Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy
Born	19 June 1975 (1975-06-19) (age 34) Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Claire Danes (2009-present)

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

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.

In 2007, Dancy had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End (Belasco Theatre). He also played Aiden in the 2007 film "Blood and Chocolate". He portrayed the character of Adam in the 2009 indie, Adam, a man with Asperger's Syndrome.^[1] Dancy also appeared in the film adaptation of the novel Savage Grace by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson.

In Winter 2010, Hugh Dancy will be appearing in MCC Theater's The Pride. This off-broadway production will be directed by Joe Mantello and co-star Ben Whishaw and Andrea Riseborough.

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. It has been reported that the couple were secretly married in France in early September 2009. ^{[2][3] [4]} His previous long-term girlfriend was UK artist Annie Morris.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

• Hugh Dancy at the Internet Movie Database