Charles William David Mesure (born 12 August 1970) is an

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actor known for his work in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America.

Birth and education

Mesure was born in

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. When he was five, his family moved to

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and he grew up in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...

. Mesure attended

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

(1982–1987) and graduated from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995.

Career

In 1995, he moved to New Zealand where he soon picked up a few acting roles. Mesure has acted in, directed, designed, and written upwards of thirty productions for

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

's Drama Society while studying law. In 1998, he was nominated for a Best Actor New Zealand Television Award for his work as Ryan Waters on the New Zealand soap opera, '' City Life''. In 2003, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his work as Kees Van Damm on the New Zealand drama, '' Street Legal''. Mesure appeared as a supporting character in Season 1 of the American TV series '' V'', and was promoted to a regular series cast member for Season 2. Mesure is known internationally for his role as Kyle Hobbes in the 2009 re-imagining of '' V'' and the

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in both the TV series ''

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He has played guest roles on hit shows such as ''

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'', ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Stacked ''Stacked'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from April 13, 2005 to January 11, 2006. Premise ''Stacked'' was described as the opposite of ''Cheers'', instead of a smart person in a "dumb" place, it is based on the concept of ...

''. Mesure had a recurring role as the reporter JD Pollack on ''

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''. He appeared in such feature films as ''

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'', '' Mee Shee: The Water Giant'', and ''

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''. In 2009, he played Detective-Sergeant Zane Gerard in the New Zealand drama '' Outrageous Fortune''. In 2010, he played Alec Ross, the lead character in

Television New Zealand , type = Crown entity , industry = Broadcast television , num_locations = New Zealand , location = Auckland, New Zealand , area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solo ...

's new drama series, '' This Is Not My Life''. He joined the final season cast of ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

'' as Ben Faulkner, a contractor who shares a connection with

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(

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). He made a guest appearance on a 2013 episode of ''

Burn Notice ''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar ...

'', playing the head of a criminal hacking syndicate. On 30 March 2014, he played Edwin MacKaye in the episode called "Violets" on ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show f ...

''. From 2014 to 2018 he guest-starred in five episodes of '' Once Upon a Time'', as the pirate

Blackbeard Edward Teach (alternatively spelled Edward Thatch, – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known abou ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mesure, Charles 1970 births Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian male writers Australian people of English descent Living people People educated at Newington College National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni People from Somerset