The career of this Briton is actively gaining momentum. From an actor with a baggage of mediocre roles Charlie Hunnam over several years of fruitful work, he rose to the top of the most promising and in demand, and all thanks to his selectivity to characters and scenarios. In Charlie's piggy bank for quite a long time acting life only 18 roles and not all of them can be called successful in terms of “work for the future.” What is the secret of his popularity? Perhaps it's because Hunnam doesn't go against his inner self, and that's why he's an A-list celebrity.
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Newcastle Boy - Brief Biography
Watching this self-confident and handsome handsome man, one gets the impression that he is the darling of fate, born with a silver spoon in his mouth. In fact, Charlie Hunnam is an ordinary guy who, as a child, only dreamed of wealth and better life. Apparently, the universe is favorable to this handsome guy with a radiant smile and a tempered character, but first things first.
Charlie was born in April 1980, in Newcastle. His father was a scrap metal buyer, and his mother had a small souvenir shop.
His parents divorced when Charlie was two years old, but he always had a good relationship with his father and they communicated until his death in 2014.
“My father was the toughest man I know, sometimes it seems to me that in films I play exactly him.”
After the divorce, my mother remarried only 10 years later and moved to provincial Melmerby. Charlie has two younger brothers. Parents worked from morning to evening to feed their huge family. There was always a shortage of funds, so Charlie, being the second oldest son, began earning money from an early age.
The actor recalls his youthful efforts with a bitter smile. He knows what shorn sheep smell like and how to pick raspberries on an industrial scale. As a child, Hunnam, like many children, loved to ride his bike through the streets of his hometown and played rugby. He was simply unstoppable on his bike and often got into accidents, and once cut his eyebrow so badly that he had to get several stitches in the hospital. The surgeon did not clean the wound well, so Charlie was left with several pebbles in his eyebrows, which caused him great discomfort. In general, the ordinary life of an ordinary teenager, but there is one thing. Charlie grew up in a harsh place where guys constantly proved to each other who was stronger. So the actor knows firsthand about street fights.
And yet the guy was different from his peers. IN adolescence When his friends were hanging out with the girls and testing their fists, Charlie, running away from reality, disappeared at home, watching movies. Even then, he had grandiose plans for his future, and the universe gave him a chance.
The boy’s desire to become an actor appeared at the age of eight, after watching the film “Excalibur”. Therefore, when Guy Ritchie launched a project about King Arthur, the actor understood that this was a sign from above.
Carier start
Hunnam had every chance of becoming a model. At the age of 16, Charlie was “lucky” to advertise Walls ice cream; soon one of the little-known English brands invited him to participate in its campaign. Then he advertised Kangol hats, but the modeling business did not attract the guy. Having earned some money, he entered the University of Cumbria and completed a course in film theory and history.
Unlike most newcomers, Charlie did not go to castings and did not send his portfolio to producers and directors. He was spotted by a casting agent in a supermarket on Christmas Eve. After a few drinks in the pub, Hunnam went shopping for Christmas gifts an hour before the supermarket closed. He tried on sneakers and fooled around in front of the mirror. A woman was staring at Charlie, and he, in turn, winked at her and blew a kiss. It turned out that she was the casting producer for the TV series “Biker Grove,” and that’s how the guy got on television.
In the show “Close Friends,” 18-year-old Hunnam played a gay guy, and this role made him famous in England.
He appeared in several episodes of the show as a guest model. Then the aspiring actor was cast in the soap “My Wonderful Life”. The next series literally made the young man famous. Charlie was cast as a gay character in the TV show Queer As Friends. Project and participation in it young actor received favorable reviews from critics. Inspired by his first success, Charlie set off to conquer Hollywood.
Bad start overseas
Hunnam is one of the few Hollywood actors of the new generation who is not chasing the widespread recognition of his colleagues and multimillion-dollar fees. He rejected scripts in batches that could have long ago elevated him to the rank of world celebrities; this list included “50 Shades of Gray” and “Game of Thrones,” but first things first.
After a good start in his native Britain, Hunnam moved to Hollywood. Star Hills greeted the aspiring actor very coolly. He took part in the TV shows “Young Americans” and “Undecided” and even appeared in the same company with Katie Holmes in the thriller “Abandoned,” but these fruits of the acting profession did not bring Charlie either aesthetic or material satisfaction. Although, as Hunnam has repeatedly stated, he does not dream of fame and does not gravitate toward wealth, he just wants to live a life full of emotions, adventures, and this is what cinema gives him. 
Still from the film “Abandoned”
In 2002, Hunnam first appeared on screen as the main violinist. Dixon's "Nicholas Nickleby" did not bring the actor long-awaited recognition in the film environment, but the young man gained experience and real friends in the persons of Anne Hathaway and Jamie Bell. In 2003, Charlie played a cameo role in the drama Cold Mountain.
As a result, after several years of hard work overseas, the Briton did not receive any worthy offers from producers in Hollywood. In addition, he acquired a bunch of unnecessary fears, a feeling of complete dissatisfaction with himself and his acting skills. He decided to end his wanderings in Hollywood, went to his native Britain and was right.
Hunnam is known for being selective in his roles even early in his career. He participated only in projects that, in his opinion, were worthwhile. The actor was broke, but did not take on work if the script did not captivate him. Charlie believes in his star, and he also believes that if you sacrifice something, but don’t give up on your dream, it will definitely come true.
Through hardship to the stars
Charlie returned to his homeland and continued to search for the very script that he would completely imbue with. Such a project was found. The low-budget drama “Hooligans” became a sip for the actor fresh air which was necessary for him inner world and career. Charlie played Peter Dunham, the desperate leader of the football fans of one of the British clubs. The drama paid off at the box office, and directors noticed Hunnam’s charisma. Of course, experts completely criticized his terrible Californian accent, but they saw huge potential in the blond guy with a sparkling look and sculpted abs.
After arriving in Hollywood, Hunnam was very upset that he was not being cast as bad guys. At castings he was told that he was “too nice.” Charlie didn’t know what to do and even decided to fight with someone on the set during one of the castings, but his upbringing took over, and Hunnam went to the gym to look more impressive. The actor gained weight and became the owner of seductive reliefs. Only after such transformations did the directors begin to see him as a tough guy.
In 2006, Hunnam auditioned for the drama Children of Men. The secondary character performed by the Briton was immediately remembered by the audience. It was he who became the personification of the horror that threatened humanity. Despite his short stay on the set, the actor was lucky enough to take part in the film along with recognized Hollywood gurus Clive Owen, Michael Caine and Julianne Moore.
During the period when Charlie was unemployed and nearly lost his house due to the inability to pay bills, he wrote and sold a script about Vlad the Impaler, the prototype of Dracula. Brad Pitt's production center became interested in the story.
Son of Anarchy
One of the right people, who was impressed by the Brit’s performance in “Hooligans,” became screenwriter and director Kurt Sutter. He can rightly be called Hunnam’s Hollywood father, because it was he who offered Charlie the role of Jax Teller in the mega-popular TV series “Sons of Anarchy.”
Surprisingly, Charlie Hunnam became widely known, at least in Europe and America, not from a big movie, but from a TV show. In 2008, he was invited to audition for a series about bikers. It came true creative dream actor, he was entrusted with the role not of a cute boy, but of a bad boy.
“Sons of Anarchy” is the series that made the British star of the first magnitude. Work on the TV show went on for eight years. With each season, the character of Charlie Jax Teller transformed and struggled with his inner demons.
Hunnam put all his acting skills and abilities into his character. As a result, the viewer saw not just a cool biker-killer, but also a father, loving husband, a man torn between his duty to brotherhood and his own feelings and desires. Hunnam showed such a flurry of conflicting emotions on screen that it became clear to film critics that his range acting roles can be huge. The public applauded the Briton, and directors began to invite him to participate in new projects in big cinema.
Photo gallery: In the company of the acting family of “anarchists”
Kurt Sutter becomes Hunnam's Hollywood father
After a long time shooting day
After participating in the show, the actors became friends in ordinary life
On the set of "Sons", 2011
The audience of the show after the third season exceeded 5 million viewers
At the Season 7 premiere of "Sons"
In 2014, the seventh and final season of the show was filmed. The actor admitted that the people on the set became a real family and transformed into friends, which is why parting with the series and the image of Jax Teller is very difficult for him. Nevertheless, the show about bikers and the criminal world of the small town of Charming has become so popular that its creators have already launched a project about the Mayantsy motorcycle club, which also appeared in the series “Sons of Anarchy.” So, according to unconfirmed reports, Charlie Hunnam in the shell of Jax Teller will return to the screens.
Big cinema - filmography
During his eight years of work on television, Hunnam managed to appear in big films. So the actor appeared in the complex drama “The Price of Passion.” His partners on the set were Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson and Terrence Howard. The film received mixed reviews from critics as it dealt with many deep themes - life and death, religious fanaticism and atheism, gay issues, adultery and many others. As a result, the film was nominated for the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2012, Hunnam took part in two projects - the comedy Frankie Makes a Ruckus and the thriller Blackbird. As the actor himself admits, dramatic cinema is closer to his spirit. Charlie doesn't see himself as a comedian, although he doesn't mind making jokes in good company. This is probably why dramas dominate in his filmography. As for the thriller "Blackbird", it turned out to be very chaotic, despite the rather strong cast. Hunnam was accompanied on the set by Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde. The film did not gain much love among fans either.
One of the first brilliant directors who noted the actor’s potential was the legendary Guillermo Del Toro. The first attempt at collaboration between these two was Hunnam's failed audition for the Hellboy project. When the director told Charlie about his new creation, Pacific Rim, the actor was so inspired that he could not sleep, imagining giant robots and monsters. As a result, Hunnam played the title character and helped prevent an on-screen apocalypse. The film received average reviews from critics, but was favorably received by audiences around the world, especially among Chinese fans. As for Del Toro, he was so taken by Hunnam's creative magnetism that he even talked him into playing a supporting character in his next project, Crimson Peak.
Guillermo Del Toro: “I am fascinated by Charlie Hunnam, he is a great actor, a bright and kind guy. I would love it if my daughters brought someone like Charlie into our home as a boyfriend."
In 2013, it was announced that Hunnam had been cast as sadistic billionaire Christian Gray in the acclaimed Fifty Shades of Gray franchise. The actor himself confirmed his participation in the project and even spoke about the tangible chemistry between him and Dakota Johnson, but after a few months he dropped out of it, which extremely upset the filmmakers. Nevertheless, many film industry experts believe that with this decision, Charlie did a great favor to his career by not putting an end to it. Today it is not known for certain what was the reason for the actor’s refusal to participate in “Shades”. Hunnam said he left the cast due to family circumstances and because of a banal discrepancy in filming schedules.
The actor wanted to take part in the sequel to the film "Pacific Rim", but due to lack of time he abandoned this idea
Not long ago, the actor admitted that he is a germaphobe (germophobia is a panicky fear of germs). And all because as a child he received psychological trauma - in the town where his family lived, an unknown infection spread, due to which a couple of children went blind. The actor remains fearful to this day. That is why kissing in front of the camera is real torture for him. The Sons of Anarchy director doesn't think so. In an interview, he said that filming intimate scenes with Charlie is a pleasure. The actor is as relaxed as possible on set, cheerful and always thinking about his partner. For Hunnam, intimate scenes are choreographed.
In 2016, Charlie Hunnam took part in the historical action film about explorer Percy Fawcett, The Lost City of Z. A British lieutenant colonel and explorer was looking for an advanced civilization in the Amazon delta. While trying to scientifically prove this fact, he and his eldest son disappeared in 1925. Director James Gray recreated this story and presented the film at the New York Film Festival in 2016. Critics greeted the film with applause. Hunnam got the main role of Percy Fawcett. The actor called this film the best thing he did in his career.
Filming took place in the Colombian jungle for five months. According to the director, at the end of the filming process everyone went a little crazy and were physically and mentally exhausted.
To get into character, Hunnam barely spoke to anyone except for moments on set, and did not interact with his common-law wife. Gray said that Charlie looked very unhappy and lonely, but diligently did everything he was told. In addition, during the 8 weeks of filming, the actor lost 20 kg of weight, lightning knocked him down and an insect got into his ear, so Hunnam will remember this experience for the rest of his life.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
One of the long-awaited premieres of 2017 was Guy Ritchie's film The Sword of King Arthur. The original director entrusted the main role in it to Charlie Hunnam.
In the process of creating fantasy, Guy and Charlie became real friends. Watching the interaction between these two at the premiere of the film, it’s even difficult to imagine that Richie initially rejected Charlie’s candidacy for the role of Arthur. The backstory about Hunnam's involvement in the project is that he heard about Guy's new film and immediately responded, but the director was not impressed with Charlie's portfolio and his request was rejected.
Hunnam is a purposeful guy - he bought a ticket to London, invited Richie for a cup of tea and told him about his vision of the role, and what he could bring to this image. The actor's persistence won over Guy, and he gave Charlie a chance. Hunnam came to the audition and saw that Henry Cavill and Jai Courtney were vying for the role, but such rivalry only spurred the determined Briton on. The director was impressed by the actor's performance, but he physical form after "The Lost City of Z" and the final season of "Sons" was unimpressive. Richie was looking for a man who would have put pressure on his opponent, but Hunnam, who had lost a fair amount of his weight, could not boast of this. Charlie emerged victorious and in this situation, Richie proposed to arrange a fist fight between the contenders for the main role, but Guy decided to avoid such extremes and gave the role to the self-confident Hunnam. In turn, he made Charlie promise that before filming began, he would gain impressive muscle mass. The actor spent his days doing fitness and lifting weights, and during filming he did push-ups a thousand times a day. The result was achieved.
The film turned out to be daring, as usual in Richie's style. Foreign critics tore it to smithereens, which ensured low box office receipts for the film overseas, and the Russian audience received the film very warmly. It is still unknown whether the fantasy will become a franchise, but the fact that Hunnam is already in the top star Hollywood actors is a fact.
Future projects
Mr. Hunnam's Lately work has increased, but knowing his selectivity and approach to each role, it is difficult to predict anything. Rumors are spreading in the media about two projects in which the actor may take part - a continuation of the adventures of King Arthur and the series “Mayans”. Hunnam also agreed to play Green Arrow and James Bond if such offers were received.
As for real projects, only one has been announced so far - the drama “The Moth”. A remake of the 1973 film of the same name. The Briton will play the lead role and play imprisoned safecracker Henry "The Moth" Charrière. The film is currently in post-production.
Awards
Actor Charlie Hunnam already has three awards:
- In 2002, the US National Board of Film Critics Award in the category " best actor"sky ensemble".
- In 2014, he received the Huading Film Awards as the best actor of the year in international projects for the film “Pacific Rim”.
- In 2017, CinemaCon Award critics named Hunnam the winner in the Male Star of the Year category.
The actor also has 8 nominations for various awards as part of the TV show “Sons of Anarchy.”
Charlie Hunnam, like the rest of the Anarchists cast, has a strained relationship with the Emmy Awards. Charlie even burst into obscene language at her. As it turned out, critics of the award for some reason ignored the series “Sons of Anarchy” for eight years, which incredibly upset Kurt Sutter, the creator of the show.
Charlie Hunnam as a model
The Briton's attractive appearance and success in the world of cinema have turned him into a model in demand in the world of gloss. Charlie is regularly invited to grace advertising campaigns of famous brands. In 2005, he was the face of Armani, advertising one of the collections of the fashion house. In 2014, the actor was invited to become the face of the Calvin Klein fragrance Reveal. The sexy blonde's partner was model Doutzen Kroes.
REVEAL Calvin Klein perfume roller
The actor has repeatedly collaborated with Vouge, Mens Hills, Mr. Porter. Charlie constantly finds himself on the list of the sexiest men on the planet.
Photo gallery: Charlie Hunnam on the pages of glossies
I love you endlessly: the actor’s personal life
Charlie Hunnam, despite all his unbridled sexuality, which goes off scale and seeps through the screens, is very stable in his personal life, although at the age of 37 he has already been married and divorced.
First love
Arriving in Los Angeles, the actor went to castings for days on end. While auditioning for Dawson's Creek, Charlie met Katherine, a charming blonde actress. The young people fell madly in love with each other, and after three weeks of the affair they became legal spouses. The marriage lasted only three years. Gossips say that Catherine Towne could not stand Hunnam's infidelities and simply left him. Charlie himself jokes in an interview and admits that his wife was his first love, but three years of marriage were the most painful time in his life. Despite this fact, Catherine and Charlie are still friends to this day.
Morgana McNelis
After the divorce, Charlie is credited with affairs with Stella Parker, Rashida Jones and Sophie Dahl, but all these are fleeting affairs. But jewelry designer Morgana McNelis managed to win the blond’s heart. The couple's dating history remains a secret to the public, but their romance has lasted for about twelve years.
Little is known about Charlie's beloved. She is the owner of her own jewelry brand, Maison de Morgana jewelry designs. Morgana is actively involved in charity work supporting veterans.
Morgana gave her lover a ring with the engraving “I love you forever,” and Charlie wears it all the time. So this fact indicates the seriousness of the relationship between both of them towards each other.
A few years ago, young people moved to the suburbs of LA to their own ranch, acquired chickens, ducks, donkeys and improved their own garden. They avoid the Hollywood crowd, but they joint photos periodically appear on gossip columns. Perhaps the decision to move came after McNelis was accused of illegally selling marijuana. This incident, not without the efforts of Hannam, was smoothed over. Morgana got off with two days in prison, a suspended sentence and a multi-thousand-dollar fine. Despite everything, young people remain devoted to each other.
The actor admitted that, as a true Californian, he already has a stock of gold and a collection of weapons, and now his own autonomous farm, so if the apocalypse comes, he plans to survive.
After the popularity that befell Hunnam, it was not easy for his other half. A group of female fans constantly attacked Morgana on social networks and harassed her with insults. Charlie reacted immediately, addressed the inappropriate fans through his fan page on Facebook and asked them to stop attacking the person he loves infinitely. Hunnam said he plans to spend another 60 years with his girlfriend.
Photo gallery: Love is a wonderful country
There are still two weeks until Valentine's Day, and celebrity couples are already flashing through the lenses of the paparazzi during romantic meetings or ordinary walks. This time, Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend Morgana McNelis, Jason Statham and his fiancee, his wife Hilaria and many others came to the attention of journalists.
Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend, jewelry designer Morgana McNelis, visited a furniture store in Beverly Hills. Both chose comfortable semi-sports casual outfits. It seems that the lovers have similar not only interests, but also clothing preferences.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham spent Saturday evening having a romantic dinner at London's Nobu restaurant. Let us remember that a few weeks ago it became known that. At the awards ceremony, the model showed off her ring.
57-year-old Alec Baldwin, his wife, 31-year-old Hilaria Thompson, and their son Rafael walked around New York. The couple leisurely walked along the snow-covered streets, drinking coffee from cardboard cups. The baby sat calmly in a baby kangaroo backpack while his parents enthusiastically discussed something.
Emma Roberts was photographed in a romantic embrace with her boyfriend Evan Peters. The 24-year-old actress and her boyfriend were hugging, kissing and talking sweetly about something until they were noticed by the paparazzi. Later, Emma left her boyfriend and went shopping. Let us remind you that Peters and Roberts broke off their engagement. But, judging by the latest photographs, the couple is once again idyllic.
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Charlie Hunnam is a British film actor who received global recognition and popularity thanks to participation in the television projects “Sons of Anarchy” (7 seasons), “Close Friends” (2 seasons) and films: the fantastic action film “Pacific Rim”, the crime thriller “Blackbird”, the gothic melodrama “Crimson Peak”.
The beginning of a creative journey
Handsome Charlie Hunnam got into the film industry as a result of a happy accident. One day, while shopping, the young man met with television agents who, appreciating Charlie’s charisma, offered him the supporting role of Jackson in the television series Byker Grove. After a successful television debut, the aspiring talent was invited to the provocative project “Close Friends,” where Hunnam, without fear or reproach, played an unconventional teenager sexual orientation Nathan. The series caused a strong reaction among the conservative population Misty Albion, bringing popularity to the actor in his Fatherland. Literally a year later, the second season-sequel “Close Friends 2” was released, and Hunnam’s character became a role model for young gays.
Conquering Hollywood
In 2000, Charlie Hunnam sets out to conquer Hollywood show business. At first, he did not change his usual format and continued to star in television series - the comedy “Unacknowledged” and the drama “Young Americans”. The performer made his debut in big cinema in 2002 in the dramatic thriller “Abandoned” (IMDb: 4.90). A short period of time later, Charlie starred in the historical-epic melodrama Cold Mountain (IMDb: 7.20), his co-stars were A-list stars N. Kidman, D. Lowe and R. Zellweger.
In 2004, Charlie Hunnam, whose films were very popular, together with Elijah Wood formed a wonderful acting duo in Lexi Alexander’s crime drama “Hooligans.” The film has acquired cult status among young people in Great Britain. In the same year, ELLE magazine included the actor in the list of the sexiest men in the world. Charlie Hunnam, whose photo graced the cover of many world media outlets, entered the top ten of the list. In parallel with his work in other projects, the performer has been starring in the US-produced series “Sons of Anarchy”, dedicated to the biker subculture, since 2008.
Collaboration with Guillermo Del Toro
2013 marked the beginning of the actor’s collaboration with the outstanding visionary of our time, Guillermo Del Toro. Charlie Hunnam got into Pacific Rim after a difficult casting. The performer played Reilly Beckett, a former high-class pilot who piloted a robotic huntsman with his brother. During one of the battles with the kaiju, his brother dies and Reilly resigns. He worked in construction for some time, but returned to the army at the call of ex-boss Stacker Pentecost (actor Idris Elba). Mako Mori becomes the pilot's new partner. Together they fight against gigantic monsters. In 2015, Del Toro presented the gothic melodrama Crimson Peak to the film public, in which Charlie Hunnam played the role of Dr. Alan McMichael, Edith's friend.
Unrealized opportunity
During the production of the erotic melodrama Fifty Shades of Gray, K. Cook, D. Cooper and S. Amell were cast for the role of the main character. But the producers decided to give the role to Charlie Hunnam. The performer, in a commentary on the decision of the creators, stated that after explicit scenes in “Close Friends,” where at the age of 18 he had to feign physical passion for a man, then at 33 he can easily handle the young beauty. But later the actor was forced to refuse to participate in the project due to the overlap in the filming schedules of Fifty Shades of Gray and Sons of Anarchy. A. Skarsgård, F. Arnault, B. Magnussen, P. D. Adams and Luke Bracey intended to replace Hunnam, but the role still went to Jamie Dornan.
King's Sword
In March 2017, the premiere of the adventure-drama action film from Guy Ritchie “The Sword of King Arthur” will take place. The creation of the tape took place in several stages. Initially, David Dobkin took over the production, who hoped to star Keith Harington in the role of Arthur, and Joel Kinnaman in the role of Lancelot. The production group considered the budget to be exceeded and the performers to be unknown. The leading actors were replaced by Colin Farrell and Gary Oldman, but this castling was not developed. Then Guy Ritchie took over the director's chair. F. Jones, E. Olsen and A. Vikander wanted to portray the image of Guinevere on the screen, but Astrid Bergès-Frisbey surpassed everyone.
G. Cavill and D. Courtney were in contention for the leading male role, but Charlie, having met Richie, promised him to be in incredible shape by the start of the filming process, doing 500 push-ups every day. As a result, Charlie Hunnam was cast in the role. His performance of King Arthur promises to outshine similar characters from other films.
Personal life and preferences
Charlie Hunnam was officially married for only three years. His chosen one was actress Catherine Towne, daughter of film playwright Robert Towne. The young people met during the casting of the television series Dawson's Creek. But soon the couple lost interest in each other, and as a result the marriage was dissolved. Currently, the actor has a girlfriend; they even jointly purchased property - a farm in sunny California. The actor maintains friendly relations with his colleagues - D. Bell, E. Hathaway and R. Garay.
According to Hunnam, he is not endowed with any talents other than acting. Therefore, he is very afraid of losing the gift of reincarnation. Charlie's favorite performers are British actor D. Day-Lewis and American actor and director Sh. Penn.
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The fact that he did not play Gray in the film Fifty Shades of Gray is probably for the best: Jamie Dornan, who received the role, is not delighted with the film. Although, perhaps, a new stage would begin in Charlie Hunnam’s biography along with this image, he is still a good actor, and the movie collected an impressive box office.
Biography of Charlie Hunnam
"Gay Icon"
A native of Newcastle, Charles Matthew Hunnam comes from a large family. His parents raised four children, and Charlie turned out to be the second child of the Hunnams. He was born on April 10, 1980, and grew up as an active and athletic boy. And Charlie’s hopes for a great acting future were born with his participation in the show “Biker Grove”. He got the role of Jason by chance: casting assistants met a handsome blond guy in a Newcastle store - Hunnam was choosing his shoes and ended up on the set.
But for real creative biography Charlie Hunnam's career began with the mini-series Queer As Folk. The nineteen-year-old Briton became the star of the project, playing one of the central roles in it. His hero, the young modest Nathan, is seduced by the handsome Stuart (Aidan Gillen, who created the image of Petyr Baelish in “Game of Thrones”). Gradually the guy falls in love with his older friend and becomes, like him, a playmaker. Nathan became a real “gay icon”, because Charlie played him very convincingly, without being embarrassed by explicit scenes.
In America!
Having starred in his homeland in the low-budget comedy “Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?”, the Englishman moved to the States. There he made his debut with a role in the show “Young Americans”, and then joined the large cast of the sitcom “Undecided”. The script for the show was written by Jude Apatow, so it was full of quite bold jokes and unusual situations, and along with Charlie in the series (which was a kind of continuation of “Hooligans and Geeks”), Apatow’s favorite Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel played.
In between filming the sitcom, Charlie Hunnam's biography was supplemented with several films. Among them was the English classic, Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby. Despite the excellent casting (in addition to Hunnam and the young Jamie Bell, the film featured the experienced Jim Broadbent, the beautiful Anne Hathaway and the funny Alan Cummings), the drama failed at the box office. Apparently Dickens is not to everyone's taste. And the film was not bad: it even competed for the Golden Globe.
Fan and biker
Hunnam's cameo in Minghella's Cold Mountain and his role in Cuarón's post-apocalyptic film Children of Men were not very well received by the public and critics. But the low-budget American-British sports drama “Hooligans” unexpectedly covered the costs of the film by almost 10 times, and the film’s ratings were unrealistically high. The main roles in the film were played by American Elijah Wood and Briton Charlie Hunnam. Interestingly, the film about London football fans was directed by a female director, Lexi Alexander.
Charlie always said that he approaches the choice of a role very carefully, because it determines the course future career artist. So he happily plunged into the biker-criminal world of the Sons of Anarchy series, sensing that this was a story that could hook viewers. The show was launched in 2008, and in December 2014, Americans saw the last, seventh season. Hunnam gives a brilliant performance as Jax Taylor, the leader of a motorcycle gang trying to bring order to his town.
Commercial success
Charlie's participation in the blockbuster "Pacific Rim" also did not go unnoticed.
Epic high tech fantastic picture Guillermo del Toro earned more than $411 million - it was the first commercially very successful film in which a Briton had a leading role.
You won't be nice by force
When Robert Pattinson refused James's offer to play in the film adaptation of her book Fifty Shades of Gray, Ryan Gosling could have applied for the leading male role, but the project seemed uninteresting to him. Then the role of Gray was offered to Hunnam. After much hesitation, Charlie agreed, but unexpectedly met with a whole stream of negativity from fans of the novel. He decided that “you can’t be nice by force” and left the project.
Victorian thriller and Arthurian legend
Film fans were eagerly awaiting del Toro's next film with Hunnam in leading role– the Victorian mystical thriller “Crimson Peak” was released in October 2015. Along with Charlie, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Tom Hiddleston are in the film. The horror (or rather, gothic drama) turned out to be: atmospheric, rich in bright colors, intense.
And in the spring of 2017, Hunnam appeared in the image of the legendary King Arthur (who has not yet sat on the throne) in the new film by Guy Ritchie. The antagonist of the future monarch was played by Jude Law.
Personal life of Charlie Hunnam
Early marriage
As soon as Charlie moved to the USA, he almost immediately met Catherine Towne - this happened at one of the castings. Both auditions for Dawson's Creek didn't work out, but Catherine and Charlie's wedding followed. The marriage turned out to be short - already in 2002, the young people divorced it.
Many years together
Charlie Hunnam never did anything about his personal life. big secret, he has been dating the same girl for almost ten years now. His lover is Morgana McNelis, she designs jewelry. The star is in no hurry to formalize her relationship - apparently, the mistake of youth reminds of itself, well, these two are fine without any formalities.
brief information
Date of Birth : 10.04.1980
Place of Birth: Newcastle, England, UK
His career began when he was just walking around shoe store V hometown Newcastle and met the agents. He was invited to star in the BBC series Byker Grove as a recurring long-haired model. After this series, Charlie played in the series about teenagers on the same BBC channel - “Microsoap”, and then followed it star role in the Channel 4 television series Queer as Folk in 1999.
Over the course of the eight-part film about the life of a gay man, Hunnam portrayed how Nathan (the main character) grows from a modest, inquisitive and innocent guy into a determined and self-confident playmaker. In 2000, Charlie reprized this role in the two-hour sequel Queer as Folk 2. The role of Nathan has become a kind of model for young homosexuals. And the influence of this series spread so widely that the young actor was invited to take part in a parliamentary debate to discuss Britain's discriminatory coming of age law.
In 2000, Hunnam made his debut in the American teen drama series Young Americans on The WB, where he played a recurring character. He then landed a recurring role on the Fox sitcom Undeclared, a college-life series based on an earlier short-lived series, Freaks and Geeks.
The key to the success of The Unacknowledged, like its predecessor, was in thoughtful details and clearly formed characters. For example, Hunnam's character, Lloyd, the main actor of the college theater studio, turned out to be a completely atypical character. Charlie's charm and swaggering manner allowed his character Lloyd to reach the limits of the possible, and the series itself went far beyond the typical teen stereotypes.
The first film in which Hunnam starred was released in 1999 in the actor’s homeland, and in 2001 it was released in American cinemas. It was the British comedy What Happened to Harold Smith? (Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?), in which Charlie played the role of a rock singer. In American cinema, Hunnam made his debut opposite Katie Holmes in the 2002 thriller Abandon, and at the end of the same year he starred in artistic drama, based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens “Nicholas Nickleby”.
In 2003, Charlie appeared in Anthony Minghella's next drama, Cold Mountain, in which his colleagues included such famous Hollywood stars as Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee Zellweger. The film Cold Mountain, based on the novel by Charles Fraser, covers the events civil war in America.
As for the actor’s personal life, Charlie already had experience in family life: from 1999 to 2002, he was married to Katarina Towne, whom they met during the filming of the film “Unacknowledged.”
Filmography
1999 f What happened to Harold Smith? (film) Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Daz
1999 with Close Friends (TV series) Queer as Folk Nathan Maloney
2000 with Close Friends - 2 (TV) Queer as Folk Nathan Maloney
2000 with Young Americans (TV series) Young Americans Gregor Ryder
2001 with Undeclared Lloyd Haythe
2002 f Abandoned (film) Abandon Embry Larkin
2002 f Nicholas Nickleby (film) Nicholas Nickleby Nicholas Nickleby
2003 f Cold Mountain (film) Cold Mountain Bosie
2005 f Green Street Hooligans (film) Green Street Hooligans Pete Dunham
2006 f Children of Men (film) Children of Men Patric
2011 f Stanford Prison Experiment William H. Pitsenbarger
2010 f The Last Frontier (film) Last Full Measure
2008-2011 with Children of Anarchy Sons of Anarch Jackson "Jax" Teller
2012 f Blackbird Blackbird Jay
2013 f Pacific Ocean Pacific Rim
