Question: who plays charlie in cheaper by the dozen
Answer: In December 2003 , Welling made his feature film debut as Charlie Baker , the oldest son and second - oldest in the Baker family which had 12 children , in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt , which is a remake of the 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy , based on the 1948 book about the family of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and written by two of their children .