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Charlie Hunnam Profile |
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Birth Date: April 10, 1980
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Birth Place: Newcastle, England, UK
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Birth Name: Charles Matthew Hunnam
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Charles Matthew Hunnam (born April 10, 1980 in Newcastle,
England) is an English actor.
Hunnam's first major role as Nathan Maloney in the Channel 4
drama Queer as Folk (1999), gained him much recognition and
was only the beginning of an exciting career for the young
actor. 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) - on the
completion of both projects Hunnam relocated to Los Angeles
to pursue his acting career.
His career then 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 loved by
many but was cancelled after only one series - many believe
that this is because of the network continually changing the
time slot for the show.
Following Undeclared, Hunnam then appeared in a selection of
films: Abandon (2002) and the film adaptations of Nicholas
Nickleby (2002) and Cold Mountain (2003).
A personal decision to concentrate on films he
wholeheartedly believed in resulted in his return to the
United Kingdom to take the lead as Pete Dunham in Green
Street (2005) (also known as Green Street Hooligans,
Hooligans and The Yank).
His most recent role was Patric - a member of the
Ecoterrorist group 'The Fishes' - in Children of Men
directed by Alfonso Cuaron. It is a film adaptation of the
P.D. James novel of the same title.
Hunnam was married to Katharine Towne from 1999 to 2002. |
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Other Information |
Currently living in the USA (2004)
Is the second oldest of four boys.
Met ex-wife Katharine Towne at an audition for "Dawson's
Creek" (1998). The couple married a few weeks later.
Ex-son-in-law of Robert Towne and Julie Payne.
Favorite actors are Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Penn |
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