Charlie Hunnam | |
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Born | Charles Matthew Hunnam 10 April 1980 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Alma mater | Cumbria College of Art and Design |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse |
Katharine Towne
(m. 1999; div. 2002) |
Partner | Morgana McNelis (2005–present) |
Charles Matthew Hunnam (/ˈhʌnəm/; born 10 April 1980) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jax Teller in the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014). His portrayal was nominated twice for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor.
Hunnam has been featured as the lead in numerous films, including Green Street (2005) , Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), Triple Frontier (2019), and The Gentlemen (2019). He has also portrayed Percy Fawcett in The Lost City of Z (2016) and Arthur Pendragon in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017).
His notable television projects include the Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk (1999–2000), the Fox series Undeclared (2001–2002) and the Apple TV+ series Shantaram (2022).