
Acting
Charla Bocchicchio
Born 1968-03-28 · Belleville, Illinois, USA
Charla Kaye Bocchicchio was born in Belleville, IL to Robert and Frances Hale, the youngest of five children. Always interested in make-believe and performing, she got her start in theatre in her youth and continued her love of acting into her young adulthood, at the University of Utah where she earned her BFA in Theatre. Charla has been fortunate to make a life in the arts; teaching, acting, creating arts in education programs and bringing the arts to special populations through her many years as program/artistic director at CDF, a non-profit arts organization in Birmingham, AL. In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles to continue her newly found love of acting for the camera and flourished there for a few wonderful years, training with some of the best in the industry, namely Anthony Meindl, who changed her paradigm completely and gave her a new way to work and teach. In addition, Charla was blessed to have Judy Kain enter her life as a mentor and dear friend, who offered her the position as lead youth teacher for award-winning, Keep It Real Acting School in North Hollywood. Southern California also brought Charla her wonderful husband, John Bocchicchio, whom she met in an Improv class at UCB. They returned to a place she once called home, Salt Lake City, in late 2014 where she has continued her charmed life and is now an award-winning, busy, actress, in commercials, TV, Film, Voice-over, etc. She is no stranger to the indie film scene as she loves to collaborate on projects she feels passionately about. Some of Charla's favorite projects have involved improvisation, which she adores, including several viral internet ads. In addition to her acting work, Charla is also a highly sought after acting coach in SLC.
Acting credits
5.8Five post grads figure the best way to get back at the unfair economy and live the life they've always wanted is to steal from the rich and give to themselves.
Echo Boomers
2020
NRWhile struggling to move forward after her father's accident, a teenage girl finds a thrift store jacket—and an unexpected message that helps her and her brother reconnect with hope.
Secondhand Miracles
2025
6.5When Claire goes home to save her dad's annual Fall Fest on her family's pumpkin farm, sparks fly with an old rival – the opposing lawyer she now faces in court.
Love, Fall & Order
2019
6.9Claire’s life as a nurse in a busy hospital is complicated by a supervisor who is intent on making her miserable with tedious and extra tasks. Claire’s only relief is the patients she treats, and even that is not always a picnic. On a rare night off, she attends a dance performance and gets trapped in an elevator with a charming man. There is an instant connection between them, but as they are “rescued” from the elevator, they are pulled away from each other before they can exchange names and numbers.
Prescription for Love
2019
5.6When Jesse is dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend, Shawn, his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn's handsome cousin, while Shawn is away.
Christmas with the Campbells
2022
NRJon is a lifelong US citizen. His neighbor, Fabián, is a Mexican immigrant who has been waiting more than a decade for progress on his US asylum application. As the two men and their families navigate a divided 2026 America, they are awakened to a new sense of their shared humanity and what it really means to love your neighbor.
Brotherhood: A Cinematic Musical
2026
NRWhen a mild-mannered teacher develops an obsessive crush on a coworker, he loses his grip on reality and plans a sure way to get everyone's attention.
Permitted
2021
7.5A wealthy widower hires a small-town girl to live in his guesthouse and pretend to be a famous cartoon princess, in order to draw his little girl out of a deep depression, caused by the death of her mother.
Princess for a Day
2025
A woman kidnaps a Utah pioneer trek leader and accuses him of not doing her ancestor justice with his portrayal.
Authentic
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6.7Julia Crawley and Ryan Mason must unite their families during Crestridge's Centennial Christmas celebration in order to save their family inns from a chain resort.
Check Inn to Christmas
2019
NRA mother and daughter murder their wealthy grandmother, but they get more than what they bargained for.
Inheritance
2024
3.6David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris face ridicule and persecution when they claim to have seen angels and hefted golden plates containing ancient inscriptions.
Witnesses
2021
6.8Indy lives with her aunt and uncle and believes her life is fine until an accident brings a new guy into her life. Bryant Bailey is not Indy's type - she's never been into guys like him. But then again, she's never really known anyone so stubborn and caring that can also help her discover who she is and what she's worth. A modern telling of Cinderella, based on the novel by Jenni James.
Not Cinderella's Type
2018
6.8Indy lives with her aunt and uncle and believes her life is fine until an accident brings a new guy into her life. Bryant Bailey is not Indy's type - she's never been into guys like him. But then again, she's never really known anyone so stubborn and caring that can also help her discover who she is and what she's worth. A modern telling of Cinderella, based on the novel by Jenni James.
Not Cinderella's Type
2018
5.8After hearing disturbing noises from the next motel room, a fugitive on the run and his girlfriend become prey to the notoriously brutal 'Pale Face' killer, whose legend has haunted the local community for decades.
He Never Left
2024
5.5After the death of their super powered villainous boss, low-level henchpeople Beatrix, Cain and Harold are left destitute living in an abandoned grocery store. Not content with the situation they find themselves in, Beatrix is determined for them to strike out on their own and take over the world by any means necessary.
Villains Inc.
2024
NRA young woman visits her boyfriend's home and learns the meaning of family.
Scraps
2022
3.2A ruthless and broken bounty hunter roams the frozen wasteland, finding redemption in an unlikely place.
Permafrost
2024
5.7Ashton, an overworked junior editor, develops romantic feelings for the author of the novel that she's editing, as her job is threatened by jealous co-workers.
Masquerade Mix-Up
2025
8.4When a romance writer catches feelings for her barista, she's conflicted. Is committing to a relationship worth losing a friend and possibly her job?
Mr. Right
2023
7.2When Melody’s neighbor, Nina, learns that her illness has returned, Melody promises to keep Nina’s kids, Holly & Ivy, together. To adopt the children, she must renovate her new fixer-upper, which she does with the help of contractor, Adam.
Holly & Ivy
2020
NRA man's suspicions of his wife's infidelity reach a horrifying climax.
WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOUR TEETH?
2024
10.0Even in Japan, the ancient lifestyle of Uchi Deshi training is all but forgotten. However, a teenager from Tokyo discovers that it's alive and well in the American Deep South.
Take a Chance
2015
5.8Caleb is injured in the Army and recovers through help from shelter therapy dogs. As a sign of thanks, Caleb returns home to help Amber run the local shelter and, in the process, discovers his feelings for Amber go beyond gratitude.
Tails of Christmas
2024