Charles Halford was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is an accomplished actor, recognized for his captivating performances in various film and television projects. Notably, he portrayed the unsettling character of Reggie Ledoux in the first season of HBO's crime drama True Detective (2014),as well as Chas, the cabby and wing-man to John Constantine, in NBC's short-lived horror series.
Throughout his career, Halford has demonstrated his versatility by taking on diverse supporting roles in notable productions, such as Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky (2017) and [link+tt14128670]. He is also well-known for his portrayal of Big John, the father of protagonist John B, in Netflix's popular treasure-hunting adventure Outer Banks (2020).
As a voice actor, Halford has lent his talents to several video game and animation titles, including Reign of the Supermen (2019),Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017),and Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015). He has worked in both the Los Angeles and Southeast markets since 2009 and began his professional career in film and television in 1999.
Halford credits his experience as a local cast member for The Sundance Institute Directing Lab with providing him with profound professional training. During his time at the labs, he had the opportunity to work with established industry professionals and up-and-coming directors, some of whom he has collaborated with professionally since.
One of the most notable roles he played during this period was Reggie Ledoux in Season One of True Detective (2014),a character that received instant industry attention and helped establish Halford as a bold and noteworthy character actor. He was subsequently cast as a series regular on network television in the role of the right-hand-man-and-muscle to the titular character of NBC's Constantine, a short-lived but well-received adaptation of the cult-classic DC/Vertigo horror comic.
Throughout his career, Halford has brought to life pivotal and dynamic characters within some of the most buzzed-about, beloved, and iconic shows of the 21st century, including NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999),Sundance/AMC's critically-acclaimed original series Rectify (2013),and AMC's behemoth The Walking Dead (2010).