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Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd was born on the 6th October 1973 in Llwydcoed in Wales.
He started acting age 13 years old in a Welsh television film called Austin as Dafydd and then later moved on to the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley) from 1987 to 1994 as Gareth Wyn Harries.
Ioan has starred in Theatre productions that include Hedda Gabler as George (Jörgen) Tesman, Trouble Sleeping at The National Theatre Studio in London, The Decameron by Nick Ward, based on the c. 1350–1353 novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio at The Gate Theatre, Notting Hill in London and a cameo appearance in The Play Wot I Wrote at The Wyndham's Theatre in London.
Other roles include playing John Gray in the film called Wilde alongside Stephen Fry and Vanessa Redgrave and as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in Titanic with Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane.
Another role of Ioan's was as Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower - Series 1 Box Set, Hornblower - Duty and Hornblower - Loyalty alongside Robert Lindsay, Anthony Sher and Paul McGann.
Ioan also starred as Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower - The Even Chance Midshipman, Hornblower - The Examination For Lieutenant, Hornblower - The Duchess and the Devil, Hornblower - The Frogs and the Lobsters, Hornblower - Mutiny and Hornblower - Retribution.
Another role was in Warriors as Lt. John Feeley opposite Matthew MacFadyen, Damian Lewis and Cal Macaninch, Century City as Lukas Gold alongside Hector Elizondo, Eric Schaeffer and Kristin Lehman and in Man And Boy as Harry Silver opposite Elizabeth Mitchell and Natasha Little.
He has also appeared in Great Expectations as Pip with Justine Waddell and Charlotte Rampling and has also been in The Forsyte Saga - The Complete Forsyte Saga as Phillip Bosinney alongside Rupert Graves, Damian Lewis and Gina McKee.
Another role was in Poldark as Jeremy Poldark and Ioan has had a voice part in The Miracle Maker with Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie, Richard E Grant, Ian Holm and Michael Bryant.
Ioan has had roles in Solomon And Gaenor as Solomon Levinsky alongside Nia Roberts, 102 Dalmatians as Kevin Shepherd with Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu and Tim McInnerny, Another Life as Freddy Bywaters opposite Imelda Staunton, Natasha Little and Nick Moran, Very Annie Mary as Hob with Rachel Griffiths and Jonathan Pryce and in Happy Now as Sgt. Max Bracchi.
He has also appeared in Black Hawk Down as Lt. John Beales opposite Ewan McGregor, Kim Coates and Gabriel Casseus, Shooters as Freddy Guns alongside Adrian Dunbar, Emma Fielding and Gerard Butler, The Gathering as Dan Blakeley with Christina Ricci and in This Girl's Life as Daniel with Juliette Marquis, James Woods and Kip Pardue.
Other roles include King Arthur as Lancelot alongside Clive Owen and Keira Knightley, Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four - The Rise of the Silver Surfer as Reed Richards and Mister Fantastic with Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington and also in The TV Set as Richard McAllister alongside David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver.
Ioan has been in Amazing Grace as William Wilberforce opposite Albert Finney, Ciaran Hinds and Rufus Sewell, Fireflies in the Garden as Addison alongside Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds and Willem Dafoe and has voiced the part of Agent Crush in the film of the same name - Agent Crush with Neve Campbell, Roger Moore and Brian Blessed.
He also starred in the music video of Westlife's version of "Uptown Girl" alongside Claudia Schiffer. The single and video were released for Comic Relief.
Ioan provided the voice of Mister Miracle in DC's Justice League Unlimited and starred in The Secret of Moonacre as Sir Benjamin with Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry and Juliet Stevenson.
Other roles include starring in W. as Tony Blair opposite Josh Brolin, James Cromwell and Ellen Burstyn and in Clasuron Drama that centre around four classic films in Welsh - that are Branwen, Solomon a Gaenor, Hedd Wyn and Gadael Lenin which also star Nia Roberts and Sue Jones-Davies.
Ioan has also featured in Essential Love Poems To Fall In Love With - With Daisy Goodwin alongside Amanda Holden, Stephen Tompkinson, Andrew Lincoln and Jo Whiley and in The Kid as Colin Smith with Rupert Friend and Natascha McElhone.
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Ioan Gruffudd - news / articles
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Gruffudd welcomes first daughter -
10 September 2009
-Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd is a father of a baby girl - his wife Alice Evans has given birth to the couple's first child.-
-The Welsh actor welcomed little Ella Betsi Evans Gruffudd into the world on 6 September (09). She weighed six pounds, three ounces (2.8 k
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Gruffudd to be father -
21 April 2009
-Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd's wishes have come true - he is set to become a first time father.-
-The Welsh actor admitted last year (08) he was desperate to start his own brood with wife, actress Alice Evans, and had even started renovating his Los Angeles home
Ioan Gruffudd - what members say
review by Rehan from London
Sweet but saccharine 7 October 2004
review by from London
Enthralling stuff. 2 June 2004
review by A customer from Northamptonshire
Can't Go Wrong With This Cast! 26 March 2005
Ioan Gruffudd - filmography
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Foster
(2011)
Starring: Maurice Cole, Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd
Director: Jonathan Newman
Certificate: 
Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrison's lives are turned upside down when a 7 year old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.
 
90%
from 4 members
Due for release on 13th August 2012
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The Kid
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Natascha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd, Rupert Friend
Director: Nick Moran
Certificate: 
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Kevin Lewis never had a chance. Growing up on a poverty-stricken London council estate, beaten and starved by his parents, bullied at school and abandoned by social services, his life was never his own. Even after he was put into care, he found himself out on the streets caught up in a criminal ..read more »
72%
from 3,117 members
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The Kid - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Augustus Prew, Natascha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd
Director: Nick Moran
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Adapted from the international bestselling novel, The Kid is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of Kevin Lewis. Growing up on a deprived London housing estate, severely ill treated by his parents and bullied at school, Kevin never stood a chance in life. Even after becoming entangled in the ..read more »
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from 1,304 member
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The Secret of Moonacre
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry
Director: Gabor Csupo
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Set in the 1840's, the story follows Maria Merryweather, a 13 year old orphan on her journey to the mysterious Moonacre Manor in the beautiful West Country. But unbenownst to Maria she is the heir to an ancient line and only she can save the Moonacre estate from destruction.
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from 6,942 members
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Fireflies in the Garden
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe
Director: Dennis Lee
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In this haunting family drama of recrimination and reconciliation, Lisa Waechter is at the center of the story playing a beleaguered family matriarch who has subordinated her needs and desires to those of her family, particularly her cold, demanding husband. Lisa's sudden death brings her entire ..read more »
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from 3,676 members
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W.
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn
Director: Oliver Stone
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
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from 17,306 members
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W. - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn
Director: Oliver Stone
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
58%
from 3,247 members
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The Secret Of Moonacre - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry
Director: Gabor Csupo
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In THE SECRET OF MOONACRE, an orphan girl inherits a book of family secrets that will shape her destiny forever. As the only remaining Moon Princess, thirteen-year-old Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) is charged with saving her family's crumbling country estate, Moonacre Manor, from being ..read more »
62%
from 941 members
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Amazing Grace
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Rufus Sewell, Albert Finney
Director: Michael Apted
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"Amazing Grace" is based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce (Gruffudd), who, as a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade in the British Empire. Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a ..read more »
72%
from 27,298 members
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Fantastic Four
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba
Director: Tim Story
Certificate:
Marvel Comics' adaptation of their longest running series sees a team of astronauts blasted by cosmic radiation developing super powers. Ioan Gruffudd is Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic, Jessica Alba is Susan Storm/Invisible Woman, Chris Evans is Johnny Storm/Human Torch and The Shield's Michael Chiklis ..read more »
60%
from 82,862 members
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King Arthur
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Keira Knightley
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Combining the historical appeal and epic sequences of films like GLADIATOR and BRAVEHEART, director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer provide a sleek twist on the King Arthur legend. Arthur (Clive Owen), a brave Roman/British Christian warrior who leads his band of pagan ..read more »
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from 54,004 members
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King Arthur - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Keira Knightley
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Certificate:
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Combining the historical appeal and epic sequences of films like GLADIATOR and BRAVEHEART, director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer provide a sleek twist on the King Arthur legend. Arthur (Clive Owen), a brave Roman/British Christian warrior who leads his band of pagan ..read more »
61%
from 2,180 members
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Hornblower - Duty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Anthony Sher
Director: Andrew Grieve
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Hornblower marries Maria, then heads off on a mission to find Bracegirdle, whose ship the Grasshopper has gone missing. Then the rescue of a couple adrift in a dinghy causes more problems for Horatio and his crew.
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from 1,864 member
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Hornblower - Loyalty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann
Director: Andrew Grieve
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The famed Horatio Hornblower series, which follows a man of humble beginnings who rises to maritime leadership and glory during the 18th century Anglo-French wars, now shows a slice of life during a quiet moment in an onging war with the unpredictable Napoleon. Our man Horatio takes advantage of ..read more »
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from 2,116 members
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Hornblower - Series 1 Box Set
(6 discs)
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Anthony Sher
Director: Andrew Grieve
Certificate:
This 6 disc set brings together all the episodes of the first Hornblower series. Against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, Hornblower rises from raw recruit to take charge of his own ship and proves his bravery in many battles but will he escape the charges of mutiny that he faces after a battle ..read more »
75%
from 2,954 members
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Man And Boy
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Natasha Little
Director: Simon Curtis
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In this made for TV adaptation of Tony Parsons' best-selling novel, Ioan Gruffud plays high-flying executive Harry Silver who has to learn the hard way what fatherhood is all about. When the unsettled Harry has a one-night stand with a colleague, his wife leaves him to care for their five year-old ..read more »
54%
from 449 members
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Black Hawk Down - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Kim Coates, Gabriel Casseus
Director: Ridley Scott
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On October 3, 1993, Army Rangers and members of the elite Delta Force participated in a covert operation in Mogadishu, Somalia that went horribly wrong. Sent to abduct two lieutenants of a vicious Somali warlord, the soldiers found themselves surrounded by hostile militia. Two Black Hawk ..read more »
78%
from 5,406 members
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Black Hawk Down
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Kim Coates, Gabriel Casseus
Director: Ridley Scott
Certificate:
On October 3, 1993, Army Rangers and members of the elite Delta Force participated in a covert operation in Mogadishu, Somalia that went horribly wrong. Sent to abduct two lieutenants of a vicious Somali warlord, the soldiers found themselves surrounded by hostile militia. Two Black Hawk ..read more »
69%
from 30,335 members
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Another Life
(2001)
Starring: Natasha Little, Nick Moran, Estelle Harris
Director: Philip Goodhew
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Philip Goodhew's gripping drama is set London shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Natasha Little plays Edith, a woman who becomes intimately involved with two different men. The ensemble cast includes Nick Moran, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Wilkinson, and Imelda Staunton.
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from 309 members
Currently unavailable
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Happy Now
(2001)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Susan Lynch, Om Puri
Director: Philippa Cousins
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A teenage girl whose eerie resemblance to a local Welsh beauty queen killed 14 years earlier disturbs one of the men responsible for her accidental death.
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from 6 members
Currently unavailable
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Shooters
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Adrian Dunbar, Emma Fielding, Gerard Butler
Director: Colin Teague
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When Gilly gets out of prison all he wants to do is collect the money he's owed and start a new life. But his friend J has other ideas and has invested the money in a drugs for guns deal.
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from 493 members
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Very Annie Mary
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Ioan Gruffudd
Director: Sarah Sugarman
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The myth of the eccentric Englishman (or woman) is given a cinematic boost by the awkwardly hysterical VERY ANNIE MARY, a tale of a young Welsh woman's stumbling struggle to proclaim her independence and strike out on her own. With an epic sweep reminiscent of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, VERY ANNIE MARY ..read more »
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from 1,104 member
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102 Dalmatians
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jim Carter, Timothy West, Ron Cook
Director: Kevin Lima
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Glenn Close returns as the malicious fur-collecting fashion plate Cruella De Vil in Disney's 102 DALMATIANS, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1996 live-action blockbuster. Pursuading the authorities that she has been successfully rehabilitated, De Vil is released from prison, seemingly ..read more »
62%
from 4,311 members
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Wilde
(1997)
Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Brian Gilbert
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This unconventional biopic traces the brilliant, witty, and tragic life of Oscar Wilde from his rise to fame as a much-in-demand author and public speaker to his downfall and ultimate imprisonment for homosexuality. Thoughout the melodrama, the amazing performance of comic actor and author Stephen ..read more »
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from 4,359 members
Not currently released
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Fantastic Four - Blu-ray
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba
Director: Tim Story
Certificate:
Marvel Comics' adaptation of their longest running series sees a team of astronauts blasted by cosmic radiation developing super powers. Ioan Gruffudd is Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic, Jessica Alba is Susan Storm/Invisible Woman, Chris Evans is Johnny Storm/Human Torch and The Shield's Michael Chiklis ..read more »
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from 4,254 members
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Ioan Gruffudd facts
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