Charles Arthur Berg

{{Infobox person | name = Charles Arthur Berg | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|11}} | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | education = | occupation = Producer, actor, director | years_active = 1997–present | known_for = | television = | awards = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = | website = }}

'''Charles Arthur Berg''' is a film producer and actor who has been in the film industry since the mid to late 1990s. His work as a producer includes ''Chupacabra: Dark Seas'', ''Skeleton Man'' and ''The Butcher''. Work as a line producer includes ''Ring of Darkness'', ''The Sisterhood'' and ''Witches of the Caribbean''. As an actor, he has had roles in ''The Butcher'', ''Polanski Unauthorized'' and ''Blind Injustice''.

==Background== Berg is from Los Angeles, California. He is connected with the KL Samurai project which is Malaysia based multi-national movie project set up to target a global audience. He has a production company One Cut Above Productions.<ref>Centric Asia [http://www.centricasia.com/theklsamurai.html The KL Samurai] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807011120/http://www.centricasia.com/theklsamurai.html |date=August 7, 2015 }}</ref><ref>Centric Asia [http://www.centricasia.com/centricasia_sets_int.html Centric Asia Sets For International Market] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090733/http://www.centricasia.com/centricasia_sets_int.html |date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref>

==Film work==

===Producer=== As a producer he executive produced the Rob Reiner directed film, "Being Charlie." The film was accepted into the 2015 Toronto Film Festival. Charles also executive produced, "Green Street Hooligans 11." (2009). He line produced 2005 Sundance entry "Wristcutters" as well as genre action films such as "Code of Honor," with Steven Seagal (2015) and "Swelter" (2014) with Jean-Claude Van Damme. ''The Calling'', produced by Charles a Damian Chapa directed film about evangelist Leroy Jenkins. This was released in 2000.<ref>''Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003'' By Ann C. Paietta [https://books.google.com/books?id=XAMyBgAAQBAJ&dq=Charles+Arthur+Berg&pg=PA25 Page 25 Canción * 119]</ref> He produced ''Murder.com'' that was released in 2008.<ref>MovieNightOut [https://www.movienightout.com/movies/546938-overview Murder.com - Overview]</ref> Before the end of the decade he was the producer of the Rex Piano directed film ''Heat Wave''. This was an action film about a scientist in a race against time to find the source of a heat wave that threatens to turn Los Angeles County into a parched, lifeless desert.<ref>The Coast [http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/heat-wave/Film?oid=994684 Heat Wave]</ref><ref>New York Village Voice [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094243/http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/heat-wave-6524226 Heat Wave Movie Details]</ref> Berg has produced many films, "Minkow" (2015), "Brazen Bull" (2010), "Wake" (2009) Starring Ian Somerhalder, Bijou Phillips, Jane Seymour and Danny Masterson. In all Charles has produced or line produced over 50 feature films. He is currently a in house line producer for Red Bull Media House managing several TV series.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter 30-08-2009 [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/barry-minkow-lands-actor-title-88252 'Barry Minkow' lands actor for title role by Jay A. Fernandez, AP]</ref><ref>New York Times [https://web.archive.org/web/20150617150022/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/459340/Barry-Minkow/details Barry Minkow]</ref>

===Co-producer=== In 2004 he was one of the producers in the Johnny Martin movie ''Skeleton Man'', a film about a military team hunting down a homicidal maniac. Michael Rooker and Casper Van Dien starred in the film.<ref>''150 Movies You Should Die Before You See'' by Steve Miller [https://books.google.com/books?id=XRrcEZ61kKUC&dq=%22Charles+Arthur+Berg%22&pg=PA268 Page 268 Skeleton Man]</ref> In the same year, he was co-producer and production manager of ''How to Lose Your Lover''.<ref>New York Times [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607212454/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/306443/How-to-Lose-Your-Lover/details How to Lose Your Lover (2004)]</ref>

===Line producer=== In 2009, he was line producer for the Ellie Kanner directed film ''Wake''.<ref>''Ian Somerhalder'' By Jean-Pierre Hombach [https://books.google.com/books?id=nKyYAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Charles+Arthur+Berg%22&pg=PA163 Page 163]</ref>

===Acting=== In 2007, he starred in ''Fuego'' as Malik with Damian Chapa playing the title role and David Carradine playing Lobo.<ref>Cinema RX [http://www.cinemarx.ro/filme/Fuego-Fuego-482887.html Fuego (2007)]</ref> In 2009, he played the part of Bryan Hobbs, a detective in ''Polanski Unauthorized'' which was a film about Roman Polanski, directed by Damian Chapa.<ref>S&C Inspirational Journal [http://scijou.com/film/polanski-unauthorized.html Polanski Unauthorized] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529200212/http://scijou.com/film/polanski-unauthorized.html |date=2015-05-29 }}</ref><ref>Phoenix New Times [http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/movies/polanski-unauthorized-6692133 Polanski Unauthorized (NR)]</ref> Around 2012, he played the part of Victor in ''Captured'', an independent horror / thriller film that stars Brittany Curran.<ref>mov.li [http://www.movli.com/biography/charles-arthur-berg-35314/filmography Charles Arthur Berg Actor, Associate producer and Co-producer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093715/http://www.movli.com/biography/charles-arthur-berg-35314/filmography |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>The Hollywood Reporter June 05, 2012 [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-gay-marriage-art-auction-333311 Brittany Curran Cast as Female Lead in Thriller 'Backmask' by Daniel Miller]</ref>

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