United Kingdom, Dec. 16 -- Charlie Hunnam is a "frustrated writer/director", despite his successful acting career.

The 45-year-old British actor has had an illustrious run of roles in shows like Sons of Anarchy and Monster: The Ed Gein Story and films like Green Street, The Lost City of Z and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Hunnam's dream though was to become a director and it is an ambition he still holds.

Speaking on the Prestige Junkie podcast, Charlie reflected on how his career took an unexpected turn after an early acting role led him away from filmmaking and into acting full-time.

Talking about his early ambitions, he said: "I went to film school wanting to be a writer/director. I spent all my entire youth watching film, and ...