Hugh Dancy

Talented British actor 'Hugh Dancy' (qv) 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)_ (qv), _Dangerfield (1995)_ (qv), _Kavanagh QC (1995)_ (qv) and Granada's popular series _Cold Feet (1997)_ (qv), and his theater appearances include 'Sam Mendes' (qv)' _David Copperfield (2000)_ (qv) and BBC's _Madame Bovary (2000)_ (qv) and _Daniel Deronda (2002)_ (qv). He also portrayed "D'Artagnan" in the series _Young Blades (2001)_ (qv).Dancy's appearance in 'Ridley Scott' (qv)'s war drama, _Black Hawk Down (2001)_ (qv), as "Medic Kurt Schmid" was followed with starring roles in _Tempo (2003)_ (qv) with 'Melanie Griffith' (qv) and 'Rachael Leigh Cook' (qv) and _The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)_ (qv). He played "Prince Charmont" opposite 'Anne Hathaway' (qv) in _Ella Enchanted (2004)_ (qv) and "Sir Galahad" in _King Arthur (2004)_ (qv).He has since become well known for his roles as the "Earl of Essex" in the HBO mini-series _Elizabeth I (2005)_ (qv) and "Will Graham" in the critically acclaimed NBC series _Hannibal (2013)_ (qv).Dancy married American actress 'Claire Danes' (qv) in 2009. The couple have two children, Cyrus (b. 2012) and Rowan (b. 2018).::Anonymous