Ioan Gruffudd
Birthday: 1973-10-06 | Place of Birth: Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UKIoan Gruffudd is a Welsh actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. He started off mainly in Welsh-language productions, then came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film "Titanic" (1997), and as Lt. John Beales in "Black Hawk Down" (2001). However, he is probably best known for playing the role of Horatio Hornblower in "Hornblower", the British made-for-TV films (1998–2003) based on C.S. Forester's novels. Gruffudd's recent notable film roles include Lancelot in "King Arthur" (2004), Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) in "Fantastic Four" (2005) and the sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007), and British slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce in "Amazing Grace" (2006). He played Tony Blair in "W." (2008).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Peter
as Henry Bradley
as Dr. Daniel Harrow
as Andrew Earlham
as Carl Mitchell
as Anthony
as Daniel Riddick
as Himself
as Stuffy
as Henry Morgan
as Charles Mundi
as Self
as Alec
as Andrew Martin
as Carl
as Colin Smith
as Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather
as Addison
as Agent Crush (voice)
as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic
as Richard McCallister
as William Wilberforce
as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic
as Daniel
as Lancelot
as Horatio Hornblower