Charlie Hunnam: He's blond and anything but bland—get ready for the swooning

Charlie Hunnam plays the handsome, elusive figure at the heart of Stephen Gaghan's thriller Abandon: So smart, rich and gorgeous he could drive a girl crazy. Playing an object of desire is how this English actor first gained notice, as the boy toy in British TV's Queer as Folk. As the roar over that series went transatlantic, so did he, relocating to Los Angeles.

On big and small screens, Hunnam, 22, has won attention for his efforts, but his breakout is as the heartbreaker fascinating Abandon's heroine, Katie Holmes. The title role in next month's feature Nicholas Nickleby, as well as a supporting part in 2003's Cold Mountain, should help make the actor into a figure not only characters in his movies dream about.

Patrick Giles is Interview's Associate Editor.

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