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Hugh Dancy Profile |
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Birth Date: June 19, 1975
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Birth Place: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Birth Name: Hugh Dancy
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Hugh Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor.
Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Winchester
College and St Peter's College, Oxford.
Dancy's first small-screen appearances were in Trial &
Retribution II, Dangerfield, The New Adventures of Robin
Hood and Kavanagh QC. He is fluent in French, and played a
Frenchman fascinated by knights in Relic Hunter. He played
the lead in BBC's Daniel Deronda (2002) which was an
adaptation of George Eliot's novel based on a young man
learning about life, love and ultimately who he really is,
Hallmark's David Copperfield (2000), and Danny in Cold Feet.
He has also modelled for Burberry since 2004. He has
featured in three Burberry campaigns, alongside Kate Moss.
In July 2006, Dancy received a nomination for the 58th
Primetime Emmy Awards, as Best Supporting Actor in a
Miniseries, for his role in Elizabeth I. Hugh is now
starring on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's
End at the Belasco Theatre.
He is currently dating Claire Danes according to Star
Magazine and US Weekly. He has confirmed dating Claire in
the February 14th, 2007 edition of New York Post in which he
said, "I am, however, seeing Claire. And today I live in New
York, downtown, which I love."[citation needed] They met on
the set of Evening. His long term girlfriend since
university days was accomplished UK artist Annie Morris who
illustrated good friend Sophie Dahl's book, The Man With the
Dancing Eyes. |
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Other Information |
Attended Ranger boot camp at Fort Benning, Georgia for a
week with the rest of the Black Hawk Down (2001) cast.
Dancy, who portrays Ranger medic Kurt "Doc" Schmid, worked
with Ranger medics in combat scenarios.
Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English
Literature & Language
Speaks fluent French.
The face of the Burberry mens' fashion campaign (2004)
Is good friends with Sienna Miller
Has a younger brother, Jack & a younger sister, Kate
Arrived at St. Peter's College, Oxford University in 1994
along with friends Paul Curran and Alexander Fiske-Harrison. |
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