Charlie Swan

Charlie Swan is a fictional character in the novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. He is the father of Bella Swan, the main protagonist of the novel. His occupation is a police officer and is also known as Chief Swan. His hobbies include fishing with Harry Clearwater and Billy Black, as well as watching various sports on TV.

Personal Life
Charlie was married to Bella's mother (Renée) early in both of their lives. She later had Bella, but divorced Charlie soon after; She couldn't stand the cold, dreary and wet life of living in Forks. Even after she had moved to Phoenix, Charlie was still in love with her, but had gotten passed the fact that she didn't love him. He became accustomed to living alone, except when Bella started to come up and visit him in the summer. When Bella was seventeen, she came up to live with him in Forks.

He doesn't trust Edward (Bella's vampire love), and wishes Bella would choose Jacob over him. He does not know that Edward is a vampire, or that Jacob is a werewolf.

Movie Portrayal
Meyer believes that John C. Reilly, Adam LeFevre and Dennis Quaid would all make good Charlie's.