- Born
- Nickname
- Fancy Dancy
- Height5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- Talented British actor Hugh Dancy is one of the UK's most noted young talents.
Hugh Michael Horace Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, to Sarah Ann (Birley), who works in academic publishing, and Jonathan Peter Dancy, a philosophy professor and writer. He has a brother, Jack (b. 1977), and a sister, Kate (b. 1980). He was raised in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
He got started with roles in the series Trial & Retribution (1997), Dangerfield (1995), Kavanagh QC (1995) and Granada's popular series Cold Feet (1997), and his theater appearances include Sam Mendes' David Copperfield (2000) and BBC's Madame Bovary (2000) and Daniel Deronda (2002). He also portrayed "D'Artagnan" in the series Young Blades (2001).
Dancy's appearance in Ridley Scott's war drama, Black Hawk Down (2001), as "Medic Kurt Schmid" was followed with starring roles in Tempo (2003) with Melanie Griffith and Rachael Leigh Cook and The Sleeping Dictionary (2003). He played "Prince Charmont" opposite Anne Hathaway in Ella Enchanted (2004) and "Sir Galahad" in King Arthur (2004).
He has since become well known for his roles as the "Earl of Essex" in the HBO mini-series Elizabeth I (2005) and "Will Graham" in the critically acclaimed NBC series Hannibal (2013).
Dancy married American actress Claire Danes in 2009. The couple have two children, Cyrus (b. 2012) and Rowan (b. 2018).
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseClaire Danes(September 2009 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenCyrus Michael Christopher DancyRowan Dancy
- ParentsSarah Ann Dancy (Birley)Peter Dancy
- RelativesKate Dancy(Sibling)
- Delicate, asymmetrical features
- Mellow, soothing voice
- Cascading curls
- Soulful blue eyes
- Fluent American accent
- [September 2009] Married Claire Danes in France.
- Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature & Language.
- He auditioned to play Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising (2007) and later played Lecter's nemesis Will Graham on Hannibal (2013).
- Was voted "Prettiest Boy" and "Prettiest Girl" in college.
- Stumbled into acting at age 13 after being sent to the school theater as punishment for misbehaving at school.
- Acting is not very good for relationships - but very good for when they are over.
- My dad is an academic but there was never any question of me following on that route. I'm thick.
- There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want.
- [on being sent to the school theater as a punishment] It is true, I was at boarding school and had been misbehaving and I was sent to study drama, to the theater at my school. I was sent under duress and never left, I loved it. To begin with I was just helping out with the sets, painting the walls, nailing things into the floor and doing odd jobs. I was sent there to keep out of trouble, but I never thought about acting before that at all. Then I discovered I liked the people doing drama far more than most of the other people at my school. I spent so much time there that eventually someone asked me to be in a play, it had nothing whatsoever to do with my acting ability. I found out that I loved acting and I am very glad it happened.
- [2011] [A character's sexuality isn't] a factor in whether I'll do a role or not. If something like ["The Pride" (play)] comes up and it's a great character, I'll want to do it. Basically, I'll ask myself, what are the reasons I shouldn't do this? And when you look around and you realize you can't really find any, then you have to do it. {He pauses and grins} Or when the only reasons are I'm having a nice time and I'd like to just sit around.
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