Charles Divins

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Charles Divins (ex-Chad, PASSIONS)

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The 411

Charles Divins pictured himself as a hospital administrator, but the road to that career went in a very different direction when a modeling agent approached the Armani Exchange salesman at a Dallas mall. Divins tried modeling while attending community college. When the job gave him the opportunity to travel, Divins put school on hold. Success in front of the camera pointed him toward New York, where Divins planned to dabble in acting. He auditioned for YOUNG AND RESTLESS, but didn't get the part. However, the casting department passed his tape on to PASSIONS. In 2002, while traveling in Australia, Divins received word that he had landed the role of Chad (replacing original portrayer Donn Swaby) on the NBC sudser. While on the soap, Divins guest-starred on the UPN sitcom HALF & HALF, and appeared in music videos for Kimberly Locke's "8th World Wonder" and Lina's "Smooth." He left Harmony shortly before PASSIONS made the jump from NBC to DIRECTV in 2007.

Et Cetera

—Starred in the 2005 Nissan Maxima commercial "French Connection."
—Modeled for Tommy Hilfiger clothing and accessories.
—Appeared in the Alayé calendar for 2003 and 2004, then produced his own calendar for 2005.
—Photography is one of his passions, along with playing bass guitar.

Career Highlights

TV Roles
HALF & HALF (guest star, Lorenzo)

Memorable Quotes

"Acting was totally new to me. I had done commercials, but this was the first acting job I've had where I played a character for longer than 30 seconds." — Soap Opera Digest, 1/21/03

"There's something nice about creepy people." — on wanting to play Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, Digest, 10/14/03

"As smooth as anybody could ever be unbuttoning someone's shirt with the cameras going and giving it a beat or two, that never works. I fumble that up all the time." — Digest, 6/15/04

Official Web Site

www.charlesdivins.com

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