Biography
Jack Charles (1943–2022), also known as Uncle Jack Charles, was an Australian actor and Aboriginal elder. He co-founded Nindethana, Australia's first Indigenous-led theatre company, in Melbourne in 1971.
His film credits include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), Pan (2015) as Chief, True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) and Back to the Outback (2021). He also appeared in television series including Cleverman (2016) and Preppers (2021). Charles received lifetime achievement awards including the Green Room Award in 2014 and the Red Ochre Award in 2019.
