William Hunnam is widely recognized as the father of English actor and screenwriter Charlie Hunnam. His son, Charlie is known for his role as Jackson “Jax” Teller on the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014). William Hunnam is a business owner. This article looks to provide you with the necessary information about Charlie Hunnam’s father, William Hunnam.
William Hunnam: Bio Summary
| Name | William Hunnam |
| Born | 1952 |
| Gender | Male |
| Famous as | Charlie Hunnam’s Father |
| Spouse/Ex | Jane Bell |
| Children | Charlie Hunnam and William Hunnam |
Who Is William Hunnam?
William Hunnam is a business owner who was born in the year 1952. He was reportedly a gangster and scrap metal merchant. He was married to Jane Bell, a ballet dancer. William and Jane had two children together, Charlie Hunnam and Hunnam before they got separated.
William and Jane got divorced and Jane remarried but it is unknown if William precisely remarried or not. Much is unknown about the life of William. In the year 2013, Charlie Hunnam’s father, William Hunnam passed away.
William Hunnam’s Son Charlie Hunnam
Charles Matthew Hunnam who was born on 10 April 1980, in Newcastle upon Tyne is the son of William Hunnam. He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Penrith, Cumbria but was expelled after he played rugby and fought with his classmates. He studied and took exams from home.
Charlie Hunnam went to the Cumbria College of Art and Design in Carlisle (now part of the University of Cumbria) to study performing arts. He graduated with a degree in film theory and film history with a side in performing arts, aiming to write and direct his films.
Charlie Hunnam was discovered at the age of 17 in a branch of JD Sports on Christmas Eve while playing around with his brother during a trip to buy shoes. A production manager for the Newcastle-based teen drama Byker Groveapproached Hunnam and he was later cast in his first role as Jason in three episodes of the show.
Charlie Hunnam had a brief modeling career. He did a photo shoot for Kangol Caps and then decided modeling was not for him. He had his first major role at age 18 when he was cast by Russell T Davies as 15-year-old schoolboy Nathan Maloney in Davies’ Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk. He followed this up with his role as Daz in the film Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999) and then moved to the United States.
Charlie Hunnam is known for his role as Jackson “Jax” Teller on the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014), for which he was twice nominated for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor. He portrayed the title role in Nicholas Nickleby (2002), and Pete Dunham in Green Street (2005).
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Charlie Hunnam was in Raleigh Becket in Pacific Rim (2013), Alan McMichael in Crimson Peak (2015), Percy Fawcett in The Lost City of Z (2016), the title role in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), William “Ironhead” Miller in Triple Frontier, Raymond Smith in The Gentlemen (both in 2019), and Detective Charlie Waldo in Last Looks (2022).
Charlie Hunnam’s other notable television roles include Nathan Maloney in the Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk (1999–2000) and Lloyd Haythe on the Fox series Undeclared (2001–2002). He also sold his screenplay, Vlad, to Summit Entertainment with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Studios co-producing.
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