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Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam

Actor and producer · Born April 10, 1980 (46) · Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Charles Matthew "Charlie" Hunnam (born 10 April 1980) is an English actor. He is perhaps best known to UK audiences as Pete Dunham in Green Street Hooligans and as Nathan Maloney in the Channel 4 hit drama Queer as Folk and to US audiences as Jackson "Jax" Teller in the FX network series, Sons of Anarchy.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1980 (46)
From
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 64% in 30 days

What are Charlie Hunnam's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Survival
15%
Power
13%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 21 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 21
Ally
3 of 21
Shadow
2 of 21
Mentor
2 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Shapeshifter
1 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
11
Dread
6
Hopeful
9
Thrilling
6
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charlie Hunnam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charlie Hunnam's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Andrew Borden

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Ed Gein

  • Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire(2023)

    as Kai

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Shantaram(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dale Conti / Lin Ford

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Last Looks(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Charlie Waldo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Jungleland(2019)

    as Stanley Kaminski

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Gentlemen(2019)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • True History of the Kelly Gang(2019)

    as Sergeant O'Neil

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Million Little Pieces(2018)

    as Bob Frey Jr.

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Triple Frontier(2019)

    as William 'Ironhead' Miller

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Papillon(2017)

    as Henri 'Papillon' Charrière

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword(2017)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Lost City of Z(2016)

    as Percival Fawcett

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Peak(2015)

    as Dr. Alan McMichael

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Rim(2013)

    as Raleigh Becket

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Raleigh Becket

  • Deadfall(2012)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom(2012)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Ledge(2011)

    as Gavin Nichols

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 92 episodes · as Jax Teller

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Children of Men(2006)

    as Patric

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Green Street Hooligans(2005)

    as Pete Dunham

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    as Bosie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    as Nicholas Nickleby

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Abandon(2002)

    as Embry Larkin

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Undeclared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 16 episodes · as Lloyd Haythe

  • Young Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gregor Ryder

  • What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nathan Maloney

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    as Daz

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Queer as Folk(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nathan Maloney

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Microsoap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad

  • Byker Grove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jason

  • American Drug Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Edgar Valdez

  • Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · as Leo

  • Legacy of Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Alec Leamas

  • Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · as Charlie Hunnam

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 32 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Pacific Rim (2013)

$411M worldwide

Highest rated

Children of Men (2006)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 32 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing4 of 36: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 36: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

36 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 45% of 20 roles
020717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2026.

  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Charlie Hunnam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

53rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Children of Men (2006)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charlie Hunnam's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles47–91 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles13–71 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles42–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles26–72 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles33–87 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Charlie Hunnam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charlie Hunnam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Perlman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers