Charlie Matthew Hunnam was born in Newcastle, England on April 10, 1980. At 16 years of age, he made guest appearances in the popular TV series “Byker Grove” (1989).

Perhaps his most famous television role has been that of the love-smitten Nathan Maloney in “Queer as Folk” (1999). Independent movies, television series and auditions for such blockbusters as Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) followed, but it wasn’t until 2002 that Charlie started to attract international attention, when he starred alongside Katie Holmes in the suspense thriller Abandon (2002).

His next lead role was in Nicholas Nickleby (2002) and, more recently, he starred alongside Jude Law in the drama Cold Mountain (2003).

Marios Casas is a Spanish actor who appeared in the film The Summer Rain, although his biggest success was due to his starring in the Spanish television series Los hombres de Paco (truly awesome!)

In 2009 he appeared in Brain Drain, with Amaia Salamanca, and Fat Lies and, with Yon González, Ana Maria Polvorosa Ana de Armas and Hugo Silva. He has also participated in SMS a series of LaSexta. In December 2010 he appeared in Three Meters Above the Sky.

Casas is currently involved in El Barco, produced by Antena 3.

Dujardin was born and raised in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France), a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. After attending high school, he went to work for his parents’ construction company.Dujardin began contemplating a career in acting while serving his mandatory military service a few years later.

Jean Edmond Dujardin  is a French actor and comedian. He has worked notably with director Michel Hazanavicius, starring in his OSS 117 spy parodies.

Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes…, Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album. Craig David has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.

David was born in Southampton, Hampshire, the son of Tina (née Loftus), a retail assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter.David’s father is Grenadian and David’s mother is English and related to the founders of the Accurist watch-making company; David’s maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism. David’s parents separated when he was eight and he was raised by his mother. He attended Bellemoor School and Southampton City College.

David’s father played bass in a reggae band called Ebony Rockers. As a teen, David began accompanying his father to local dance clubs, where DJs let him take the microphone (wikipedia)

Timothy Seth Avett (born 1980) is one of the lead singers and founding members of the folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Avett sings and plays guitar, drums, and piano for the band based out of Concord, North Carolina. In 2008, their album, The Second Gleam, reached the number ten spot on Billboard.com’s Top Independent Albums chart, and stayed there for three weeks.

Seth Avett is the son of Susie and Jim Avett of Concord, North Carolina. He is the youngest of three children. Bonnie, his older sister, was born in 1973, and Scott, his older brother, was born in 1976. Seth was born in Charlotte in 1980. His father owns a welding business in Concord, and his mother teaches school.^[2] Seth’s wife’s name is Susan. (wikipedia)

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Emmanuel Ray is a London-based presenter and socialite. He won Fashion Icon of the Year award at Fashions Finest Awards UK, 2011. He was named Britain’s First ‘It Boy’ by BBC entertainment correspondent Paul Conway.^[1]

He regularly contributes on line and on air and hosts a variety of exclusive soirées including fashion shows, art exhibitions, showbiz parties and media events, additionally raising funds for various charities and lending his voice to human rights issues.

In March 2009 Ray started as a fashion and entertainment presenter and commentator and worked with BAFTA award winning television producer and celebrity booker Simon Wilson, until 2010. He then covered a variety of fashion shows, celebrity parties and launch events including London Fashion Week, Clothes Show Live, Ideal Home Show, Alternative Fashion Week.

He has represented the British fashion industry on the World Fashion Channel, commentating and interviewing during London Fashion Week 2010. (wikipedia)

The nominations are in and we are now ready to start our annual Hunkie of the Year Poll.

The nominations are:-

Ian Somerhalder

Ryan Gosling

William Levy

Richard Armitage

Paul Walker

Joe Manganiello

Eric Balfour

Chris Evans