Charles Wiedman formed RuffHouse Studios in 2003 when he returned from Los Angeles to settle in Austin, Texas. Under the RuffHouse banner, he won two Telly Awards, and the Aegis Award for his film “The Buckleteers!” in 2006, and his short film “32 Governor’s Hill” won at the BloodShots Filmmakers Competition that same year. He wrote, produced, and directed “The Sinner” which was released in 2012 as a feature film. He wrote and directed “The Seed” in 2018 as a proof of concept for a feature film, which was selected as a finalist in multiple domestic and foreign film festivals. He currently has three television pilot scripts in front of every major network this year: “Blackwood”, “Triple Life”, and “Stewed, Screwed, & Tattoed - the Sailor Jerry Story.”

Charles studied acting for 8 years in Los Angeles with legendary coach Sal Dano, and then Roy London protégé Clayton Rohner. Charles’ acting credits include: “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage”, “The Leftovers” (HBO), and two seasons of “Queen of the South” (USA) as “Denny Villalobos”.

Charles is also known as the creator of “Lunch Money” - an award-winning collectible card game distributed internationally by Atlas Games.