Charles Matthew "Charlie" Hunnam was born on April 10, 1980 in Newcastle, UK. He is an English actor.

Discovered while goofing off in a shoe store in his native Newcastle, Hunnam was quickly cast on the BBC series "Byker Grove", playing a long-locked model with a recurring role. From here he was cast on the BBC teen series "Microsoap" and then landed the co-starring role on Channel 4's "Queer as Folk" (1999).

Hunnam brought Nathan from shy, curious innocent to an increasingly self-aware and determined man about town in the initial eight episodes of the controversial series about gay life and reprised the role in the two-hour sequel "Queer as Folk 2" (2000).

In 2000, Hunnam made his US television debut with a recurring role on the teen drama "Young Americans" on The WB. From here he landed a regular role on the Fox sitcom "Undeclared" (2001-2002), a college-set series created by Judd Apatow of the critically acclaimed but short-lived series "Freaks and Geeks". The charm of "Undeclared", like its series predecessor, was in the details and the fully-formed characters.

Hunnam made his first leap to film in 1999 with a role as a rock singer in the British comedy "Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?". He made his US feature debut opposite Katie Holmes in the thriller "Abandon" (2002) and finished the year starring in the feature drama based on the Charles Dickens' novel "Nicholas Nickleby."

He will next be seen in Anthony Minghella's new drama,"Cold Mountain" (2003), alongside Hollywood’s A-list actors such as Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee Zellweger. Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, "Cold Mountain" is set during the American Civil War.

His most recent role was Patric, a member of the "The Fishes", in Children of Men (2006). Hunnam was married to Katharine Towne from 1999 to 2002, they met while filming ''Undeclared''.

Filmography

• The Stanford Prison Experiment (2009)
• The Last Full Measure (2009)
• Sons of Anarchy (2008) (TV)
• Children of Men (2006)
• Hooligans (2005)
• Cold Mountain (2003)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Abandon (2002)
• "Undeclared" (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
• "Young Americans" (3 episodes, 2000)
• Queer as Folk 2 (2000) (TV)
• "Queer as Folk" (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
• "My Wonderful Life" (1999) TV series
• Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
• "Microsoap" (1998) TV series
• "Byker Grove" (1989)