Charlie is the hero from the 2000 American film Urbania. He journeys through New York's streets one night encountering a variety of people and eventually confronts his lover's killer. He is portrayed by Dan Futterman. The five side encounters Charlie experiences are with the following people: the homeless man near his building, his friend Brett, a bartender named Matt, a man named Ron looking for a one-night stand, and his noisy upstairs neighbors. The sixth and final encounter is with Dean, the man who killed Chris, Charlie's lover, five months ago.