Legendary storyteller and voice for the Stolen Generations, Uncle Jack Charles, spent decades in and out of prison due to drug addiction and the trauma that he experienced as a child.

During his long running production Jack Charles v The Crown, the stage and screen actor was well known for calling on the crown to take responsibility for the years of abuse and oppression he had experienced throughout his life.

Uncle Jack founded one of Australia’s first indigenous theatre groups in Melbourne in 1971 and went on to become known as the “grandfather” of Aboriginal theatre.