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Charlie Chandler

A country boy born and bred in the red dirt of Injune, Queensland, Charlie grew up in a harsh and unbroken landscape, with an imagination running as wild as the horses he lived with.

Whether it was cantering through the mountains with his younger brother, playing outlaws on the run, or swinging crowbars and fixing fences alongside his father, playing the part of a prisoner on a chain gang (much to his hardworking father’s annoyance), Charlie’s head was always in the world of Drama.

Charlie always had a keen interest in observing people and imitating them. His loving parents will tell you about his knack for playing characters, whether that was solo in a back paddock or performing in front of them.

Being a fifth-generation stockman, there was an expectation for him to take over the family farm, however when Charlie went to boarding school at age 11, his true dream became apparent to him.

He wanted to become an actor.

NIDA Productions

Orpheus
Metamorphoses

Sergey Pavlovich Voynitzev

Wild Honey by Anton Chekhov

Banquo, MacDuff’s son and The Doctor

Macbeth

Billy Bibbit
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Bushranger Mickey, Mrs Fence, Harry Harmless the Wizard Shepherd, John Crabtree
The Superquick Resurrection of Stalwart the Bushranger

Donald Caspar

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