Hugh Dancy
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 March 31st, 2007 at the stage door of the Belasco Theatre after Hugh Dancy performed in "Journey's End". |
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| Born | June 19, 1975 Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Hugh Dancy (born June 19, 1975) is an English actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of eminent British philosopher Jonathan Dancy, a professor at the University of Reading and the University of Texas at Austin. His mother, Sarah, is a publisher. He has a brother, Jack, and a sister, Kate. Dancy was educated at Winchester College and St Peter's College, Oxford.
[edit] Career
Dancy's first small-screen appearances were in Trial & Retribution II, Dangerfield, The New Adventures of Robin Hood and Kavanagh QC. He is fluent in French, and played a Frenchman fascinated by knights in Relic Hunter. He played the lead in BBC's Daniel Deronda (2002) which was an adaptation of George Eliot's novel based on a young man learning about life, love and ultimately who he really is, Hallmark's David Copperfield (2000), and Danny in Cold Feet.
He has also modelled for Burberry since 2004. He has featured in three Burberry campaigns, alongside Kate Moss.
In July 2006, Dancy received a nomination for the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards, as Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, for his role in Elizabeth I.
Dancy recently had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End at the Belasco Theatre. In 2008, Hugh is set to star as the dark poet Edgar Allan Poe in the film Poe, an animated feature. He'll also portray the character of Adam in the upcoming 2008 indie, Adam, a man stricken with Aspergers Syndrome.[1] Hugh will also be in Savage Grace and the film adaptation of Confessions of a Shopaholic.
[edit] Personal life
He is currently dating Claire Danes. In the February 14th, 2007 edition of New York Post in which he said, "I am, however, seeing Claire. And today I live in New York, downtown, which I love".[2] They met in London. He also stated in a recent interview to Marie Claire magazine, "I met her then, but we didn’t start dating until filming finished." [3] His previous long term girlfriend was UK artist Annie Morris who illustrated good friend Sophie Dahl's book, "The Man With the Dancing Eyes."
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Luke Brandon | filming |
| 2008 | Adam | Adam | post-production |
| 2007 | The Jane Austen Book Club | Grigg Harris | |
| Evening | Buddy Wittenborn | ||
| Savage Grace | Sam Green | ||
| Blood and Chocolate | Aiden | ||
| 2006 | Elizabeth I | Earl of Essex | Television movie |
| Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction | Adam Towers | ||
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs | Joe Connor | |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Galahad | |
| Ella Enchanted | Prince Charmont | ||
| 2003 | Tempo | Jack | |
| The Sleeping Dictionary | John Truscott | ||
| 2002 | Daniel Deronda | Daniel Deronda | Television movie |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Sfc. Kurt Schmid | |
| Young Blades | D'Artagnan | ||
| 2000 | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | Television movie |
[edit] References
- ^ Altheide, Anna. "Idol Conversation", HughDancy.info, 2007-11-01.
- ^ Adams, Cindy. "Her First Crush Must Be Sorry.", New York Post, 2007-04-14.
- ^ "Marie Claire UK Interview.", Marie Claire, 2007-11-29.
[edit] External links
- Hugh Dancy at the Internet Movie Database
- Extensive Hugh Dancy fan site
- [1] ( Hugh Dancy French Fansite )
