# Charlie Gillespie

Charles Gillespie (born August 26, 1998) is a Canadian actor and singer. His credits include The Outlaw League (Le gang des hors-la-loi) (2014), Degrassi: Next Class (2017), Charmed (2018), Speed Kills (2018), The Rest of Us (2019), and Runt (2020). However, he is most notable for his role as Luke Patterson in the Netflix series Julie and the Phantoms (2020).

## Early life

Charles Jeffrey Gillespie was born on August 26, 1998, in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. He has three older brothers and a younger sister.
Gillespie began playing music at a young age, as his mother encouraged him and his siblings to take music lessons. He is able to play guitar, bass, trombone, tuba, piano, violin, and saxophone.

## Career

In 2014, Gillespie made his film debut in The Outlaw League (Le gang des hors-la-loi). His film and television appearances include Charmed (2018), he was in season 4 of Degrassi: Next Class (2017), starred alongside John Travolta and Katheryn Winnick in Speed Kills (2018), worked with Heather Graham in The Rest of Us (2019), and starred alongside Cameron Boyce and Nicole Elizabeth Berger in Runt (2020). He co-starred alongside Michaela Watkins in the film "Suze" (2023).
In 2019, Gillespie was cast in the role of Luke Patterson in the Netflix musical series Julie and the Phantoms, which premiered in 2020. He stars alongside Jeremy Shada, Owen Joyner, and Madison Reyes. With Reyes, he wrote and performed the song "Perfect Harmony".

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | The Outlaw League (La gang des hors-la-loi) | Tiger | |
| 2018 | Speed Kills | Andrew Aronoff | |
| 2019 | The Rest of Us | Nathan | |
| 2020 | Runt | D-Rat Ronnie | |
| 2021 | Love You Anyway | Lucas Parker | |
| 2022 | The Class | Jason | |
| 2023 | Suze | Gage | |
| 2023 | Totally Killer | Teen Blake Hughes | |
| 2023 | Deltopia | Jack | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Galala | Localhost | TV Host |
| 2017 | Degrassi: Next Class | Oliver | Recurring role (season 4); 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Next Step | Marcus | Episode: "Oh Brother! Why Art Thou Here?" |
| 2018 | 2nd Generation | Brody Johnson | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Charmed | Brian | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Consequénces | Pierre-François Létourneau-Robichaud | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | I Am the Night | Surfer Hank | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2020 | Julie and the Phantoms | Luke Patterson | Main role |

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Soundtracks | US | UK Soundtracks | Australian Albums | NZ Albums |
| Julie and the Phantoms: Music from the Netflix Original Series | Released: September 10, 2020 Label: Maisie Music Publishing Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 4 | 163 | 13 | 35 | 36 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2017 | Joey Awards | Best Leading Actor | 2nd Generation | Nominated |
| 2017 | Joey Awards | Best Ensemble (with cast) | 2nd Generation | Nominated |
| 2021 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Musical Moment (shared with Madison Reyes, Owen Joyner and Jeremy Shada) | Julie and the Phantoms | Won |
| 2023 | Calgary International Film Festival | Special Jury Citation for Performance, Best Canadian Narrative Film Competition | Suze | Won |