Charles Mayer (actor)
Charles Mayer | |
|---|---|
UK | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Charles Mayer (born 13 February 1970) is an English actor.
Early life
Charles Mayer was born in
Film
In Kojo Productions’ ‘’The Pack’’ dir. Nick Robinson in 2015, and in 2017 Luke Shanahan’s ‘’Rabbit’’.
In writer/director Daniel Hsia's feature film Shanghai Calling (2012)[4] Mayer plays the supporting role of Jensen.
In Mandarin Films' Ip Man 2 (2010), a large budget kung fu film shown in cinemas across Asia, Mayer plays the villain opposite Sammo Hung. He is a corrupt, racist 1950s Hong Kong Police officer Superintendent Wallace. His greed and violent temper are finally brought under control when he is arrested at a boxing match.[5][2][6]
In Greys Inbetween by Ambient Film Ltd, a romantic tragedy written, directed and produced by Andrew Rajan, Mayer plays the villain, the philandering husband who breaks his girlfriend's heart.[2]
In The Ultimate Truth, a comedy written and directed by Nick Clarke with Wysiwyg Films, he plays a confused meglomaniac gangster turned politician with a sweet moll. It premiered at the Curzon Soho, London in 2003.[2]
Mayer has a major role in a feature Ghosts of Old Shanghai (2011),[7] an independent film written and directed by Eric Heise.[2]
For short film, Mayer played a leading role in Analysis[8] by director Richard Trombly[9] and in Goodbye Shanghai directed by Adam Christian Clark, has written and directed Against All Odds for the Meiwenti Shanghai Short Film Competition 2009, and produced and acted in China White Night for the 2009 Straight8 Film Competition. He has acted in many others.[2]
Television
After drama school Mayer made brief appearances in BBC One's prime time series Spooks and Hotel Babylon, and more recently in Piers Morgan On... Shanghai as the MC at Chinatown.[2] Through 2011 and 2012 he was host of International Channel Shanghai's daily culture programme City Beat. He appears in television series Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures, ANZAC Girls, Deadline Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Wastelander Panda and Pine Gap.
Theatre
In London in 2006 he appeared in the West End in Martin Sherman's
References
- ^ "Viewing page 4197 of Issue 55094". London-gazette.co.uk. 9 April 1998. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Please complete the reCAPTCHA". Spotlight. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Shanghai Calling (2012)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "'Ip Man 2' sweeps the box office featuring one of Shanghai's own, Charles Mayer | CNNGo.com". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Ghosts of Old Shanghai (2011)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Richard Trombly". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
External links
- Gosney and Kallman's Chinatown website
- Charles Mayer at IMDb
- Charles Mayer on The Spotlight
- Charles Mayer on CNN Go