Biography
Having emerged from his native England as one of the stars of the controversial series "Queer as Folk," actor Charlie Hunnam established himself as an actor of note in America, tackling a wide variety of roles on more accessible television fare. Decidedly picky about which roles he took - almost to the detriment of his career - Hunnam vehemently avoided making any-old movie for the sake of stardom; instead focusing his attention on quality …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast opposite Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde in crime drama "Deadfall" |
2011 | Returned to features with a starring role in the drama thriller "The Ledge" |
2008 | Cast as Jackson 'Jax' Teller, the central character on the FX drama series "Sons of Anarchy" |
2006 | Cast in Alfonso Cuarón's futuristic tale "Children of Men," adapted from P.D. James' novel |
2005 | Co-starred with Elijah Wood in "Green Street Hooligans," a film about the underworld of British football hooliganism |
2003 | Cast in small role in Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain" |
2002 | Played title role in Douglas McGrath's feature remake of Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby" |
2002 | Featured in the teen thriller "Abandon," written and directed by Stephen Gaghan |
2001 | Appeared on the short-lived Fox comedy "Undeclared" as cocky British drama student Lloyd Haythe |
2000 | Landed recurring role on the short-lived WB drama "Young Americans" |
2000 | Reprised role of Nathan in "Queer as Folk 2" (Channel 4) |
1999 | Made feature acting debut in "Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?" |
1999 | Landed breakthrough screen role as 15-year-old Nathan Maloney on the controversial gay-themed British series "Queer as Folk" (Channel 4) |
1999 | Appeared on the BBC series "Microsoap" |
1998 | Cast in his first role as the child model Jason on the British children's show "Byker Grove" (BBC) |