Charlie Hunnam, the actor who always says no': I always feel like I'm one failed film away from being out of work'

"In the late 1990s, Aidan Gillen, the scheming Littlefinger from Game of Thrones, had run his tongue over the teenage Hunnam's bare bottom, to the scandal (or delight) of Channel 4 viewers on the controversial series Queer as Folk. The brilliant series by Russell T. Davies, responsible for Doctor Who and Years and Years, spawned like almost all successful European products an inferior U.S. remake."

"However, more than 20 years later, what stands out most in his filmography are the roles he turned down and the blockbusters that, despite seemingly being poised for box office success, ended up as resounding flops. At 45, the Newcastle-born actor has another chance to prove his mettle with The Ed Gein Story, the third installment of Ryan Murphy's Monster saga. After cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers comes one of Hollywood's most invoked killers;"

Charlie Hunnam withdrew from Fifty Shades of Grey in 2013, leaving production scrambling for a replacement. Earlier career highlights include a controversial 1990s Queer as Folk scene that provoked Channel 4 viewers and elevated his profile. He moved to Hollywood, mingled with major stars, and vied for lucrative roles, yet his filmography is notable for high-profile roles he declined and for several blockbuster failures. At 45, he takes on the role of Ed Gein in Ryan Murphy's Monster series third installment, following portrayals of Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, as studios revisit notorious killers for dramatic retellings.

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