Charlie Hunnam Biography

Fast Facts

• Broke into television at the age of 15 when a production manager for the British series Byker Grove noticed him in a shoe store
• The encounter led to three appearances on the long-running show
• Moved to Los Angeles in 1999 and soon landed a role in Young Americans, a short-lived Dawson's Creek spin-off
• Learned how to ride a motorcycle for his role in Children of Men
• Had been previously cast in two uncompleted film projects with Sons of Anarchy costar Tommy Flanagan
• Participated with the rest of the Sons of Anarchy cast in the 2008 Love Ride, a motorcycle event that benefits several California charities
• Wrote a screenplay based on the life of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula