That Time Charlie Hunnam Hooked Up With Littlefinger in Queer as Folk

Updated on July 5, 2016 at 3:30 PM

There's a lot you may not know about Charlie Hunnam, including the fact that he starred on the UK version of Queer as Folk. He portrayed Nathan, a 15-year-old who is beginning to explore the gay scene in Manchester, England. That's not even the best part: his love interest, a more experienced gentleman, was played by Aiden Gillan, aka Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish from Game of Thrones. Out of all of Hunnam's previous roles, this might be the most interesting. In case you didn't catch the series, which premiered in 1999, take a look at the video below to see what you missed.

Here's a video of their characters meeting for the first time.

This is actually the very first episode of Queer as Folk, and they're hooking up within minutes. Hunnam shows up around the 2:12 mark. If you just want to see the juicy stuff, skip to 7:10.

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If you're too lazy to watch the video, here's a GIF.

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That Time Charlie Hunnam Hooked Up With Littlefinger in Queer as Folk

Here's a video of their characters meeting for the first time.

If you're too lazy to watch the video, here's a GIF.

And another one.

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