Proud has received critical praise for his comic acting ability in many popular series.
He was able to walk with the use of plastic leg splints and participate in most activities, and attended a mainstream primary school.
[3] He wanted to take drama at university but did not believe it would be a viable career so worked as a benefits administrator for four and a half years.
[2] Obtaining the grades he did in his educational qualifications, in spite of the difficulties caused by his health problems, has been described by Proud as "one of [his] proudest achievements".
[6] Proud was picked by BBC producer Ewan Marshall to play one of the leads in the 2007 CBBC series Desperados, a children's drama starring the paralympic wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan.
As Proud had not had any drama training since leaving school, the BBC sent him for coaching to prepare him for television work.
Charlie enters the world of wheelchair basketball after being persuaded to join the Desperados team by their coach, Baggy Awolowo (Adepitan).
He played Adam Best, the son of Josie Lawrence's character Manda Best, in the BBC One soap opera, EastEnders from 2009 to 2010.
The show's executive producer, Diederick Santer, described Proud as, "a fine young actor with a wonderfully dry comic delivery".