Charles Matthew "Charlie" Hunnam (born 10 April 1980) is an English actor.
Charles (Charlie) Matthew Hunnam was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 10 April 1980. Discovered while clowning around in a shoe shop by a production manager for the British Children's show Byker Grove, Charlie Hunnam was cast in his first role as the long locked child model Jason in three episodes of the show. His first major role came soon after as Nathan Maloney in the Cha...
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Charles Matthew "Charlie" Hunnam (born 10 April 1980) is an English actor.
Charles (Charlie) Matthew Hunnam was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 10 April 1980. Discovered while clowning around in a shoe shop by a production manager for the British Children's show Byker Grove, Charlie Hunnam was cast in his first role as the long locked 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 his arrival in Los Angeles in 1999, Hunnam 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...
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