Who is Charles Venn? Former Strictly Come Dancing 2018 contestant who plays EastEnders’ Ray Dixon
SOAP star Charles Venn took on his biggest challenge yet - Strictly Come Dancing - making it to the tenth week of the competition.
Here's everything we know about the actor's life and career so far.
Who is Charles Venn?
Charles, 45, was born June 24, 1973.
He is also known by the stage names Chucky Venice and Chucky Venn.
He is an English actor of Nigerian descent.
He is known for his roles as Ray Dixon in EastEnders, Jacob Masters in Casualty, Curtis Alexander in Sky One's Dream Team and Tremaine Gidigbi in Footballers' Wives.
What happened to Charles Venn on Strictly?
On August 21, 2018, Charles was announced as the fourteenth celebrity to join the Strictly Come Dancing line up of 2018.
After being announced, he said: “It truly is a pleasure to be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, to be associated with a show that has such a huge following excites and scares me in equal measure!
“Dancing on Strictly is going to be quite a challenge but life’s all about testing yourself so there’s lots to look forward to, let the games begin.”
Charles was partnered with Karen Clifton.
He made it to the quarter-finals in week 10 before losing out in the dance off to Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts, 37, and her Russian dance partner Pasha Kovalev, 38.
Is Charles Venn married?
According to , Charles has been happily married to wife Zoe for five years.
The couple have been together for 20 years.
It is reported that he has four children, two are Marcel and Renee.
Renee had a small part in one of his movies, The Method of Love.
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What has Charles starred in?
Not only has Charles starred in EastEnders and Casualty but he's also had roles in movies.
He played Agent Hammond in The Bourne Ultimatum and Gambol's Bodyguard in The Dark Knight.
Charles is also starring in mystery The Rapture along with Danny Dyer, Jaime Murray, Phil Davis, and Martin and Gary Kemp.