Charles Mesure
{{Short description|Australian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Charles Mesure
| image = Charles Mesure by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Mesure at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010
| birth_name = Charles William David Mesure
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|8|12}}
| birth_place = Wells, Somerset, England
| nationality = Australian
| education = Newington College
NIDA
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1997–present
}}
Charles William David Mesure (born 12 August 1970)Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Sydney, 1999) pg. 134. is a British-born Australian actor known for his work in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Early life and education
Mesure was born in Wells, Somerset, England. When he was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College (1982–1987)Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) p. 134. and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995.
Career
In 1995, Mesure moved to New Zealand where he soon picked up a few acting roles. Mesure acted in, directed, designed and wrote upwards of thirty productions for the University of Sydney's Drama Society while studying law.
In 1998, he was nominated for a Best Actor New Zealand Television Award for his work as Ryan Waters on the New Zealand soap opera, City Life.
In 2003, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his work as Kees Van Damm on the New Zealand drama, Street Legal. Mesure appeared as a supporting character in Season 1 of the American TV series V and was promoted to a regular series cast member for Season 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b192089_comic-con_scoop_v_returns_with_red.html|title=Comic-Con Scoop: V Returns with Red Skies and Mother Trouble|work=E! Online|first=Jenna|last=Mullins|date=24 July 2010|accessdate=25 July 2010}}
Mesure is known internationally for his role as Kyle Hobbes in the 2009 re-imagining of V and the archangel Michael in both the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. He has played guest roles on hit shows such as Lost, Without a Trace, Bones and Stacked. Mesure had a recurring role as the reporter JD Pollack on Crossing Jordan. He appeared in such feature films as Boogeyman, Mee-Shee: The Water Giant and Superfire.
In 2009, he played Detective-Sergeant Zane Gerard in the New Zealand drama Outrageous Fortune.{{cite web|url=http://www.outrageousfortune.co.nz/people/cast/charles-mesure/|title=Charles Mesure|accessdate=7 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602155104/http://www.outrageousfortune.co.nz/people/cast/charles-mesure/|archive-date=2 June 2010|url-status=dead}}
In 2010, he played Alec Ross, the lead character in Television New Zealand's new drama series, This Is Not My Life. He joined the final season cast of Desperate Housewives as Ben Faulkner, a contractor who shares a connection with Renee Perry (Vanessa Williams).[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/desperate-housewives-charles-mesure-joins-209332 "Desperate Housewives": "V"'s Charles Mesure Joins as Series Regular], Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2011 He made a guest appearance on a 2013 episode of Burn Notice, playing the head of a criminal hacking syndicate.
On 30 March 2014, he played Edwin MacKaye in the episode called "Violets" on The Mentalist. From 2014 to 2018 he guest-starred in five episodes of Once Upon a Time, as the pirate Blackbeard.{{cite web|title=NZ Herald: New Zealand's Latest News|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11205504|website=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=25 September 2016}}
In 2023, Mesure portrayed Henri Ducard in Gotham Knights and debuted as WSB agent Jack Brennan on General Hospital in December of that year. As of February 4th 2025, Mesure left his role on General Hospital. His last episode was on January 30th 2025 [https://people.com/charles-mesure-leaving-general-hospital-role-after-1-year-8785420 [9
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Mr. Jensen | |
| 2005
| Watkins | |
| 2013
| Mis-drop | Sgt. Vaughn | Short film |
| 2018
| Arnold | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1996–98
| Ryan Waters | Main role |
| 1997–98
| Matthew / Tobias | |
| 1997
| Darnelle | Episode: "The Dirty Half Dozen" |
| 1997
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Mercer | Episode: "The Price" |
| 1997
| Duggan | Billy Jamieson | Episode: "Death in Paradise" |
| 1998
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Johnny Pinto | Episode: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules" |
| 1998
| Tiger Country | Constable Barry Gardener | Television film |
| 1999
| The Life & Times of Te Tutu | | |
| 1999
| A Twist in the Tale | Nick Martinelli | Episode: "The Green Dress" |
| 1999
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Episode: "Revelations" |
| 1999–2001
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Archangel Michael | 5 episodes |
| 2000–03
| DSS Kees Van Damm | Main role; also writer of 7 episodes |
| 2002
| Superfire | Trent Holbrook | Television film |
| 2003
| Skin and Bone | Clean | Television film |
| 2005
| Briar & Graves | Father Malachi Briar | Unaired television pilot |
| 2005
| Lost | Bryan | Episode: "Hearts and Minds" |
| 2005
| Stacked | Eddie | 2 episodes |
| 2005
| Emil Dornvald | 2 episodes |
| 2005–07
| J.D. Pollack | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
| 2006
| Bones | Pete Sanders | Episode: "Aliens in a Spaceship" |
| 2006
| Tom McCree | Episode: "Forever Blue" |
| 2007
| The Messenger | Episode: "The Gathering" |
| 2007
| Paul Grant | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
| 2009–10
| DS Zane Gerard | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2010–11
| V | Kyle Hobbes | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 18 episodes |
| 2010
| Kaitangata Twitch | Carey Gallagher | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2010
| Alec Ross | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2011–12
| Main role (season 8), 15 episodes |
| 2013
| Greg Dyson | Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery" |
| 2013
| Jack Frakes | Episode: "All or Nothing" |
| 2014
| Edwin MacKaye | Episode: "Violets" |
| 2014–18
| Season 3 (2 episodes), season 4 (2 episodes), season 6 (1 episode), season 7 (1 episode) |
| 2014–16
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Ralf |
| 2015
| Castle | Liam Hollister |
| 2015–20
| The Beast | Recurring role |
| 2016
| Edgar Solomon | Episode: "Derek" |
| 2016
| Sheriff Boyd Heelen/The Teacher | Recurring role |
| 2023
| Episode: "Night of Owls" |
| 2023-25
| Jack Brennan |
References
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External links
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Category:Male actors from Somerset