Charles Ouda was an actor, writer, director, singer, television host, and voice over artist. Charles had worked professionally since 2002. Charles had done his rounds on stage, performing in over 15 plays and 7 musicals around the world. His theatre credits include 'Boy Gets Girl' (playing Tony), 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' (playing Joseph), 'Balm in Gilead' (playing Fick), Andrew Lippa's 'Wild Party' (playing Mr. Black), 'The Iron Heel' (playing Ernest Everhard) and 'Out of Africa: Journey Through Magical Kenya'. Some of Charles' film and television credits include 'Makutano Junction' (Charles starred in over 12 seasons of the show and wrote numerous episodes for the show, one of which was awarded the World Media Award for education in 2010), 'Discovery +254' (Charles was one of two hosts of the show, which won a Kalasha International Award for Best Television Host, alongside his co host Sarah Hassan), 'MAD', 'Sienna's Choice' and 'The First Grader'. Charles took some time away from his busy career to complete his 2 Year Conservatory Program at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Charles' director credits include 'Who Are You?' (2016 Asian American Film Lab's 72 Hour Shoot Out Judges Choice), a film that also won Charles the award for Best Director at the Film Lab Awards. Charles also recently completed 'Waiting Room', a film he wrote and directed. Charles died on February 3rd, 2024 at his home in Nairobi, Kenya.