Charlie McDermott (The Village, The Ten, Disappearances) has been cast in the feature film Frozen River. Charlie will play the role of T.J., a teenager who struggles to cope with the recent abandonment of his father.

"Frozen River" is a dramatic feature film which takes place in the days before Christmas near a little- known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women- one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances- are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Melissa Leo (21 Grams, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, television's "Homicide: Life on the Street") plays Ray, Misty Upham (Edge of America, DreamKeeper, Skins) plays Lila, and Oscar nominee Michael O'Keefe (The Great Santini, Caddyshack, Ironweed) plays the New York State Trooper who ultimately brings the two to justice.

Charlie can next be seen in two films set to be released in theaters soon. Fresh from its Sundance Film Festival Premiere, "The Ten" has been selected to open the Philadelphia Film Festival on April 5. "The Ten" will be released in theaters on August 3. "Disappearances" starring Charlie, Kris Kristofferson and Genevieve Bujold has its theatrical release slated for May and a DVD release in July.