Charlie Thurston (Playwright)is an actor and playwright. Playwriting: His plays have been developed at Huntington Theater Company, The Filigree Theatre, Wilbury Theatre Group, Local Theater Company, and Creede Repertory Theatre. Most recently, he co-wrote Someone Will Remember Us with Deborah Salem Smith, which made its world premiere at Trinity Rep in 2025. Broadway: Charlie originated the role of “Bill” in Liberation, which won the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Current Project: Charlie is originating the role of Archie in the upcoming production of Imitation of Life Off-Broadway at The Shed. Book by Lynn Nottage, music by John Legend, direction by Whitney White. Other Theaters: BAM, NYTW, Roundabout, A.R.T., Yale Rep, Philadelphia Theatre Co., Shakespeare Theatre Co., Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse. Select Trinity Rep performances include The Prince of Providence, Ragtime, Beowulf, Oklahoma!, The Grapes of Wrath, and the world premieres of The Song of Summer, Social Creatures, and …Edgar Allan Poe. Film: Life, Itself, Money Monster, Boston Strangler, Finestkind. Television: “Julia,” “Dexter,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Education: MFA in Acting, Brown/Trinity Rep.