# Charlie Finn

Charlie Finn (born September 18, 1975) is an American film, television, and voice actor. Finn is best known for his role as the voice of Spud in American Dragon: Jake Long.

## Early life and education

Finn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Lake Bluff, Illinois, where he attended Lake Forest High School. Finn majored in English at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and was a member of the Texas Delta chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He has been a member of the Lake Forest Players' Club since the early 1990s, and is well known for his recitals of epic Shakespearean soliloquies.

## Career

Finn is known for his voice role as Spud in the animated series American Dragon: Jake Long and for co-starring in the sitcoms Life on a Stick and Help Me Help You. He has also appeared in the films Gone But Not Forgotten, Psycho Beach Party, Rolling Kansas, The Dukes of Hazzard and played a small but memorable role as a smart-ass fast-food cashier in Super Troopers. He co-starred in the film Bar Starz in 2008. He provided additional voices in Happy Feet Two. Finn also portrayed Captain 'Black Jack' Bonfield in the "Chicago" episode of Derek Waters' Drunk History on Comedy Central. He also had a small role in an episode of Sports Night.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | The In Crowd | Greg | |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Pea Brain | |
| 2001 | Super Troopers | Dimpus Burger Guy | |
| 2002 | The Year That Trembled | Jim 'Hairball' Morton | |
| 2002 | King's Highway | Bruce | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Kevin Haub | |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Royce | |
| 2008 | Bar Starz | Douglas | |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Additional voices | |
| 2012 | The Babymakers | Sperm Bank Receptionist | |
| 2012 | Struck by Lightning | Coach Colin Walker | |
| 2020 | Una Great Movie | Nate | Completed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Sports Night | Corbin Davis | Episode: "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks" |
| 2000 | DAG | Steve | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Hank | Episode: "Nancy Drew" |
| 2002 | Deep Cover | Jackson Lewis | 1 episode |
| 2002–2003 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Teak | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Atty. Douglas Raine | Episode: "CSO Hartford" |
| 2005 | Gone But Not Forgotten | John | Television film |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Spud | Episode: "Morpholomew: Experiment 316" |
| 2005 | Love, Inc. | Charlie | Episode: "Three's Company" |
| 2005 | Life on a Stick | Fred | 13 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Spud / Teenage Worker | 47 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Help Me Help You | Dave | 14 episodes |
| 2008 | Front of the Class | Ron | Television film |
| 2009 | Castle | Ian Yankman | Episodes: "Hedge Fund Homeboys" |
| 2009 | Pulling | Karl | Television film |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | Colin Morrow | Episode: "You Can't Take It with You" |
| 2011 | Danni Lowinski | Laz | Unsold pilot |
| 2012 | Middle Ages | | Television film |
| 2013, 2016 | Drunk History | Mike Veeck / Cpt. 'Black Jack' Bonfield | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Little Things: The Thing About Weed | Hot Guy | Television short |
| 2016 | Lady Dynamite | Russell | Episode: "Enter Super Grisham" |