Hugh Dancy

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Hugh Dancy
Born 19 June 1975 (1975-06-19) (age 36)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Occupation Actor/Model
Years active 1998–present
Spouse Claire Danes (2009–present)

Hugh Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English Emmy Award-nominated actor and model.

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[edit] Early life and career

Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of British philosopher Jonathan Dancy, a professor at the University of Reading and at the University of Texas at Austin. His mother, Sarah, is a publisher. His brother, Jack, is a co-director of the travel company, Trufflepig Travel,[1] and his sister, Kate Redman[2], works for Save the Children. Dancy was educated at Dragon School in Oxford and Winchester College, then went on to study at St Peter's College, Oxford. At the age of 18, he acted in the Winchester College Players production of Twelfth Night which was performed in both Winchester and at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall.

In 1999, Dancy played the role of Danny, who had a fleeting romance with Rachel, one of the shows main characters, in the second series of Cold Feet.

In 2007, Dancy had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End (Belasco Theatre). He also played Aiden in the 2007 film Blood and Chocolate. He portrayed the character of Adam,[3] a man with Asperger syndrome, spending time during pre-production with Aspergers groups and clinical specialists for the 2009 independent film Adam. Dancy also appeared in the film adaptation of the novel Savage Grace by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson.

Hugh Dancy appeared in MCC Theater's The Pride, written by Alexi Kaye Campbell, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. This off-Broadway production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Ben Whishaw and Andrea Riseborough. In 2009 Dancy appeared in Confessions of a Shopaholic. In 2010-11, Dancy co-starred alongside Nina Arianda in 'Venus in Fur' on Broadway to great critical acclaim. [4]

BuddyTV ranked him #83 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".[5]

[edit] Personal life

Dancy met actress Claire Danes on the set of Evening and they began dating after filming concluded. In February 2009, they announced their engagement. It was reported that the couple were secretly married in France in early September 2009.[6][7]

His previous longtime girlfriend was UK artist Annie Morris.[8][9]

[edit] Credits

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Black Hawk Down Sfc. Kurt Schmid
Young Blades D'Artagnan
2003 Tempo Jack
The Sleeping Dictionary John Truscott
2004 King Arthur Galahad
Ella Enchanted Cute Prince Charmont
2005 Shooting Dogs Joe Connor
2006 Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction Adam Towers
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Grigg Harris
Evening Buddy Wittenborn
Savage Grace Sam Green
Blood & Chocolate Aiden
2009 VH Gavin Davies
Confessions of a Shopaholic Luke Brandon
Adam Adam Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
2010 Coach Nick
Down and Dirty Pictures Unknown Filming
The Wildest Dream Andrew Irvine Voice
2011 Our Idiot Brother Christian
Martha Marcy May Marlene Ted
Hysteria Dr. Mortimer Granville
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 David Copperfield David Copperfield
Madame Bovary Leon
2002 Daniel Deronda Daniel Deronda
2006 Elizabeth I Earl of Essex Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2011 The Big C Lee

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