Charlie Spring

Charles Francis "Charlie" Spring is a primary character in the Alice Oseman graphic novel series Heartstopper as well as its 2022 Netflix adaptation, where he is portrayed by Joe Locke. His first appearance was in the 2014 novel Solitaire. Casting In the Netflix adaptation, Joe Locke was cast as Charlie after attending an open casting call. saying afterwards, “When I first heard about the audition, I read the comics and I just saw so much of myself in Charlie and so much of what my school experience was like. I really wanted to be a part of the project because I felt like there are not many shows out there that depict the positives of growing up as a queer person.” Character overview Charlie is the boyfriend of Nick Nelson (Kit Connor). In the franchise Charlie is skilled in the drums and loves to read. Charlie loves Nick deeply and aspires for him to be happy, at whatever cost. Charlie's character is quiet and insecure, but he is fond of animals and is fairly tall, with dark, curly hair and blue eyes. Character history Charlie was born on the 27th April to Julio and Jane Spring. He is the younger brother of Tori Spring and the older brother of Oliver Spring. His father is descends from Spain and mother is British. Charlie is also a talented drummer with an interest in shoes.