Tim Burton. In 2010, he had a recurring role as Calvin Arliss in the 12th season of the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Later in 2009, Tahan co-starred as William Woolf in the drama The Other Woman along with Scott Cohen and Natalie Portman. From 2015 to 2016, he starred as Ben Burke in Fox's dystopian mystery thriller series Wayward Pines created by M. Night Shyamalan. He starred as Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark starting from 2017. The show received praise for its tone, directing, production values, and performances. In 2022, Tahan filmed a role in the romantic comedy Things Like This. In 2024, he made his directorial debut with the short film Taxon.