Charles Matthew Hunnam was born in Newcastle, England on April 10, 1980, to Jane . This was Charlie's first part that he has named in his "trilogy of mad men." The two that followed were in Green Street Hooligans and Children of Men. Charlie's role in Green Street Hooligans caught the eye of Kurt Sutter, who chose him to play the protagonist in his TV show Sons of Anarchy. The series about an outlaw motorcycle club became FX's most popular show ever and a critical success. Following his fame on American TV, Charlie had his first starring part in a film that was a commercial success, Pacific Rim.
Currently living in the USA
Is the second oldest of four boys.
Met ex-wife Katharine Towne at an audition for "Dawsons Creek" . The couple married a few weeks later.
Ex-son-in-law of Robert Towne and Julie Payne. Ex-grandson-in-law of John Payne and Anne Shirley.
Favorite actors are Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Penn
Divides his time between Los Angeles and London.
Very good friends with Jamie Bell , Anne Hathaway and Romola Garai. All formed a strong bond while filming Nicholas Nickleby .
Was going to play the "stoner" in the small independent film Andersons Cross alongside former "Undeclared" co star Samm Levine and good friend Jerome Elston Scott , but couldnt because of scheduling conflicts. Director Jerome cut the part out of the script completely saying "No one replaces Charlie Hunnam".
Auditioned for the role of Anakyn Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones .
Auditioned for the lead role in Thor .
Was cast as Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey but three weeks before the start of the shooting he chose to drop out the film due personal reasons and his busy schedule with "Sons of Anarchy" .
(January 2011) In between season 3 and 4 of Sons of Anarchy. New movie The Ledge was bought by IFC Films
(December 2009) Now in second season playing the role of "Jax" in Sons of Anarchy American television FX channel.
Was going to reunite with his "Undeclared" colleagues Jason Segel and Judd Apatow in the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall . Segel wrote the role of Aldous Snow with him in mind, but he dropped out due to not feeling the project was right for him. Russell Brand ended up getting the role.
He is of English, 1/8th Irish, and some Scottish descent.
Hes dyslexic.
Partner Morgana McNelis , is a Los Angeles-based jewelry & costume designer ("Maison de Morgana"). The couple live on a California ranch with 2 donkeys, 30 chickens and enjoy organic farming.
Does not participate in social media.
Is a germaphobe insofar as other humans are concerned, but is unfazed by the dirt of the natural environment when hes camping or trekking, for example.
Germaphobe that he is, Charlie detests having to do kissing scenes on film but has no problem kissing his longtime girlfriend Morgana.
Discovered on Christmas Eve in the shoe department of a JD Sports store in his hometown by a production manager from the TV series "Byker Grove" . After Charlie had impishly flirted with the woman, she asked him to audition for the series where he landed a supporting role.
[on whether he left Fifty Shades of Grey due to the explicit sex scenes],I was excited about that element of it. The outside perception of that,was that I got really cold feet and got scared of the explicit nature,of the sexuality of the piece. You know what, I had such a baptism of,fire with regards to sexuality on camera at the beginning of my career.
A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage.
No, I do a bunch of things to entertain myself. I paint, I make music, I take photographs.
I love hip hop music, I make hip hop music.
Good-quality travel and good-quality food are the two luxuries that I never have any guilt indulging in.
