Baltimore native, actor Josh Charles appears in Taylor Swift's new "Fortnight" music video

BALTIMORE - Baltimore native and actor Josh Charles has an appearance in one of Taylor Swift's new music videos from her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."

Charles, along with Ethan Hawke, can be seen in the video for "Fortnight," a collaboration with Post Malone.

The actor is known for his roles in "We Own This City," "The Good Wife," "Hairspray" and "Dead Poets Society."

Charles played Knox Overstreet in the 1989 movie "Dead Poets Society."

"I'm still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on earth, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the dead poets)," Swift said on social media. 

Charles is a self-proclaimed "Swiftie."

"I've admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level," Charles said on social media. "Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all around stellar human being."

"The Tortured Poets Department" was released on April 19. She announced the album was coming out at the Grammy Awards on February 4.