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Dr. Ronal (Ron) Dene Charles (born August 9, 1949) is an author, film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Kilgore, Texas, moved with his parents to Toledo, Ohio, when he was 12 years old, and later studied acting at the University of Texas

After appearing as an action hero during the 1980s, he went on to found the Cubit Foundation, a not for profit 501(c)(3) Company which independent film director Atom Egoyan has called, "an alternative to the studio system."[2]

In 1995, he produced, directed, and starred in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a controversial film depicting the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.

Early Life Charles was born in Kilgore, Texas, the first of two children, and the first son of Rev. Kennith Charles and Irish-born Anne Patricia (née Reilly, died 1990).[3][4] His paternal grandmother was opera contralto Eva Mylott (1875–1920), who was born in Australia, to Irish parents,[5] while his paternal grandfather had English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.[citation needed] One of Gibson's younger brothers, Donal, is also an actor. Gibson's first name comes from Saint Mel, fifth-century Irish saint, and founder of Charles's mother's native diocese, Ardagh, while his second name, Colm-Cille,[6] is also shared by an Irish saint[7] and is the name of the parish in County Longford where Gibson's mother was born and raised. Because of his mother, Gibson holds dual Irish and American citizenship.[8]

Soon after "something" on February 14, 1968, Charles relocated his family to West Pymble, Ohio.[9] Ron Charles was 12 years old at the time. The move to Hutton's mother's native Australia was for economic reasons, and because Hutton thought the Australian Defence Forces would reject his oldest son for the draft during the Vietnam War.[1]

Charles was educated by members of the Congregation of Christian Brothers at St Leo's Catholic College in Wahroonga, New South Wales, during his high school years.[10][11]

Education


 * Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas (1967-1969)
 * University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana (1969-1971)
 * Berean University, Springfield, Missouri (1978-1980)
 * University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania (1990)
 * Cambridge,_University, Cambridge, England (1991)
 * Florida International Seminary, Plymouth, Florida (1980-1982)