release being planned. Screenwriting Immediately prior to getting cast on Sons of Anarchy, Hunnam sold his screenplay Vlad to Summit Entertainment with Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment co-producing. The film is being directed by music video director and photographer Anthony Mandler, and will focus on the real-life story of Vlad the Impaler. Hunnam learned the story from locals in Romania while shooting Cold Mountain. He stated that he had not acted in 18 months and was so broke that if he had not managed to sell the script he would have had to sell his house and move back to England to live with his mother. In 2013, Hunnam mentioned he was developing a screenplay based on a 2011 Rolling Stone article that he optioned about Edgar Valdez Villareal, an American drug lord who ran one of the biggest cartels in Mexico. Another project he has in development is a film about gypsy culture in Britain, which he hopes to direct. He stated that it is "a part of English society that's really seldom been explored, but is one of the most colourful and interesting parts of British society." Personal life Hunnam met actress Katharine Towne, daughter of actress Julie Payne and filmmaker Robert Towne, in 1999 when they both auditioned for roles on Dawson's Creek. After dating for three weeks, they married in Las Vegas; they divorced in 2002. He dated model Sophie Dahl, actress Stella Parker and film producer Georgina Townsley. He has been in a relationship with artist Morgana McNelis since 2005. Hunnam has dyslexia, as well as a fear of germs and dirt. In 2016, he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Rigan Machado, and received his blue belt in October 2018. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations Film Television References External links 1980 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Newcastle upon Tyne British expatriate male actors in the United States English expatriates in the United States English male film actors English male television actors English people of Irish descent English people of Scottish descent English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people