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Full Name:	Hugh Dancy
Birth Name:	Hugh Dancy
Famous As:	Actor
Date of Birth:	June 19, 1975
Place of Birth:	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Height:	5' 11
Nationality:	British
Hair Color:	Dark Brown
Eye Color:	Grayish Blue
Father:	Jonathan Dancy
Mother:	Sarah Dancy
Brother(s):	Jack Dancy (younger)
Sister(s):	Kate Dancy (younger)
Education:	Graduated from Winchester College Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature & Language
Claim to Fame:	As Galahad in King Arthur (2004)

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Hugh Dancy
Born	19 June 1975 (1975-06-19) (age 34) Stoke-on-Trent, England
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Claire Danes (engaged)

Hugh Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 References 7 External links

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 the Dragon School in Oxford, Winchester College, and 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.

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 two episodes of Cold Feet (1999).

He has also modeled for Burberry since 2004 and has been featured in three Burberry campaigns, alongside Kate Moss.

In July 2006, Dancy received a Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries nomination at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards for his role in Elizabeth I.

In 2007, Dancy had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End (Belasco Theatre). He portrayed the character of Adam in the 2009 indie, Adam, a man with Asperger's Syndrome.¹ Dancy also appeared in Savage Grace and the film adaptation of Confessions of a Shopaholic.

Personal life

Dancy met Claire Danes on the set of Evening and they began dating after filming concluded. In February 2009, they announced their engagement.²³ His previous long-term girlfriend was UK artist Annie Morris.

Filmography

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	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 and Chocolate	Aiden
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Luke Brandon
	Adam	Adam
	Coach		post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	David Copperfield	David Copperfield
	Madame Bovary	Leon
2002	Daniel Deronda	Daniel Deronda
2006	Elizabeth I	Earl of Essex	Emmy Award nomination

References

External links

• Hugh Dancy at the Internet Movie Database