Uncle Jack Charles
ABOUT UNCLE JACK CHARLES
Australian actor, musician, potter, and Aboriginal elder who has gained fam for his roles in films such as The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Bedevil. Flackfellas, Tom White, and Pan .
He was a victim of the Australian Government's forced assimilation programme which took him from his mother as an infant
He practiced Christianity until his 70s when he decided to employ his Aboriginality as his religion.
He was born to a Bunurong mother and a Wiradjuri father.
He starred alongside John Jarratt in the 2016 television series, Wolf Creek.
