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*.