May Charters was born in Toronto, Canada. She caught the acting bug at a very young age by hanging out on film sets as a child with her filmmaking parents learning much about cameras and how to tell a story from her father, cinematographer Rodney Charters ASC and mother-booking her first job at eight years old playing an orphan in the Canadian/BBC TV movie Heaven On Earth. Then later pursued acting professionally at 16 with productions at the Leah Posluns Theater and continued her studies in London at LAMDA and RADA, then directing at the NYFA and art school at The Paris American Academy for painting. Soon she began dancing Flamenco professionally in the acclaimed companies Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company and Ritmo Flamenco. She continues to study and perform Flamenco in Canada, the U.S., and Spain.

May loomed into the Indie world with her thought-provoking and deft portrayal of Alison in the Canadian Award Winning film Lovers in a Dangerous Time, for which she co-wrote and co-directed that toured the world at festivals and won several best feature awards as well as nominations for her directing and acting. She made the film all while in a holding pattern with a Greencard that kept her from pursuing full working time. While painting portraits for an art show in Los Angeles, she met renowned photographer Bruce Weber and became one of his top scouts and casting directors for his campaigns with various brands: L'uomo Vogue, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie, Vanity Fair, etc.

This took her around the world and busy full time, and now she is back to pursuing her first love of painting.

May has the freedom of working through her British, Canadian, and American citizenship, allowing her to live, work, and play in many parts of the world.

She has produced and directed several short films and commercials, winning awards at festivals around the world. And is pursuing her love of voiceover, working in Video Games, narration, and commercials.

Contact her for painting commissions and casting—voiceover, and film production services.