Charlie Barnett (born February 4, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for starring as firefighter/paramedic Peter Mills on the NBC drama '' Chicago Fire'' from 2012 to 2015 and Yord Fandar in '' The Acolyte'' on

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. Among his other starring roles are Alan Zaveri on the

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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

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. 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 of 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 NBC action-drama television series '' Chicago Fire''. In 2017, he was cast in the role of Ian Porter on

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series '' Valor''. In 2018, he was cast in the leading role of Alan Zaveri on the

series '' Russian Doll''. In the same year, Barnett was cast in the main role of Ben Marshall on the Netflix miniseries, '' Tales of the City''. In 2019, he was cast in the recurring role of Gabe Miranda on the second season of the Netflix thriller '' You''. 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. He enjoys sailing, playing '' Ms. Pac-Man'', classic cars, and is a fan of the White Sox and

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. He has struggled with alcohol addiction. While pursuing his career, Barnett has lived in New York City,

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, and Chicago. During filming for ''Chicago Fire'', Barnett lived with co-stars Joe Minoso and Yuri Sardarov. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Awards

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

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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