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The fact that he did not play Gray in the Fifty Shades of Gray film is probably for the best: Jamie Dornan, who received this role, is not enthusiastic about the film. Although, perhaps, in the biography of Charlie Hunnam, along with this image, new stage, yet he is a good actor, and the movie collected an impressive box office.
Biography of Charlie Hunnam
"Gay Icon"
A native of Newcastle, Charles Matthew Hunnam comes from a large family. His parents raised four, and Charlie was the second child of the Hunnams. He was born on April 10, 1980, grew up as an active and athletic boy. And Charlie's hopes for a great acting future were born along with his participation in the Biker Grove show. He got the role of Jason by chance: the casting assistants met a handsome blond guy in one of the shops in Newcastle - Hunnam was choosing his shoes, but got on the set.
But for real creative biography Charlie Hunnam began with the mini-series Close Friends. The nineteen-year-old Briton became the star of the project, playing one of the central roles in it. His hero, the modest young Nathan, is seduced by the handsome Stuart (Aidan Gillen, who created the image of Petyr Baelish in the Game of Thrones). Gradually, the guy falls in love with his older friend and becomes, like him, a playboy. Nathan has become a real "gay icon", because Charlie played him very convincingly, while not embarrassed by explicit scenes.
In America!
After starring in his homeland in the low-budget comedy What Happened to Harold Smith?, the Englishman moved to the States. There he made his debut with a role in the show Young Americans, and then joined the large cast of the sitcom Undecided. The show was written by Jude Apatow, so it was full of some pretty daring jokes and out of the ordinary situations, and along with Charlie in the series (which was a kind of continuation of "Hooligans and Nerds"), Apatow's favorite Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel played.
In between filming the sitcom, Charlie Hunnam's biography was replenished with several films. Among them was English classic, Dickensian "Nicholas Nickleby". Despite the excellent casting (except for Hunnam and the young Jamie Bell, the experienced Jim Broadbent played in the film, the beauty Ann Hataway and the funny Alan Cummings), the drama flopped at the box office. Apparently, Dickens is not to everyone's taste. And the film was not bad: it even claimed the Golden Globe.
fan and biker
Hunnam's episode in Minghella's "Cold Mountain" and his role in Cuaron's post-apocalyptic "Children of Men" were not very highly appreciated by the public and critics. But the low-budget American-British sports drama "Hooligans" unexpectedly covered the cost of the film by almost 10 times, and the ratings of the tape were unrealistically high. The main roles in the film were played by American Elijah Wood and Briton Charlie Hunnam. Interestingly, the film is about London football fans filmed by female director Lexi Alexander.
Charlie always said that he approaches the choice of role very carefully, because it determines the course further career artist. So he gladly plunged into the biker-criminal world of the series "Sons of Anarchy", anticipating that this is the kind of story that can hook the viewer. The show was launched in 2008, and in December 2014, the Americans saw the last, seventh, season. Hunnam did a great job main role Jax Teyler, the leader of a motorcycle gang seeking to restore order in their town.
Commercial success
Charlie's participation in the blockbuster "Pacific Rim" also did not go unnoticed.
Epic high tech fantasy picture Guillermo del Toro earned more than 411 million dollars - it was the first commercially very successful film in which the Brit has a leading role.
You won't be forced to be nice
When Robert Pattinson turned down James's offer to play in the film adaptation of her book Fifty Shades of Grey, Ryan Gosling could have been considered for the male lead, but the project seemed uninteresting to him. Then the role of Gray was offered to Hunnam. After much hesitation, Charlie agreed, but unexpectedly met with a whole stream of negativity from fans of the novel. He decided that “you won’t be forced to be nice” and left the project.
Victorian thriller and Arthurian legend
Movie fans were looking forward to the next del Toro film starring Hunnam - the Victorian mystical thriller Crimson Peak was released in October 2015. Together with Charlie, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Tom Hiddleston are involved in the film. Horror (or rather, a gothic drama turned out: atmospheric, rich bright colors, tense.
And in the spring of 2017, Hunnam appeared as the legendary King Arthur (who has not yet sat on the throne) in Guy Ritchie's new film. The antagonist of the future monarch was played by Jude Law.
Charlie Hunnam's personal life
Early marriage
As soon as Charlie moved to the USA, he almost immediately met Catherine Town - it happened at one of the castings. Samples in "Dawson's Bay" did not pass both, but the wedding of Katherine and Charlie followed. The marriage turned out to be short - already in 2002, the young people terminated it.
Many years together
From the personal life of Charlie Hunnam never made a big secret, for almost ten years he has been dating the same girl. His lover is Morgana McNelis, she is a designer jewelry. The star is in no hurry to formalize their relationship - apparently, the mistake of youth reminds of itself, well, these two are fine and without any formalities.
There are still two weeks before Valentine's Day, and star couples are already flashing in paparazzi lenses during romantic meetings or ordinary walks. This time, Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend Morgan McNelis, Jason Statham and his fiancee, with his wife Hilaria and many others came into the view of journalists.
Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend, jewelry designer Morgana McNelis, visited a furniture store in Beverly Hills. Both chose comfortable semi-sports outfits in casual style. It seems that lovers have similar not only interests, but also preferences in clothing.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham spent Saturday evening having a romantic dinner at London's Nobu restaurant. Recall that a few weeks ago it became known that. At the awards ceremony, the model showed off the ring.
57-year-old Alec Baldwin, his wife, 31-year-old Hilaria Thompson, and their son Rafael walked around New York. The couple slowly walked through the snow-covered streets, drinking coffee from cardboard cups. The kid sat quietly in a baby kangaroo backpack, while his parents were discussing something with enthusiasm.
Emma Roberts was captured during a romantic hug with her boyfriend Evan Peters. The 24-year-old actress and her boyfriend were hugging, kissing and talking sweetly about something until they noticed the paparazzi. Emma later left her boyfriend and went shopping. Recall that Peters and Roberts broke off their engagement. But judging by latest photos, coupled again idyll.
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Charles Matthew Hunnam is a British actor who became famous for his roles in the TV series Sons of Anarchy, the feature films Pacific Rim, Hooligans, The Lost City of Z, and King Arthur: The Sword.Childhood and family of Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Hunnam was born April 10, 1980 in English city Newcastle, in a family of entrepreneurs William "Billy" Hunnam (1952-2013) and Jane (Bell) Hunnam. His maternal grandmother was a famous portrait painter, his mother was also fond of painting, but his father was far from creativity in the usual sense - he collected metal from landfills and handed it over. Charlie's parents, natures too different for a happy family life, separated when he was very young. 
The actor grew up in a quarter where all issues were resolved with the help of fists. Every minute threat of danger tempered the future actor, and during adulthood Charlie has always used the experience gained in his youth for the roles of "tough guys". The actor still remembers school time as survival lessons.
Charlie is the second child in the family; the actor has an older brother, William "Billy". When Hunnam was 12 years old, his mother married a second time, and the family moved to the village of Melmerby in Cumbria (England). In her second marriage, Jane gave birth to Charlie two more brothers - Oliver and Christian.
IN school years future actor was fond of playing rugby. From high school he was expelled due to dyslexia, so he was forced to graduate as an external student, after which he entered the Cumbrian College of Art and Design, where he received higher education in the theory and history of cinema.
Charlie Hunnam career
Hunnam's acting career began in an unusual way: agents of the film studio noticed a 17-year-old boy in one of Newcastle's shoe stores. Young man was invited to the role of Jason's model in the series "Biker Grove" from the BBC. His character appeared in three episodes.In 1999, two cameo roles later, Hunnam was cast as the lead in Queer as Folk, a series about gay life. The series became so popular that Charlie, who brilliantly portrayed 15-year-old gay Nathan Maloney, was deemed knowledgeable enough to take part in a parliamentary debate on the discriminatory law that sets the age of consent in the UK at 16 years old.
After success in his homeland, the young man tried his hand at Hollywood. But at first, no one wanted to invite the actor who moved to Los Angeles to play the roles. cool heroes”, justifying the refusals by the fact that Charlie is “too nice and polite”. Hunnam began to play sports intensively and made a habit of coming to auditions unshaven.
At the dawn of his career, the desperate actor even wrote the script for a film about Vlad III the Impaler, known as Vlad Dracula. In 2002, while filming the military drama Cold Mountain in Romania, in which Charlie had a small role, he collected stories about the bloody prince from local residents. Hunnam said that after that he did not have a job for almost a year and a half, and if he had not sold the script to Summit Entertainment, he would have had to return to his mother in England. Hunnam's script was bought by Brad Pitt's studio.
Charlie Hunnam in the movie Hooligans
But in 2004, he was approved for a role in the film "Hooligans": Charlie played the tough leader of a group of fans of the London club West Ham United. The film, starring Elijah Wood and Hunnam, received high marks from critics and viewers, and Charlie began to fill up with interesting job offers. It was the first breakthrough young actor in big movies.
Now in the filmography of Charlie Hunnam there is a variety of genres - from cute comedies ("Undecided", 2001-2003; "Frankie makes a rustle", 2011) and stories about incredible love(The Price of Passion, 2011; Nicholas Nickleby, 2002) to adventure and fantasy films (Crimson Peak, 2015; The Lost City of Z, 2016) and crime stories (Sons of Anarchy, 2008-2014 ; Blackbird, 2011).
This is why Charlie Hunnam didn't attend Comic Con
In 2013, Hunnam was announced by Universal Pictures for the lead role in the film adaptation. scandalous romance"50 Shades of Grey", but some time later, Charlie refused to participate in the project, citing employment in other projects. Hunnam became the third actor to turn down the role of handsome billionaire Christian Grey, whose role was eventually played by model Jamie Dornan.
In September 2016, filming began on a remake of Moth, starring Hunnam and Mr. Robot star Rami Malek. The director's chair was taken by Danish director Michael Noer.
Charlie Hunnam in King Arthur: The Sword
In May 2017 in Russian rental came out New film Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: The Sword, in which Hunnam played the lead role of Arthur. Interpretation from the scandalous director " Big jackpot"and the tape" Cards, money, two barrels "was not worth waiting for the classic interpretation of the legend. And so it happened - in the film, Arthur appeared as the leader of a youth gang fighting for power.
Charlie Hunnam's personal life
In 1999, while casting for Dawson's Creek, Charlie met actress Catherine Towne. Neither she nor he was approved for the role, but a spark broke out between the young people, and a month after they met, the actors got married in Las Vegas. In 2002, the family broke up.In 2005, Hunnam began dating artist and jewelry designer Morgana McNelis. The couple settled in the suburbs of Los Angeles, started a small farm with chickens and ducks. The actor has repeatedly admitted that he does not like clubs and glamorous Hollywood parties, and his girlfriend fully supports him in this. 
Hunnam has two cats - George and Mavis. In an interview, Charlie admitted that of all the scents in the world, he likes the smell of his cats fur the most.
The actor collects Nike sneakers. In his collection - more than 85 pairs of models from the 90s. “You know, as a child, I could not afford such shoes and envied my peers who flaunted in Nikes. And you know what now? Yes, I can buy every pair in this world! ”, Charlie once opened up.
Charlie Hunnam now
The film "Moth" directed by Michael Noer, adaptation of the same name autobiographical novel former prisoner Henri Charrière was shown in Russia only a year after the world premiere in 2017, due to the lack of an advertising company, the fees were significantly lower than expected. However, critics appreciated the game of Charlie, who received the main role, noting that the picture can be compared with the greatest film "The Shawshank Redemption".One of the hundred most sexy men world according to the magazine "Elle", a favorite of girls and just a talented actor - all this is Charlie Hunnam. His career in film and television began quite early, and every year his popularity is gaining more and more growth.
Carier start
The actor is originally from the UK - it was there in Newcastle upon Tyne that he was born on April 10, 1980. I got on TV screens by pure chance, stumbling upon casting agents in a store. He was invited to perform episodic role in the TV series Biker Grove. And already in 1999, at the age of 19, he starred in enough scandalous project"Close Friends" as a teenager with an unconventional sexual orientation. The series caused a great uproar in the audience and for a long time was discussed, which probably "threw" the guy on a wave of popularity, and since 2000, Charlie Hunnam has already begun to conquer America and Hollywood. The first work on television was the series "Young Americans" (2002), and then "Undecided", which, however, was not successful with the audience. In 2003, he participates, along with already eminent Hollywood stars (N. Kidman, R. Zellweger), in the film Cold Mountain.
Once Charlie said that he did not want to grab the first role that came across solely for the sake of money; he said he had at least 60 years ahead of him to make money, with the next five years defining his career. No sooner said than done. Now he is filming with eminent directors in the most rated projects.
Charlie Hunnam: personal life
A new stage of life with the United States was marked not only promising work, but also by an early marriage to They met on auditions for the TV series Dawson's Creek and both did not get there, but family life lasted three years. Charlie Hunnam from his personal life never made a secret with seven seals, and in candid interviews he admits to journalists that he has "scars all over his heart."
In the past seven years, the actor has settled down and is in a relationship with Morgana McNelis (pictured). The girl is engaged in jewelry design and, by the way, also starred in several films, albeit short ones. Despite the idyll reigning in their relationship, the actor is in no hurry to tie the knot.
Charlie Hunnam, whose filmography is not so great (quality is still better than quantity), has established himself as a versatile and talented actor. We offer you some of his most interesting works in film and television.
"Hooligans"
Returning to his homeland from Hollywood, Charlie took off and immediately starred in one of the most successful films of the year, along with Elijah Wood. The plot of the tape revolves around teenage maximalism and what shape it can sometimes take. A Harvard student who could have become a journalist is expelled for a crime not his fault. promising future and good career roll downhill. In search of solace and shelter, he travels to his sister. There since light hand her husband's brother, he discovers the world of football and blind fanaticism. He finds new friends and new troubles...
The series "Sons of Anarchy"
One of the most successful series in America, which lasted seven seasons (2008-2014) and earned not only the love of the audience, but also good feedback critics as well as awards. One of the main roles is played by Charlie Hunnam. The filmography of the actor this time was replenished with a project in the genre crime drama. He appears before the viewer as the young leader of the biker club. They do their best to protect and defend their hometown from drugs and any harmful influence from the outside, but at the same time they themselves trade in weapons. The hero of Ch. Hunnam doubts the correctness of the chosen path and attempts to change something in his life, but not everyone is happy about this.
"The Price of Passion"
In 2011, Charlie Hunnam tries himself in a dramatic thriller, where Liv Tyler became his partner in the film. According to the plot, officer H. Luchetti has been working in the police for many years and has saved more than one life. He persuades suicides to refuse to jump into last moment. However, this time things didn't go the way they always did. He will have to learn not only the story of breathtaking love, but also the price at which everyone will pay for it.
"Pacific Rim"
A deadly threat hung over the future of mankind: from the very abyss of the ocean, armies of monsters called kaiju come out onto land. They bring destruction and millions of deaths with them. To combat them, scientists have invented special robots controlled from the inside by people. The interaction of a living organism and a machine is based on a subtle neural connection. It is they who will defend the right of mankind to life.
Charlie Hunnam (the photo is in the article) can rightly be proud of the work of one of the most famous directors of this genre, Guillermo del Toro, and among the fans there are already rumors about the continuation of the fantastic action movie. However, the collaboration between Toro and Hunnam did not end there, and in 2015 the actor starred in a new thriller, Crimson Peak. Well, in July 2016, all fans are expected to see the release of the film "Knights round table: King Arthur, where he plays the future ruler of England.
Charlie Hunnam's talent is multifaceted, and this is confirmed by the professionalism with which he plays the most diverse roles.
Charismatic actor Charlie Hunnam confidently climbs to the top of Hollywood, gets roles in box office films and TV shows, by the game in which the whole world recognizes him. Having reconciled with fame, the actor in life remains a modest and hardworking guy who loves loneliness and spits on the opinions of others. This blue-eyed Englishman is interesting for his simple and loyal character, as well as a conscious approach to developing his career.
Charlie was born in 1980 in the UK. The boy's parents divorced immediately after his birth, after which his mother remarried. Charlie has three brothers, he himself is the second oldest. He graduated with a profile in cinema and art. At a young age, he received an offer to become professional model, but fate brought him to the cinema.
For the first time, Charlie got on TV screens at the age of 17, when, right on the street, he was accidentally met by the producers of the television series Biker Grove. Tall (Charlie's height was already 185 cm), bright, attractive and charismatic guy caught the eye of professionals. This filming was followed by another English series, after which Hunnam makes a serious bet on his film career and moves to Hollywood in search of his lucky star.
Movies and series
More on early stage acting career Charlie came to the conclusion that projects for participation should be chosen very carefully, having carefully studied all the pros and cons. Hunnam quickly realized that the first roles would define his entire life. further fate like an actor.
Despite his young age, he allowed himself to reject those roles that, according to his inner instinct, did not give him the opportunity to demonstrate all the facets of his talent. He really did not want to be a "hero of one role" and play one type of character all his life. In many ways, the actor was also hampered by the resemblance to the Australian actor. Of course, this type of actors will always be in demand in Hollywood, but Charlie still wanted to be an original, and not like a legendary colleague.
He takes on different projects in the US and UK. Charlie had roles in such successful projects as Hooligans, The Color of Passion (here she became his partner in the film) and Crimson Peak. turning point in Hunnam's career was an invitation to the main role in the series "Sons of Anarchy", which became a real revelation among television projects of those years and therefore quickly won the love of viewers around the world.
Work in the series "Sons of Anarchy" posed a serious task for Hunnam - to gain an impressive muscle mass and create an athletic figure. He began hard training, and the result was not long in coming - the whole world began to envy the figure of the actor. Keeping pace with 4 workouts a week, actor long years was a "model" rebel with a mountain of muscles.
The relationship between the character of Charlie and his lover, who was successfully played by Maggie Siff, was engaged in spectators in many countries for seven long seasons. By the way, after filming the series, Charlie fell in love with riding a motorcycle with all his heart, now it is his favorite hobby.
It was Charlie who was offered the role of Christian Gray in the 50 Shades of Gray trilogy. According to fans of this love story, polled online, the actor Hunnam and the actress were the best candidates for the main roles in such an extravagant picture. Charlie fit the description of a "confident, attractive millionaire" perfectly, and Alexis' piercing gaze and innocence of the image fit perfectly into the characteristics main character novel. However, as a result of the casting for the role of Anastacia, a completely different actress was approved -.
Judging by the rumors, during the audition between her and Charlie literally sparks flew, namely, the producers were looking for such a “chemistry” between the actors. As a result, the actors were approved, and even before the shooting of the film, both of them began to be attacked by representatives of the media. mass media With tricky questions O bed scenes. Noise, increased attention and the general tone of the discussions did not please Hunnam, so after a while he refuses the scandalous role and leaves the project, giving the role.
Another possible cause failure is called a loaded schedule. The fact is that continuous shooting in a successful series greatly exhausted the actor. He generally prefers to take a break between major projects and engage in self-reflection, clear the mind of past filming and prepare for the next role. And work in "shades" implied immediate arrival from one film set to another. In addition, personal life and family required the presence of Charlie - so he made his choice.
Personal life
Such a handsome man must have a stormy romantic life, but the actor is quite stable in relationships. In 1999, during the auditions, he met with an actress who became his wife 4 years later - Charlie and Catherine Towne legalized their relationship in Las Vegas.
The wife could not keep Hunnam from falling in love for a long time - he files for divorce and starts a relationship with a representative of the art world - an artist named Morgana McNelis. Charlie and his girlfriend have been actually in a civil marriage for many years, but they are in no hurry to officially sign.
The actor actively maintained a personal account in social network Instagram, where he posted behind-the-scenes photos, but his page was hacked by attackers. After this incident, Hunnam stopped posting his pictures online.
Charlie Hunnam now
Charlie currently has a very busy schedule - box office films with his participation come out with enviable constancy. In 2016, Hunnam presented the film The Lost City of Z to the world, in which they starred with him and.
In 2017, the long-awaited film will appear at the world box office - historical picture"King Arthur of the Sword", where Charlie plays the main role. King Arthur performed by Hunnam will appear before the audience in all its glory - critics have already noted the actor's performance extremely positively.
Interesting fact“Hunnam has achieved his goal of becoming an original among actors, because now some of his colleagues are compared to him. So, it has been repeatedly noticed by many publications that Charlie is very similar to a successful actor, who gained fame thanks to the main role in the series about the Vikings.
Filmography:
- "Close Friends" series 1999-2001
- "Young Americans" series 2000
- "Cold Mountain" 2003
- "Hooligans" 2004
- "The Price of Passion" 2011
- Pacific Rim 2013
- "Sons of Anarchy" series 2008-2014
- Crimson Peak 2015
- "The Lost City of Z" 2016
- "King Arthur's Sword" 2017
