Charlie Hunnam is an actor, born 10 April 1980 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, into an interesting family of a businesswoman and a reputed gangster.Charlie is an actor perhaps best known from appearances in various television series, such as Britain‘s “Green Street” and “Queer as Folk”, as well as the American “Sons of Anarchy”.
So just how rich is Charlie Hunnam? Source estimate that Charlie’s net worth is approaching $10 million, accumulated during his acting career on TV and in films on the big screen, which began in the late ’90s, and also as a screenwriter. However, Charlie Hunnam definitely takes advantage of his earnings – he has several properties in Los Angeles as well as in London and Boston.
Charlie Hunnam Net Worth $8 Million
Charlie’s parents later divorced, and Charlie spent most of his teenage years in Penrith, Cumbria, being extensively home-schooled as he was expelled from his grammar school as a teen, so he had to take his exams at his home. However, Hunnam later graduated from Cumbria College of Art and Design, receiving his diploma and degree in history and theory of film.
Charlie Hunnam‘s career began when he was only 17 years old. He was discovered by a talent agent who later gave him the opportunity to start his career in television series “Byker Groove”. He was featured in a couple of episodes. Because of the show‘s success, Charlie was then able to make a career out of acting – the show certainly played an important role in his life, in fame and some fortune, as it increased his earnings significantly, later resulting in making him a millionaire. A year later Charlie‘s career expanded further as he was cast in the British television drama series “Queer as Folk”, in which he played the popular role of Nathan Maloney. Subsequently, Charlie Hunnam played the character named Lloyd Haythe in yet another popular TV show “Undeclared”, which again furthered in his career as a television actor, and increased his net worth.
Hunnam also appeared in the television series “Young Americans”, as well as in “Abandon”, “Nicholas Nickleby” and the widely-praised drama “Cold Mountain”. Charlie Hunnam has been quoted saying that he carefully chooses the roles that he wants to play as he believes that his early career is a defining moment for his success later in life. Charlie returned to Great Britain for this exact reason, when he made the choice to star in “Green Street”. More recently Charlie Hunnam stared in the television series called “Sons of Anarchy” which gained enormous attention and popularity all over the world.
Although Charlie Hunnam is best known for his work on television, he has made millions by starring in films, which started with “Pacific Rim” in 2013. After that he appeared in another movie called “Green Street”. Did you know that Charlie Hunnam has a Pan-American Association of Film & Television Journalists Award nomination for Best Cast in Drama Series? This only proves that if you have talent, will and good judgement you can make a fortune out of your film career.
In his personal life, Charlie Hunnam married actress Katharine Towne in 1999, but they divorced in 2002. Morgana McNelis has been Charlie’s partner since 2007.
