PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – As the youngest of 12 kids, Surry County native, Antonio D. Charity’s family would often tell stories of him standing on the kitchen table singing and performing before he could even remember. Now, with a successful acting career that’s taken him across the country, he’s decided to return back to Virginia to spread the love of the craft to students in his hometown.

In this week’s I Am Hampton Roads, learn more about his life on stage and on screen and hear about a documentary he’s working on diving into the long history of his family in Surry County.