About
Charles Melton is a model and actor who made his New York Fashion Week debut in 2012, walking for Park & Ronen and VLOVNew. His television credits include Mr. Wu in American Horror Story: Hotel and Reggie on The CW’s Riverdale. In 2019, he also played Daniel in The Sun Is Also a Star.
He grew up in Manhattan, Kansas, after being born in Alaska. He has Korean, Caucasian, and Cherokee ancestors. Tammie and Patricia are his sisters’ names. He also has a nephew named Sean.
From 2018 to late 2019, he was in a relationship with Camila Mendes.
Quotes by Charles Melton
I think ‘Riverdale,’ the show as a whole, is so now, so today. There’s so much going on that can be reflected as far as what’s going on in society.
— Charles Melton
I’m just a huge Ryan Reynolds fan.
— Charles Melton
Riverdale’ has played a very big role in my career, and I’m very grateful for that.
— Charles Melton
My dad is a huge ‘Archie’ comics fan.
— Charles Melton
I was driving in a car on my way to football practice, and I was listening to the radio, and they had one of those, like, art showcases, like, ‘Do you want to be a star? Do you want to meet talent agents, managers, producers?’ And I called in, and I drove 45 minutes to Salina, Kansas, to a Marriott hotel, and did a Twizzlers commercial audition.
— Charles Melton
