Charlie Hunnam Cast As Christian Grey

‘FIFTY SHADES’

Updated Apr. 20, 2017 4:57PM EDT / Published Sep. 02, 2013 5:49PM EDT

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It's official. Actor Charlie Hunnam will play Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. The news was tweeted by author E.L. James on Monday. Hunnam, a 33-year-old British actor, is best known for his role as Jackson "Jax" Teller on FX's Sons of Anarchy series. Dakota Johnson will play his college-student love interest Anastasia Steele. Universal expects to release the movie on August 1, 2014.

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Charlie Hunnam Cast As Christian Grey

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