Charlie Shotwell (born July 17, 2007) is an American actor. He started acting professionally at the age of six. His first notable role being the young Nai Cash in the 2016 comedy-drama film Captain Fantastic for which he received nominations for SAG Awards and Young Artist Awards.[1][2] He was lead of the Netflix horror film Eli and the coming-of-age psychological thriller John and the Hole, and appeared in the comedy film Troop Zero.
In 2019, Shotwell starred in the title role of the Netflix horror film Eli,[9] directed by Ciarán Foy. Also that year, he played Joseph in the Amazon Studios comedy film Troop Zero, about 1970s girl scouts.[10] In 2020 appears in family-thriller The Nest, playing Benjamin O'Hara, directed by Sean Durkin.[11] Also in 2020, Shotwell appears on the horror podcast Borrasca by QCODE,[12][13] and in the pilot episode Staged Dad on YouTube.[14]
In 2021 he played John, in the coming-of-age psychological thriller[15]John and the Hole, directed by Pascual Sisto and written by Nicolás Giacobone.[16] Commenting on Charlie Shotwell's performance in Variety, Peter Debruge said that "child actor (...) goes deep in creepy family portrait [a] remarkable new talent Pascual Sisto's feature debut offers an unsettling look at a kid with something missing where his conscience should be."[17] Also in 2021, he plays Hurley, in the horror film The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre, by Max Martini.[18]
In February 2022, a short film "Whiskey Pete" was released on YouTube, directed by Stefan Colson, in which Shotwell plays the kid.[19] Also in 2022, Shotwell played the young Michael Morbius in the superhero film Morbius, and Jules Brennen in Chorus, short by Daniel J. Egbert.[20]
Personal life
Charlie Shotwell has three siblings, who are also actors: Jimmy and Henry Shotwell, and a step sister, Shree Crooks, who is Greg Crooks' daughter. They worked acting together in the pilot episode of Staged Dad[14][21] and the short film Whiskey Pete.[19]