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Charlie Hunnam
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Biography
Born: Charles Matthew Hunnam on 10 April 1980, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Charlie Hunnam is an English actor, who was discovered while clowning around in a shoe store by a production manager for the British Children's show Byker Grove. He was cast in his first role as the long haired child model Jason in three episodes of the show. His first major role came soon after as Nathan Maloney in the Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk (1999). Immediately following his role in Queer as Folk came the role as the young anarchist Daz in the British film Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999). Upon completion of both projects, Hunnam relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue his acting career.
Upon Hunnam's arrival in Los Angeles in 1999, he met and married actress Katharine Towne, the daughter of screenwriter Robert Towne. They divorced in 2002. His career, meanwhile, expanded to include a recurring role as Gregor Ryder in a TV Series for The WB Network called Young Americans (2000). He then appeared in the much loved, yet short lived, FOX series Undeclared (2002) as the cocky British drama student Lloyd Haythe. The series was cancelled after only one season. Following Undeclared, Hunnam then appeared in a selection of films: Abandon (2002) and the film adaptations of Nicholas Nickleby (2002) and Cold Mountain (2003).
I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.
Hunnam then returned to the UK to take the lead as Pete Dunham in Green Street (also known as Green Street Hooligans, Hooligans, and The Yank) (2005). His most recent role was Patric, a member of the "The Fishes", in Children of Men (2006) directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
