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Hugh Dancy
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Dancy at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
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Hugh Michael Horace Dancy
19 June 1975 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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Hugh Dancy is an English actor known for many roles in movies and TV shows. You might know him as Prince Charmont from the movie Ella Enchanted or as Will Graham in the TV series Hannibal. He has also appeared in films like Black Hawk Down and Confessions of a Shopaholic. Since 2022, he has played Nolan Price in the TV show Law & Order.
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Early Life and School
Hugh Michael Horace Dancy was born on June 19, 1975, in Stoke-on-Trent, England. He grew up in a town called Newcastle-under-Lyme. His mother works in publishing, and his father, Jonathan Dancy, is a philosophy professor.
Hugh is the oldest of three children. He has a brother named Jack and a sister named Katharine. From ages 5 to 10, Hugh went to Edenhurst Preparatory School. Later, he attended boarding schools, including the Dragon School and Winchester College. When he was 18, he acted in a play called Twelfth Night. After school, he studied English at St Peter's College, Oxford.
Acting Career
After finishing college, Hugh Dancy moved to London. There, he met a casting director and an agent who helped him start his acting career.
Early Roles
In 1999, Dancy appeared in a TV show called Cold Feet. He also played Daniel Deronda in a BBC TV series based on a famous novel.
Movies and TV Shows
Hugh Dancy has been in many popular films. In 2004, he played Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted alongside Anne Hathaway. That same year, he was Galahad in the movie King Arthur.
In 2009, he starred in an independent film called Adam. In this movie, he played a young man with autism. He also appeared in Confessions of a Shopaholic in 2009.
On television, Dancy is well-known for playing Will Graham in the TV series Hannibal from 2013 to 2015. He also starred as Cal Roberts in the Hulu series The Path from 2016 to 2018. In 2022, he joined the cast of the popular show Law & Order as Nolan Price.
Theater Work
Besides movies and TV, Hugh Dancy has also performed on stage. He acted in plays like The Pride in New York City. In 2007, he was on Broadway in Journey's End. From 2010 to 2011, he starred in another Broadway play called Venus in Fur. His performance in Venus in Fur received good reviews from critics.
Personal Life
Hugh Dancy met American actress Claire Danes in 2006 while they were working on a movie called Evening. They got engaged in 2009 and married in France later that year.
Hugh and Claire have three children. Their first son was born in 2012, their second son in 2018, and their daughter in 2023. The family lives in New York City.
Images for kids
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Dancy at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
See also
In Spanish: Hugh Dancy para niños
