Charles Mesure

Charles Mesure
Cast Member
Biographical Information
Gender:	Male
Birthdate:	August 12, 1970 (1970-08-12)
Birthplace:	Somerset, England
Show Information
Portrays:	Black Beard / Black Beard (Wish Realm)
Status:	Guest starring
First appearance:	"The Jolly Roger"
Latest appearance:	"Breadcrumbs"
Relevant Pages

Charles Mesure is the Australian actor who portrays Black Beard and Black Beard (Wish Realm)  on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

Charles William David Mesure was born on August 12, 1970 in Somerset, England. At age five, his family relocated to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. While studying law and political science at Sydney University, he became active in the school's drama society and decided to pursue a career in acting; graduating from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in performing arts.

Charles launched his acting career in New Zealand as a series regular on the television soap drama City Life. This led to more work on hit shows like the action-packed Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules. He won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the lead in 2000 television drama Street Legal; a series he also contributed as a writer for three seasons.

In 2004, Charles moved to the United States and landed guest starring roles on Without a Trace, Bones, Lost, Cold Case, plus a twelve-episode arc on Crossing Jordan as the love interest of female lead character Jordan Cavanaugh. Coinciding with the financial crisis of 2008, scarce acting opportunities prompted him to return to New Zealand for a recurring role on the 2009 comedy-drama series Outrageous Fortune in order to provide financially for himself and his bankrupt parents. His work on the show earned him a nomination for Best Actor in the TV Guide "Best of the Box" People's Choice Awards. He was also a series regular on the family drama Kaitangata Twitch and starred as the series lead in the 2010 New Zealand complex mystery This Is Not My Life. Charles also earned recurring roles on the 2010 science-fiction centric V and joined the final season of the drama-fueled and long running series Desperate Housewives.

Trivia

• After the announcement that the seventh season would be the final season of the series, he wrote the following on Twitter:

Getting my pirate face on recently. I’m gonna miss @OnceABC, @colinodonoghue1, the awesome crew and the whole darn thing. What a treat to do that show. Eternally grateful to @AdamHorowitzLA

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Three
"The Heart of the Truest Believer":	"Lost Girl":	"Quite a Common Fairy":	"Nasty Habits":	"Good Form":	"Ariel":	"Dark Hollow":	"Think Lovely Thoughts":	"Save Henry":	"The New Neverland":	"Going Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"New York City Serenade":	"Witch Hunt":	"The Tower":	"Quiet Minds":	"It's Not Easy Being Green":	"The Jolly Roger":	"Bleeding Through":	"A Curious Thing":	"Kansas":	"Snow Drifts":	"There's No Place Like Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Four
"A Tale of Two Sisters":	"White Out":	"Rocky Road":	"The Apprentice":	"Breaking Glass":	"Family Business":	"The Snow Queen":	"Smash the Mirror":	"Fall":	"Shattered Sight":	"Heroes and Villains":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent
"Darkness on the Edge of Town":	"Unforgiven":	"Enter the Dragon":	"Poor Unfortunate Soul":	"Best Laid Plans":	"Heart of Gold":	"Sympathy for the De Vil":	"Lily":	"Mother":	"Operation Mongoose Part 1":	"Operation Mongoose Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Seven
"Hyperion Heights":	"A Pirate's Life":	"The Garden of Forking Paths":	"Beauty":	"Greenbacks":	"Wake Up Call":	"Eloise Gardener":	"Pretty in Blue":	"One Little Tear":	"The Eighth Witch":	"Secret Garden":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"A Taste of the Heights":	"Knightfall":	"The Girl in the Tower":	"Sisterhood":	"Breadcrumbs":	"Chosen":	"The Guardian":	"Flower Child":	"Is This Henry Mills?":	"Homecoming":	"Leaving Storybrooke":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Archive	Absent	Absent

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

External links

• Charles Mesure on Internet Movie Database
• Charles Mesure on Wikipedia
• @CMesure (Charles Mesure) on X, formerly Twitter