William Albert Burke (born November 25, 1966) is an American actor and scriptwriter. Burke is known for his role as Charlie Swan in Twilight and its sequels. In 2011, he played Cesaire in Red Riding Hood. In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles Matheson, in the NBC science-fiction series Revolution.

Daughter born while he was starring in Twilight (2008). Quotes [2012, on] Komodo (1999) There are things you do for art and there are things you do for commerce.

Charlie Swan is the father of Bella Swan, the ex-husband of Renee Dwyer, the maternal grandfather of Renesmee Cullen, and the father-in-law of Edward Cullen. He is the Chief of Police in Forks, Washington.

Carlisle Cullen (also known as Stregoni Benefici[1]) is Esme Cullen's husband and the adoptive father of Edward, Emmett, Alice, Rosalie, and Jasper. His first appearance was in Twilight. His physical age is 23, and he has blond hair.

William "Billy" Black, Jr. is the father of Rachel, Rebecca and Jacob Black, and the father-in-law of Solomon Finau. It is also possible that he is the father of Embry Call. His wife, Sarah Black, died in a car accident when Rachel, Rebecca, and Jacob were young.

May 15, 2024 · Billy Burke had racked up dozens of film and TV credits before he was cast as Charlie Swan, Bella's perpetually worried father. (Can you blame him?)

Mar 28, 2022 · Billy Burke — who portrayed Bella Swan's pragmatically adoring father Charlie — was the Twilight franchise's secret MVP.

Aug 10, 2021 · Billy Burke landed the role of a lifetime playing Bella Swan’s father Charlie Swan in the ever-so-popular Twilight franchise, which went on to gross over $2 billion at the box office.

His adoptive father, Carlisle Cullen, transformed him into a vampire in 1918 to prevent him from dying in the Spanish influenza epidemic in Chicago, Illinois by the request of Edward's mother, who begged him to do whatever it took to save him.

Mar 22, 2024 · In the "Twilight" series, Bella's father, Charlie Swan, remains alive throughout the series. He continues to live in Forks, Washington, where he works as the town's police chief.