Charles Matthew Hunnam is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jax Teller in the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014). Hunnam was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to Jane Bell, a ballet dancer and business owner, and William Hunnam.
Hunnam began his acting career in the early 1990s, appearing in television shows such as Byker Grove and Queer as Folk. He made his film debut in 2002 with Nicholas Nickleby. Hunnam’s breakthrough role came in 2008, when he was cast as Jax Teller in the FX series Sons of Anarchy. The show ran for seven seasons and was a critical and commercial success.
Other notable works: Hunnam has starred in several other films, including Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Lost City of Z (2016), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019). He is also the co-author of the novel “Mortal Engines” (2001), which was adapted into a film in 2018.
Hunnam has been in a relationship with Morgana McNelis since 2005. They have no children. Hunnam has been nominated for several awards for his work, including two Critics’ Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Sons of Anarchy.
How did Charlie Hunnam get the role of Jax?
Charlie Hunnam got the role of Jax Teller in Sons of Anarchy after creator Kurt Sutter saw him in the 2005 film Green Street Hooligans. Sutter was impressed by Hunnam’s performance in the film, and he felt that he had the right look and the right acting chops to play Jax.
Sutter met with Hunnam and they discussed the role. Hunnam was initially hesitant to take the role, as he was concerned about being typecast as a biker. However, Sutter convinced him that Jax was a complex character with a lot of depth, and that Hunnam would be able to bring him to life.
Is Charlie Hunnam English or American?
Charlie Hunnam is English. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on April 10, 1980. He has lived in the United States since 2007, but he still considers himself to be English.
Hunnam’s accent is a bit of a mix of English and American. He has said that he tries to speak with an American accent when he is working in the United States, but his natural accent tends to come out when he is relaxed.
Hunnam is a proud Englishman, and he has said that he loves his country. He has also said that he is grateful for the opportunities that he has had in the United States, and that he feels like he has a foot in both worlds.