Trivia

At Cambridge University, England, he achieved a 1st Class MA Honours in Modern Languages. The highest you can achieve.

His father, Ralph, is an American lawyer; mother, Elizabeth (Liz), is Northern Irish.

Spent his early school years in Paris and moved back to the UK at age 7.

Spoken languages: English, French, Italian

Best friends with Ioan Gruffudd of "Hornblower" and "Fantastic Four" fame.

He has both American and British citizenship due to his parents being from both nations.

During his first degree studies of French and Italian literature he spent a year studying in Italy. After graduating he decided to go into acting professionally and studied at LAMDA.

Due to his frequency of playing American characters and his skill with the accent, many fans and co-stars are genuinely surprised to find out that he is really British.

Bamber is his mother's maiden name.

Twin daughters, Ava and Darcy, born August 27, 2004.

In 2009, appeared shirtless (and with chest hair) in print advertisements for PETA, encouraging "bare skin, not bearskin," meant to help draw attention to the fact that the fur of Canadian black bears is used to make the fur caps for the Queen's Guard.

For all the theatre work he's done, he would love to do Hamlet.

His younger sister is actress Anastasia Griffith.

Is from a family of 7 siblings: 5 brothers (one younger and 4 older half-brothers from his father's first marriage), 1 sister.

Daughter Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith born on June 12, 2003.

Interests: Rugby, Golf, Horseback-riding, Skiing, Dancing, Rap-Music

In New York shooting new movie Money (2016) alongside Kellan Lutz, Jesse Williams and Jess Weixler. (June 2015)

Vancouver. Filming season 2 of Battlestar Galactica (2004). (June 2005)