
Charles was born into a show business family. His father, Alfred Shaughnessy, was the principal writer for the popular PBS series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) and his mother, Jean Lodge, was an actress. He started appearing in plays during school. He attended Eton College and read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he joined Footlights, a comedy revue. After graduating, he decided to return to acting and enrolled in a London drama school, which led to him to touring in a repertory company. Eventually moving to America to follow the actress he later married, he got his break on The Nanny (1993).
4 wins & 5 nominations.
Murder in the First | Unknown | 2014-06-09 |
Super Fun Night | Unknown | 2013 |
Sullivan & Son | Unknown | 2012-07-19 |
See Dad Run | Unknown | 2012-10-06 |
Deadtime Stories | Unknown | 2012-11-02 |
Dog with a Blog | Unknown | 2012-10-12 |
Happily Divorced | Unknown | 2011-06-15 |
Revenge | Unknown | 2011-09-21 |
Victorious | Unknown | 2010-03-27 |
Svetlana | Unknown | 2010-01-01 |
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Unknown | 2010-07-12 |
Castle | Unknown | 2009 |
The Mentalist | Unknown | 2008-09-23 |
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Unknown | 2008-06-05 |
The Suite Life on Deck | Unknown | 2008-09-26 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Unknown | 2008-10-25 |
Mad Men | Unknown | 2007-07-19 |
Four Kings | Unknown | 2006-01-05 |
Hannah Montana | Unknown | 2006-03-24 |
Veronica Mars | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
CSI: NY | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
All Grown Up! | Unknown | 2003-04-12 |
She Spies | Unknown | 2002-07-20 |
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 | Unknown | 2002-09-02 |
Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Martial Law | Unknown | 1998-09-26 |
Johnny Bravo | Unknown | 1997-07-07 |
Stargate SG-1 | Unknown | 1997-07-27 |
Hey Arnold! | Unknown | 1996-10-07 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Unknown | 1996-09-27 |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Unknown | 1994-01-01 |
Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Unknown | 1994-10-29 |
Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
The Nanny | Maxwell Sheffield / ... 145 episodes, 1993-1999 | 1993-11-03 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Rugrats | Unknown | 1991-08-11 |
Till We Meet Again | Armand Sadowski 2 episodes, 1989 | 1989-11-19 |
Murphy Brown | Unknown | 1988-11-14 |
Jeopardy! | Unknown | 1984-09-10 |