Charlie Barnett (actor)


Charlie Barnett is an American actor from Sarasota, Florida. He starred as Peter Mills, a firefighter/paramedic on the NBC drama Chicago Fire from 2012 to 2015. Among his many 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.

Career

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.
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 main role of Alan Zaveri on the Netflix comedy series Russian Doll, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2019. 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 Comi-con panel.

Personal life

Barnett is gay and came out at 13. Barnett has struggled with alcohol addiction. He resides in Los Angeles.

Awards

Films

Television