Charlie Swan est le père de Bella Swan. Il est policier dans la ville de Forks. Son meilleur ami est Billy Black, un Indien Quileute qui vit dans la réserve de La Push. Il en avait un autre, nommé Harry, décédé d'une crise cardiaque dans le tome 2. Il aime le baseball, la pêche et la chasse. Il est très protecteur envers sa fille.
Bella a six mois quand ses parents divorcent. Ils se mettent d'accord sur la garde partagée, mais Charlie vit à Forks, dans l'état de Washington, tandis que son ex-femme et sa fille vivent à Phoenix, en Arizona. Il garda Bella 4 semaines pendant les grandes vacances jusqu'à ce qu'elle lui demande d'y aller 2 semaines au lieu de 4.
Dans Fascination, Charlie reçoit Bella à Forks chez lui pendant que sa mère voyage avec son beau-père Phil qui est joueur de baseball. Alors qu'elle séjourne a Forks elle rencontre le séduisant Edward Cullen.
Dans Révélation, Bella rend hommage à son père en donnant à sa fille comme second prénom Carlie, contraction de Charlie et Carlisle.
, 1h55 Directed byBill Condon OriginUSA GenresDrama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance ThemesFilms about animals, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film ActorsKristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Mackenzie Foy, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Rating56% Bella awakens from her transformation from human to vampire, aware of her new abilities, but unaware of changes within the coven, such as Jacob having imprinted on her child, Renesmee. It also appears that Bella's father, Charlie, has been attempting to contact the Cullens for updates on Bella's illness. They intend to tell him she didn't survive, which requires that they move out of Forks, Washington to protect their identities. Jacob, desperate not to lose Renesmee, tells Charlie that his daughter is in fact alive and well, and explains that Bella has had to change in order to survive. He morphs into a wolf, revealing his tribe's shape-shifting power, but does not tell Charlie about vampires.
, 2h4 Directed byDavid Slade OriginUSA GenresDrama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance ThemesFilms about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère ActorsKristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed Rating51% In Seattle, not far from Forks, Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) attacks and bites Riley Biers (Xavier Samuel), in order to begin creating an army of newborns with him. Back in Forks, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. At 18 years old, one year older than the age Edward was when he became a vampire, Bella expresses her aversion to the idea of marrying so young, though Edward refuses to turn her into a vampire until they are married, his argument that she should have various human experiences she would otherwise miss. While Charlie Swan (Billy Burke) investigates the disappearance of Riley Biers, Edward suspects his disappearance was caused by the newborn vampires, furthering his suspicions is Riley's intrusion into Bella's room.
, 2h10 Directed byCatherine Hardwicke OriginUSA GenresDrama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance ThemesFilms about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère ActorsKristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke Rating53% Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan moves to Forks, a small town on the Washington coast, to live with her father, Charlie. Her mother, Renée, is remarried to a minor league baseball player, and they are often traveling. Bella makes many friends at her new high school, but she is intrigued by the mysterious and aloof Cullen siblings. Bella sits next to Edward Cullen in biology class on her first day of school, but he seems to be repulsed by her. A few days later, Bella is nearly struck by a van in the school parking lot. Edward saves her by instantaneously covering a distance of some 30 feet and putting himself between Bella and the van, stopping it without injury with only his hand. He subsequently refuses to explain his actions to Bella and warns her against befriending him.