Kaine Bennett Charleston
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Kaine Bennett Charleston (born 15 January 1983) is an Australian film producer, film and stage actor, known for playing the Sydney News Director in the film Frost/Nixon
, also Aussie Alex and Paramedic Brad on TLC
's Untold Stories of the ER. Charleston has also been seen in numerous sports commercials, print ads, movies and television shows.
, Australia. The middle of five children to Australian-born parents Trevor Charleston, a sports complex manager, and Gail Shoemaker an OBGYN nurse. His mother remarried Robert Shoemaker and moved Kaine to Anaheim, California at age 4. Charleston attended Betsy Ross
G.A.T.E. (Gifted And Talented Education) elementary school in Anaheim before the family relocated to Hawaii in order to be half way to Australia and the United States. While living in Australia for primary school, Kaine attended Kai Ora Public School outside Gympie
, Queensland
. Living with his father in Australia half the year and then his mother in Hawaii the remaining portion, Kaine attended Christian Liberty Academy
outside Hilo, Hawaii.
In high school, Charleston left the private school system and attended Hilo High School
were he played only Varsity sports his four years (Baseball, Football, Soccer, Track, and Cross Country
). He was selected first team all-state in Baseball, Football and Soccer his senior year. Opting to reject a professional baseball contract, Charleston played baseball at Saddleback College
for two years until he was plagued with two major injuries, a broken back and a reconstructed wrist. Kaine decided to focus on school and now volunteers with youth leagues worldwide.
Charleston's introduction to acting was by accident, as he had to take an acting class as part of the requirements for his college degree
. He became interested in the craft and used a thousand dollars gifted from his family to shoot a feature film in his hometown of Hilo. Called Hawaiian Summer, the film honors Kaine's two close friends, Sheldon and Kailani, who died while he was in high school.
and landed the role of the Sydney News Director, in Universal's Best Picture Nominated film Frost/Nixon
.
Kaine played Det. Fisk on the Showtime series Dexter
alongside James Remar
, whom he worked with on the movie Sharpshooter starring Mario Van Peebles
.
While working on preproduction for the film We Are Marshall
, Charleston was offered a small part on the football team by the films' producers Mary Viola and Basil Iwanyk.
On stage, Charleston had parts in high school plays while still in Jr. high school. It wasn't until college he began to stage act under the close teaching of former University of Southern California
theater Dean, Ron Elisson.
Kaine has been seen in episodes of the Fox hit show House
and Without a Trace
, and a co-starring part on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
He also had two starring roles on TLC's Untold Stories of the ER. In the 2006 season premiere episode, Kaine co-starred as paramedic search and rescue officer "Brad" and then in the season finale episode Kaine starred as Aussie golfer "Alex".
Plays the arresting officer of Jennifer Nettles
in the new Sugarland music video "Stuck Like Glue
."
and old car fanatic. He owns a custom Airstream
travel trailer from the 1960s and a 1958 Corvette
passed down from his father. Never married, no children, Kaine has a Shepard/Lab mix named "Latte". After the loss of his grandfather Ken Bennett to Alzheimer's Disease
, Charleston has become an advocate for the Alzheimer's Association
worldwide.
In 2002, Charleston joined with longtime friend Kim Lacroix to form a production company, Aussie Boy Films, whose first project was Hawaiian Summer in 2004. Now a part of Bleu Bubble Productions, the joined companies write, develop and edit feature films, documentary films, short films, and music videos.
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon is a 2006 play by British screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan. Its subject is the series of televised interviews that former United States President Richard Nixon granted David Frost in 1977 about his administration, including his role in the Watergate scandal.-Performance...
, also Aussie Alex and Paramedic Brad on TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
's Untold Stories of the ER. Charleston has also been seen in numerous sports commercials, print ads, movies and television shows.
Early life
Charleston was born in Paddington, New South WalesPaddington, New South Wales
Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Paddington is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and the Municipality of Woollahra...
, Australia. The middle of five children to Australian-born parents Trevor Charleston, a sports complex manager, and Gail Shoemaker an OBGYN nurse. His mother remarried Robert Shoemaker and moved Kaine to Anaheim, California at age 4. Charleston attended Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross is widely credited with making the first American flag. There is, however, no credible historical evidence that the story is true.-Early life:...
G.A.T.E. (Gifted And Talented Education) elementary school in Anaheim before the family relocated to Hawaii in order to be half way to Australia and the United States. While living in Australia for primary school, Kaine attended Kai Ora Public School outside Gympie
Gympie
Gympie may refer to:* Gympie, a city in Queensland, Australia** Gympie Airport** Electoral district of Gympie** Gympie Region, its local government authority* Gympie Gympie , a stinging plant...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. Living with his father in Australia half the year and then his mother in Hawaii the remaining portion, Kaine attended Christian Liberty Academy
Christian Liberty Academy
Christian Liberty Academy is a private, independent Christian school serving 900 students, located in Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois. The school serves families who live in 71 surrounding cities. CLA has grades preschool through twelfth grade and was founded in 1968 under the auspices...
outside Hilo, Hawaii.
In high school, Charleston left the private school system and attended Hilo High School
Hilo High School
Hilo High School is a public, co-educational high school of the Hawaii State Department of Education, and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1906, its first class graduated in 1909. Hilo High School is near the Wailuku River in Hawaii County on the Big Island of Hawaii. The campus...
were he played only Varsity sports his four years (Baseball, Football, Soccer, Track, and Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
). He was selected first team all-state in Baseball, Football and Soccer his senior year. Opting to reject a professional baseball contract, Charleston played baseball at Saddleback College
Saddleback College
The athletic programs are supported in part by the Associated Student Body at Saddleback College. Revenue generated from attendance at athletic events helps support the entire student activities program.-On-campus media outlets:*The Lariat...
for two years until he was plagued with two major injuries, a broken back and a reconstructed wrist. Kaine decided to focus on school and now volunteers with youth leagues worldwide.
Charleston's introduction to acting was by accident, as he had to take an acting class as part of the requirements for his college degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
. He became interested in the craft and used a thousand dollars gifted from his family to shoot a feature film in his hometown of Hilo. Called Hawaiian Summer, the film honors Kaine's two close friends, Sheldon and Kailani, who died while he was in high school.
Career
Kaine impressed Academy Award winning director Ron HowardRon Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years...
and landed the role of the Sydney News Director, in Universal's Best Picture Nominated film Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon is a 2006 play by British screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan. Its subject is the series of televised interviews that former United States President Richard Nixon granted David Frost in 1977 about his administration, including his role in the Watergate scandal.-Performance...
.
Kaine played Det. Fisk on the Showtime series Dexter
Dexter (TV series)
Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
alongside James Remar
James Remar
James Remar is an American actor and voice artist. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982...
, whom he worked with on the movie Sharpshooter starring Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles
Mario "Chip" Cain Van Peebles is an American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.-Life and career:...
.
While working on preproduction for the film We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall is a 2006 American drama film directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 37 football players on the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team as well as five coaches, two athletic trainers, the athletic director, 25 boosters and...
, Charleston was offered a small part on the football team by the films' producers Mary Viola and Basil Iwanyk.
On stage, Charleston had parts in high school plays while still in Jr. high school. It wasn't until college he began to stage act under the close teaching of former University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
theater Dean, Ron Elisson.
Kaine has been seen in episodes of the Fox hit show House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
, and a co-starring part on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
He also had two starring roles on TLC's Untold Stories of the ER. In the 2006 season premiere episode, Kaine co-starred as paramedic search and rescue officer "Brad" and then in the season finale episode Kaine starred as Aussie golfer "Alex".
Plays the arresting officer of Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles is an American country music artist. She is known primarily for her role as lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Before Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta, Georgia-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band...
in the new Sugarland music video "Stuck Like Glue
Stuck Like Glue
"Stuck Like Glue" is a Sugarland single released to radio July 26, 2010. It is the first single off their album The Incredible Machine, released October 19, 2010. "Stuck Like Glue" debuted at #44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 7, 2010, and debuted at #20 on...
."
Personal life
A native of Sydney, Kaine continues to split time between the United States and Australia. While in Los Angeles working, Kaine retreats to San Diego to be with family most weekends. Charleston is an AirstreamAirstream
Airstream is a brand of luxury recreational vehicle manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio, USA. It is currently a division of Thor Industries. The company, which now employs fewer than 400, is the oldest in the industry. Airstream trailers are easily recognized for their distinctive rounded...
and old car fanatic. He owns a custom Airstream
Airstream
Airstream is a brand of luxury recreational vehicle manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio, USA. It is currently a division of Thor Industries. The company, which now employs fewer than 400, is the oldest in the industry. Airstream trailers are easily recognized for their distinctive rounded...
travel trailer from the 1960s and a 1958 Corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
passed down from his father. Never married, no children, Kaine has a Shepard/Lab mix named "Latte". After the loss of his grandfather Ken Bennett to Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
, Charleston has become an advocate for the Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association, incorporated on April 10, 1980 as the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., is a non-profit American voluntary health organization which focuses on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease....
worldwide.
In 2002, Charleston joined with longtime friend Kim Lacroix to form a production company, Aussie Boy Films, whose first project was Hawaiian Summer in 2004. Now a part of Bleu Bubble Productions, the joined companies write, develop and edit feature films, documentary films, short films, and music videos.