Charlie Barnett (born February 4, 1988) is an American actor who starred as Peter Mills, a firefighter/paramedic on the

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drama '' Chicago Fire'' from 2012 to 2015. Among his many starring roles are Alan Zaveri on the

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comedy series ''

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'', Ben Marshall on the Netflix series ''

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'', and Gabe Miranda in the Netflix thriller series ''

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''.

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

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. He was raised on a sailboat near

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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

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Musical Theater Summer Program. After high school, Barnett attended the

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, where he graduated from the drama program class of 2010.

Career

For three seasons, from 2012 to 2015, Barnett starred as Peter Mills in the

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television series '' Chicago Fire''. In 2017, Barnett was cast in the role of Ian Porter on

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''. In 2018, Barnett was cast in the leading role of Alan Zaveri on the

series ''

''. In the same year, Barnett was cast in the main role of Ben Marshall on the Netflix miniseries, ''

''. In 2019, Barnett was cast in the recurring role of Gabe Miranda on the second season of the Netflix thriller ''

''. In July 2019, Barnett joined ''

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'' for its eighth and final season, portraying John Diggle, Jr. His role was announced at a Comic-Con panel.

Personal life

Barnett realized he was gay at the age of 13. Barnett has struggled with alcohol addiction. He resides in

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. Barnett is a graduate of the

drama program, class of 2010. He enjoys sailing, playing Ms. Pac-Man, and classic cars. While pursuing his career, Barnett has lived in

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and

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. During filming for ''Chicago Fire'', Barnett lived with co-stars

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. He is a

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and

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fan. In April 2022, he announced that he was engaged to set designer Drew Bender.

Awards

* Out Magazine's'' Out100 Entertainers of the Year list for 2019

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

*
Official Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnett, Charlie 1988 births Living people Actors from Sarasota, Florida 21st-century American male actors American male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Florida Juilliard School alumni American gay actors 21st-century LGBT people LGBT people from Florida African-American male actors LGBT African Americans