Hugh Dancy attends the "Hysteria" New York Special Screening at Sunshine Landmark on May 14, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt)
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2014
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Hugh Dancy attends the 2nd annual Paleyfest New York presents: "Hannibal" at Paley Center For Media on October 18, 2014, in New York, New York. (Photo by Andrew Toth)
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2014
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Hugh Dancy arrives at the NBC/Universal 2014 TCA Winter press tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 19, 2014, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy arrives at the 2016 People's Choice Awards at Microsoft Theater on January 6, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy attends the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy (L) and Claire Danes attend The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy, actress Michelle Monaghan, actress Sarah Jones, SCAD President, and Founder Paula Wallace, Executive Producer Jessica Goldberg, actress Amy Forsyth, and actor Kyle Allen attend "The Path" event during aTVfest 2016 presented by SCAD on February 4, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea)
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2016
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(L-R) Actors Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, and Hugh Dancy arrive during the premiere of Hulu's "The Path" at ArcLight Hollywood on March 21, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes attend the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom on June 6, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy enters "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" taping at the Ed Sullivan Theater on June 21, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra)
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2016
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Hugh Dancy at The Paley Center for Media's Paleyfest: Made in NY on Sunday, October 9, 2016, in New York - (Photo by: Dave Kotinsky)
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2017
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Michelle Monaghan (L) and Hugh Dancy attend the premiere of Hulu's 'The Path' Season 2 at Sundance Sunset Cinema on January 19, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre)
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2018
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Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes are seen in SoHo on May 22, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall)
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2018
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Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy attend the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards at Brooklyn Museum on June 4, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur)
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2018
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Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are seen on September 5, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Team GT)
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2018
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Talene Monahon, Hugh Dancy, Stockard Channing, Megalyn Echikunwoke and John Tillinger during the Opening Night Curtain Call Bows for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of "Apologia" on October 16, 2018, at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride)
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Hugh Dancy attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman)
Hugh Dancy attends the 2nd annual Paleyfest New York presents: "Hannibal" at Paley Center For Media on October 18, 2014, in New York, New York. (Photo by Andrew Toth)
Hugh Dancy arrives at the NBC/Universal 2014 TCA Winter press tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 19, 2014, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
Hugh Dancy arrives at the 2016 People's Choice Awards at Microsoft Theater on January 6, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
Hugh Dancy (L) and Claire Danes attend The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan)
Hugh Dancy, actress Michelle Monaghan, actress Sarah Jones, SCAD President, and Founder Paula Wallace, Executive Producer Jessica Goldberg, actress Amy Forsyth, and actor Kyle Allen attend "The Path" event during aTVfest 2016 presented by SCAD on February 4, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea)
(L-R) Actors Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, and Hugh Dancy arrive during the premiere of Hulu's "The Path" at ArcLight Hollywood on March 21, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis)
Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes attend the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom on June 6, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Michelle Monaghan (L) and Hugh Dancy attend the premiere of Hulu's 'The Path' Season 2 at Sundance Sunset Cinema on January 19, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre)
Talene Monahon, Hugh Dancy, Stockard Channing, Megalyn Echikunwoke and John Tillinger during the Opening Night Curtain Call Bows for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of "Apologia" on October 16, 2018, at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride)
(Love triangle thriller starring Melanie Griffith as Sarah...)
Love triangle thriller starring Melanie Griffith as Sarah, an expatriate American who, along with her much younger boyfriend, fellow American Jack (Hugh Dancy), lives dangerously but lucratively in France as a black market antique dealer. While Sarah is away on a trip to Germany to pull off an art heist, Jack falls into a relationship with Jenny (Rachel Leigh Cook), a beautiful and seemingly innocent young woman who works in a famous jewelry shop - and knows the combination for the safe. When Sarah's heist goes dramatically wrong, Jack is left with a difficult choice: will he steal from one of his lovers to save the life of the other?
(Jessica Alba speaks the language of seduction in this tan...)
Jessica Alba speaks the language of seduction in this tantalizing story of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the steamy jungles of 1930's Sarawak.
(Anne Hathaway is Ella in the charming fairy tale adventur...)
Anne Hathaway is Ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ELLA ENCHANTED. On the day of her birth, Ella is given the gift of obedience, which is also a curse. Under no circumstances can Ella refuse anything she is asked to do. Tired of being taken advantage of, Ella leaves home to find her Fairy Godmother and return her unwanted gift. This simple errand soon turns into an amazing journey.
(In April 1994, the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwan...)
In April 1994, the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwanda crashes and the Hutu militias slaughter the Tutsi population. In the Ecole Technique Officielle, the Catholic priest Christopher and the idealistic English teacher Joe Connor lodge two thousand and five hundred Rwandans survivors in the school under the protection of the UN Belgian force and under siege of the Hutu militia.
(Sharon Stone (Casino) is back as the notorious crime nove...)
Sharon Stone (Casino) is back as the notorious crime novelist, Catherine Tramell. This time she proves to be respected criminal psychologist Dr. Michael Glass' (David Morrissey, Centurion) deadliest challenge. With professional boundaries blurred by obsession, Dr. Glass is lured into a murderous web of lies and deceit and begins a torrid affair with Tramell that takes him to the point of no return. As their passions rise, so does the body count - and Dr. Glass faces a choice that will change his life forever.
(An all-star cast of great actresses - including Vanessa R...)
An all-star cast of great actresses - including Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Natasha Richardson and Glenn Close - come together in this heart-warming story.
(One of the most shocking scandals in recent times involve...)
One of the most shocking scandals in recent times involves the murder of an heiress. A tale of wild sexuality and forbidden passion is told in this festival gem.
(The story takes place in modern day Bucharest and tells t...)
The story takes place in modern day Bucharest and tells the tale of nineteen-year-old Vivian Gandillon (Bruckner), who has spent her life on the run from the truth... that she is a werewolf.
(A heartfelt romantic comedy about a handsome but intrigui...)
A heartfelt romantic comedy about a handsome but intriguing young man who has all his life led a sheltered existence - until he meets a beautiful, cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, with funny, touching and entirely unexpected results.
(A 30-year-old trust fund slacker (Hugh Dancy) with no job...)
A 30-year-old trust fund slacker (Hugh Dancy) with no job and no ambition gets a jump start on his arrested development when his long-time girlfriend (Gillian Jacobs) dumps him and he takes a job as the coach of a junior high soccer team.
(Ned (Paul Rudd) means well, but has no common sense. When...)
Ned (Paul Rudd) means well, but has no common sense. When he barges into the lives of his three sisters(Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks, and Zooey Deschanel), hilarity ensues.
(In her stunning feature film debut, Elizabeth Olsen deliv...)
In her stunning feature film debut, Elizabeth Olsen delivers an electrifying, star-is-born performance in this gripping psychological thriller that is far and away one of the year's best! After escaping from a dangerous cult and the watchful eye of its charismatic leader (Academy Award Nominee John Hawkes), a young woman named Martha (Olsen) tries to reclaim a normal life with her family. But the haunting memories from Martha's past trigger a chilling paranoia - and nowhere seems safe as the fragile line between her reality and delusions begin to blur.
(Hysteria, a mischievously inspired romantic comedy set in...)
Hysteria, a mischievously inspired romantic comedy set in the late 19th century, is based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy) came up with the world's first electromechanical vibrator in the name of medical science. Co-stars Maggie Gyllehaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, and Rupert Everett round out the ensemble cast.
(Kids of all ages will love this musical, animated journey...)
Kids of all ages will love this musical, animated journey back to the magical world of Oz that features an all-star cast including Lea Michelle and irresistible new songs.
(The Path explores the unknown and mysterious world of the...)
The Path explores the unknown and mysterious world of the cult-like Meyerist Movement in upstate New York. At the center of the movement lies Eddie (Aaron Paul), a conflicted husband; Sarah (Michelle Monaghan), his devoted wife; and Cal (Hugh Dancy), an ambitious leader.
(Gwendolen Harleth falls in love with the idealistic Danie...)
Gwendolen Harleth falls in love with the idealistic Daniel Deronda, but they couldn't be more different. When Gwendolen is forced by circumstances into an oppressive marriage, Daniel becomes involved with a talented Jewish singer. Torn between the two women, Daniel embarks on a quest to discover his true identity. Fate however, leads to a surprising twist.
Hugh Dancy is a British actor and model. He rose to prominence for his role as Will Graham in the television series Hannibal.
Background
Hugh Dancy was born as Hugh Michael Horace Dancy on June 19, 1975, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. His mother Sarah Ann Dancy (née Birley) works in academic publishing, while his father Jonathan Dancy is a philosophy professor at the University of Reading, and the University of Texas at Austin. Hugh Dancy was the eldest of the three children in the family. He has a brother named, Jack Dancy, and a sister named, Katharine Sarah Redman. The Dancy children spent much of their growing up years in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Education
Dancy received his primary education from Edenhurst Preparatory School before enrolling at Dragon School, a boarding school in Oxford. At the age of 13, he got admission at Winchester College. Later on, he studied English under poet and playwright, Francis Warner, at St Peter's College, Oxford.
Hugh Dancy’s career in acting began in the most unexpected fashion. At the age of 13, he was sent to his school’s theatre as a punishment for misbehavior. This sudden brush with acting aroused a lifelong interest in him that soon became a passion and eventually, a profession. After completing his graduation, Dancy moved to London. For survival, he picked up odd jobs of a bartender and a waiter. He was at a cafe when a chance meeting with casting director Ros Hubbard and agent Dallas Smith led him to sign his first acting deal.
Dancy started his acting career in 1998 by playing guest roles in the series, Trial & Retribution and The New Adventures of Robin Hood. Following year, he starred in two episodes of Dangerfield.
In 1999, Hugh Dancy played the role of Danny in Granada’s popular television series, Сold Feet. The same year, he also appeared in one episode of Kavanagh QC.
In 2000, Dancy acted in two television films, David Copperfield and Madame Bovary. He also made a theatre appearance in To The Green Fields Beyond. In 2001, he made his debut in films with Ridley Scott’s war drama, Black Hawk Down. For his role as Ranger medic Kurt ‘Doc’ Schmid, he attended Ranger boot camp at Fort Benning in Georgia for a week and worked with Ranger medics in combat scenarios. He portrayed the role of D'Artagnan in the film, Young Blades.
In 2002, Dancy played Daniel Deronda in the BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's novel, Daniel Deronda. He then played the roles of Jack in Tempo and John Truscott in The Sleeping Dictionary. The year 2004 saw him take up notable roles of Prince Charmont in the Disney film, Ella Enchanted and Galahad in King Arthur. He also played the character of Adam Towers in Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction.
In 2006, Dancy played the part of Earl of Essex in two TV episodes of Elizabeth I. His performance was widely praised, and he received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award for it. As far as his theatrical performances are concerned, he appeared in MCC Theatre’s The Pride. Directed by Joe Mantello, this off-Broadway production had Ben Whinshaw and Andrea Riseborough as his co-actors.
The year 2007 witnessed the released of four of Dancy’s movies, including The Jane Austen Book Club, Evening, Savage Grace and Blood & Chocolate. That same year, he had a lead role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End.
In 2009, Dancy starred as Adam Raki in an independent film called, Adam, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In this movie, he played the character of a young man with Asperger Syndrome. The film earned him his first Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. From 2010 to 2011, he starred in Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of Venus in Fur alongside Nina Arianda. His natural acting received much critical and commercial acclaim.
Three of Dancy’s films released in 2011, including Our Idiot Brother, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and Hysteria. The same year, he appeared in 8 episodes of the television series, The Big C
Though Dancy has done a lot of work in television, films, and theatre; his performance in the 2013 television series, Hannibal, is considered his masterpiece. Hannibal is a TV adaptation of Thomas Harris 1981 novel, Red Dragon. The show was a runaway success and received much critical acclaim. The show was a psychological horror thriller that became a tremendous hit with the audience, receiving much critical and commercial acclaim. It lasted for three seasons with a total of 39 episodes. Dancy was lauded for his convincing portrayal of an FBI special investigator. It was considered to be the best television series of the year and received numerous award nominations.
Post the phenomenal success of Hannibal, Dancy took up a guest role in Deadline Gallipoli, appearing in two episodes. He later started playing a lead role in the 2016 series, The Path. He continues to play the role of Cal Roberts up until now. Simultaneously, he provided the voice for various characters in the ongoing television series, Robot Chicken. From 2016 to 2018, he appeared for three seasons, as Cal Roberts, a lead character in Hulu's The Path, alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan.
Hugh Dancy is one of the most talented English actors of the current generation. Recognized for his soothing voice and deep penetrating eyes, Dancy’s charisma in front of the camera has set him apart from his contemporaries. While Dancy has ruled all mediums of entertainment, including television, theatre, and films; he is best known for his role as Will Graham in the television series, Hannibal. The role also got him a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Television Award. Hannibal made Dancy a household name, and the success of the show changed the trajectory of his career.
(Gwendolen Harleth falls in love with the idealistic Danie...)
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Religion
Hugh Dancy is non-religious.
Politics
Hugh Dancy has said that United States political discussions can be "insane". Despite being British, he lives in the United States and supported Barack Obama during the elections in 2012, but had no legal right to vote.
Views
Hugh Dancy is a supporter of Planned Parenthood and other health-concerning organizations, which are now having issues due to Trump's political views. Dancy once stated: "It's the worst situation to be in because you're watching the madness, not able to do anything about it. In Britain, there's a basic understanding that we have a National Health Service. It is sacred and it is a wonderful thing and we accept that."
Quotations:
"There's a part of me that wants to look nice and occasionally wants to be snappy, and the other part of me that just wants to wear the same sweater until I die. And I'm in constant conflict between those two sides."
"For me, it does help to jump between TV, film, stage and whatever. I think you exercise slightly differently certain muscles, although at the end of the day, at the very, very heart of it, it's the same deal. You're telling a story and you're finding truth in it and you're trying to keep it interesting."
"Becoming an actor is the bravest thing I've done because it's a ridiculously insecure profession to go into. I feel very comfortable, but very lucky. I think any time that you imagine that it's plain sailing for hereon in, then you're kidding yourself."
Personality
Hugh Dancy is an avid collector of fake hands. His fascination started after having seen a set of wooden hands on a film set. He once commented on his odd hobby: "I do collect hands. The odder the better. It started on a film set when there was a straight set of wooden hands, which I liberated. So it grew from there. For most people hands would be a ridiculous thing to buy but it is not for me. The weirdest hand I have is a fiberglass big hand that was a symbol for some group."
Physical Characteristics:
Hugh Dancy's height is 180 cm, and his weight is about 72 kg. He has dark-brown straight hair and blue eyes.
Interests
Politicians
Barack Obama
Writers
Charles Dickens, D.H.Lawrence, Philip Roth, Kingsley Amis, Karl Ove Knausgård, Laurence Sterne, Raymond Chandler, Ursula K. Le Guin, P.G.Wodehouse, Patricia Highsmith
Music & Bands
Randy Newman, Sbtrkt
Connections
Hugh Dancy met American actress Claire Danes on the set of Evening in Newport, Rhode Island, and they began dating. In February 2009, they announced their engagement. The couple married in France in 2009 in a secret ceremony. They have two children together, Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy (born December 17, 2012), and a second son, Rowan, born on August 27, 2018. They live in the West Village neighborhood of New York City.
Previously, he also dated actress Anne Hathway for two years from 2002-2004. Back in 1997, he was in a relationship with Annie Morris. However, they couldn’t continue their relationship and split up after dating for a few years.