Charles Mesure
Charles William David Mesure (born 12 August 1970) is an English Australian actor known his work in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America. Birth and education. Mesure was born in Somerset, England. When he was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College (1982–1987) and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995. Career. In 1995, he moved to New Zealand where he soon picked up a few acting roles. Mesure has acted in, directed, designed, and  written upwards of thirty productions for Sydney University's Drama Society while studying law. In 1998, he was nominated for a Best Actor New Zealand Television Award for his work as Ryan Waters on the New Zealand soap opera, "City Life". In 2003, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his work as Kees Van Damm on the New Zealand drama, "Street Legal". Mesure appeared as a supporting character in Season 1 of the American TV series "V", and was promoted to a regular series cast member for Season 2. Mesure is known internationally for his role as Kyle  Hobbes in the 2009 re-imagining of "V" and the archangel Michael in both the TV series "" and "". He has played guest roles on hit shows such as "Lost", "Without a Trace", "Bones" and "Stacked". Mesure had a recurring role as the reporter JD Pollack on "Crossing Jordan". He appeared in such feature films as "Boogeyman", "", and "Superfire". In 2009, he played Detective-Sergeant Zane Gerard in the New Zealand drama "Outrageous Fortune". In 2010, he played Alec Ross, the lead character in Television New Zealand's new drama series, "This Is Not My Life". He joined the final season  cast of "Desperate Housewives" as Ben Faulkner, a contractor who shares a connection with Renee Perry (Vanessa Williams). He made a guest appearance on a 2013 episode of "Burn Notice", playing the head of a criminal hacking syndicate. On 30 March 2014, he played Edwin MacKaye in the episode called "Violets" on "The Mentalist". From 2014 to 2018 he guest-starred in five episodes of "Once Upon a Time", as the pirate Blackbeard.