Charles Melton (actor)

Charles Michael Melton (born January 4, 1991)[1] is an American actor and model. He is known for his roles as Reggie Mantle on The CW television series Riverdale and Daniel Bae in the film The Sun Is Also a Star (2019).[2][3]

Charles Melton
Born
Charles Michael Melton

(1991-01-04) January 4, 1991
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Alma materKansas State University
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2014–present

Early life

Melton was born in Juneau, Alaska, United States, to Sukyong and Phil Melton.[4] His father is a white American, with English ancestry,[5] and has also been described as having Cherokee roots.[3][6] His mother is a Korean emigrant who moved to the U.S. with his father in 1990. Melton is their eldest child.[1] His family moved frequently because his father worked for the military.[2] At one time, he and his family lived in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, South Korea, for about 5 years.[1] They eventually settled down in Manhattan, Kansas,[3][6] where Melton graduated from Manhattan High School in 2009.[7][8] Melton studied at nearby Kansas State University, where he played as a defensive back on the football team under coach Bill Snyder.[4][8] He left school at 20 to pursue acting and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2012.[2]

He also previously worked as a dog walker on the app Wag.[3]

Career

He was first successful as a model, having booked gigs for Dolce & Gabbana, Kenneth Cole and MAC.[3] His first acting roles included guest spots on Glee and American Horror Story.[3]

2017–present: Riverdale breakthrough

Melton received mainstream attention in 2017 when he was cast as Reggie Mantle in the second season of the CW series Riverdale. He replaced Ross Butler, who left the cast due to his commitment to 13 Reasons Why.[9] After recurring during the second season, Melton officially became a series regular on Riverdale starting with the third season.[10]

In 2019, he starred in his first feature film as Daniel Bae in The Sun Is Also a Star, the film adaptation of the book of the same name by Nicola Yoon.[11][12] Melton is the first Asian-American actor to lead a teen romance film from a major Hollywood studio.[13]

Personal life

In June 2018, Melton was involved in a controversy over fat shaming tweets he had written in 2011 and 2012. He has since publicly apologized.[14][3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Faces Without Eyes Doc Short film
2015 Bad Friend Colin Short film
2016 The Channel Chris Short film
2018 The Thinning: New World Order Cage Web film
2019 The Sun Is Also a Star Daniel Bae
2020 Bad Boys for Life Rafe
2020 Swing Chris Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Glee Model Episode: "New New York"
2015–2016 American Horror Story: Hotel Mr. Wu 2 episodes
2017–present Riverdale Reggie Mantle Recurring (season 2); main (season 3–present);

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s)
2016 "Save My Soul" JoJo
2019 "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" Ariana Grande

References
  1. Choi, Ji Woong (January 24, 2019). "DAZED KOREA 데이즈드 코리아". Dazed Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  2. Nordstrom, Leigh (2018-11-27). "Charles Melton Is Your Next Heartthrob". WWD. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  3. Kaufman, Amy (2019-05-17). "Riverdale's Charles Melton steps into the spotlight with The Sun Is Also a Star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  4. Tang, Elisa; Morrison, Tony; Singh, Nidhi; Cirillo, Chris; Bernabe, Angeline Jane (May 16, 2019). "'On Their Shoulders': Why Charles Melton calls his mom his 'queen' and 'hero'". ABC. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. https://www.hapamag.com/issue-008/2019/5/10/interview-charles-melton-the-sun-is-also-a-star
  6. "Model of the Week: Charles Melton". Models.com. August 4, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  7. "Charles Melton - Football". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. Cassidy, Robert (2011-08-04). "Melton moves on after football". kansasstate.rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. Nemetz, Dave (May 12, 2017). "Meet Riverdale's New Reggie — Plus: Ross Butler Endorses Recast". TVLine. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  10. Swift, Andy (May 2, 2018). "Riverdale Promotes Vanessa Morgan, Charles Melton to Series Regulars". TVLine. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  11. Galuppo, Mia; Sun, Rebecca (May 31, 2018). "Riverdale Star Charles Melton Joins Yara Shahidi in The Sun Is Also a Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  12. Gandhi, Lakshmi (May 17, 2019). "In his first feature film, actor Charles Melton is learning to 'trust the process'". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  13. Shia, Jonathan (2019-05-25). "Riverdale's Charles Melton Keeps Breaking Boundaries". THE LAST MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  14. Dicker, Ron (June 20, 2018). "Charles Melton Of Riverdale Apologizes For Fat-Shaming . In the year 2019 he started a relationship with the actress named Camila Mendes but soon in the year 2020 around April they broke up .Tweets". HuffPost. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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