Ten Angry Kin

Antonio D. Charity is from Surry County, Virginia. He received a BFA degree from Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts where he was an acting major. After graduating from Howard University, he moved to New York City and performed on stage at St. Luke’s Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, The Negro Ensemble Company, New Federal Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre and many other Off-Broadway, regional and community theatres around the country.
His TV credits include appearances on “Charmed”, “House”, “The Shield”, “Law & Order”, “All My Children”, “Nip/Tuck”, “True Blood”, “Southland”, “Medium”, “Numb3rs”, “Bones”, “Sons of Anarchy”, “Shameless”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “NCIS: Los Angeles”, "The Orville", "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" and many others, including recurring roles on HBO’s “The Wire”, Showtime’s “House of Lies”, The EPIX series “Get Shorty”, Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn” and Nickelodeon’s “Danger Force.” His first TV job was a guest star role on the NBC series “Homicide”, where he performed alongside Andre Braugher, Melissa Leo, Daniel Baldwin and a young Jake Gyllenhaal. The episode was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. He has also been directed by such notable talents as John Wells (Showtime’s “Shameless”), Don Cheadle (Showtime’s “House of Lies”), Antoine Fuqua (Allstate commercial), Chandra Wilson (ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”) and Charles S. Dutton (HBO’s “The Corner”). For his 60-second Allstate commercial in 2013 Antoine Fuqua, director of TRAINING DAY, THE EQUALIZER, SOUTHPAW and OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, chose Antonio out of hundreds of other actors. The commercial features Antonio giving a 1-minute speech. He played a supporting role in the indie film “Hunter Gatherer”, starring Andre Royo, a fellow cast member of “The Wire”. Antonio played the current lover of Royo’s former girlfriend. “Hunter Gatherer” premiered at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX. In addition to numerous independent films, he has also appeared in made-for-TV movies on Lifetime (“Carnal Innocence”, starring Gabrielle Anwar of “Burn Notice” and Colin Egglesfield of “All My Children” and “Something Borrowed”), HBO (“Something the Lord Made” with Mos Def and Alan Rickman), SYFY (“Hydra”) and NBC (“The Prosecutors”). He was cast in a supporting role in “Bumblebee”, the most recent release in the “Transformers” franchise. And he has had supporting roles in Christmas movies on Netflix (“Falling For Christmas”) and Hallmark (“A Cozy Christmas Inn”).
Antonio is also very active in community organizations and mentorship programs. Over the past 20 years he has worked or volunteered for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, Boys and Girls Club, and as a substitute teacher or teacher’s aide in Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. He is a mentor and founding member of The Menformation Project, a mentoring group for boys in Los Angeles. For one Saturday every month, for the past 14 years, Antonio has mentored young boys at The Menformation Project. And in 2009 he and his wife began a non-profit organization for foster care kids. Kids In The Spotlight (KITS) teaches foster care kids to write, cast and star in their own short films. Once a year KITS holds an Oscar-like celebration to honor its young filmmakers. There is a red-carpet, media coverage, celebrity guests, and awards for best film, best actor, best screenplay, etc… KITS has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines and on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Insider and other TV shows and news programs. The celebrity hosts and presenters at the annual celebration include Ty Burrell, Sherri Shepherd, Harry Lennix, and numerous child stars from TV and film.
Antonio has put on his writer/producer hat for the very first time with this epic feature-length film “Ten Angry Kin”, which is the very provocative story of an explosive debate between members of the faith community and members and allies of the LGBTQIA community seated at the dinner table.