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Charlie Barnett
Born (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988 (age 36)
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present

Charlie Barnett (born February 4, 1988) is an American actor who starred as Peter Mills, a firefighter/paramedic on the NBC drama Chicago Fire from 2012 to 2015. Among his starring roles are Alan Zaveri on the Netflix comedy series Russian Doll, Ben Marshall on the Netflix series Tales of the City, and Gabe Miranda in the Netflix thriller series You.

Early life and education

Barnett and his sister were adopted by Bob and Danee Barnett. His adoptive mother is from Utah and is of Swedish descent, while his adoptive father is a boat builder from Minnesota. He was raised on a sailboat near Longboat Key in Florida until he was seven. He discovered theatre when he was six years old and performed in many operas and musicals with the Sarasota Youth Opera. Barnett is a graduate from Booker High School. He participated in the Carnegie Mellon Musical Theater Summer Program. After high school, Barnett attended the Juilliard School, where he graduated from the drama program class of 2010.

Career

For three seasons, from 2012 to 2015, Barnett starred as Peter Mills in the NBC action-drama television series Chicago Fire.

In 2017, Barnett was cast in the role of Ian Porter on The CW series Valor.

In 2018, Barnett was cast in the leading role of Alan Zaveri on the Netflix series Russian Doll. In the same year, Barnett was cast in the main role of Ben Marshall on the Netflix miniseries, Tales of the City.

In 2019, Barnett was cast in the recurring role of Gabe Miranda on the second season of the Netflix thriller You. In July 2019, Barnett joined Arrow for its eighth and final season, portraying John Diggle, Jr. His role was announced at a Comic-Con panel.

Personal life

Barnett realized he was gay at the age of 13. He resides in Los Angeles. Barnett is a graduate of the Juilliard School drama program, class of 2010. He enjoys sailing, playing Ms. Pac-Man, and classic cars. While pursuing his career, Barnett has lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Chicago. During filming for Chicago Fire, Barnett lived with co-stars Joe Minoso and Yuri Sardarov. He is a White Sox and Chicago Bears fan.

Awards

  • Out Magazine's Out100 Entertainers of the Year list for 2019

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Circus Island Billy Robarts
2011 Private Romeo Ken Lee / Prince Escalus
2012 Gayby Daniel
2012 Men in Black 3 Air Force MP #2
2013 The Happy Sad Aaron
2020 The Stand In Simon
2022 We Are Gathered Here Today Max Stone

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Chuck Mills Episode: "Gray"
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Sam Harris 1 episode
2013 Apex Tim Episode: "Pilot"
2012–2015 Chicago Fire Peter Mills Main cast: 66 episodes/guest star: 4 episodes
2016 Code Black Brian Godard Episode: "Life & Limb"
2016 Secrets and Lies Patrick Warner Main cast
2017 Orange Is the New Black Wes Driscoll Episode: "The Reverse Midas Touch"
2017–2018 Valor Ian Porter Main cast
2019–present Russian Doll Alan Zaveri Main cast
2019 Tales of the City Ben Marshall Main cast
Arrow John Diggle, Jr. Recurring role (Season 8); 4 episodes
You Gabe Miranda Recurring role (Season 2)
2021 Special Harrison Recurring role
2021 Ordinary Joe Eric Payne Main cast
2024 The Acolyte 0TBA Post-production

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