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  • Dancy destroyed pastor's antique during filming - 10 August 2009
    -British actor Hugh Dancy lost his cool during a scene in his new movie Adam - and trashed a pastor's home.- -Writer/director Max Mayer used a friend's New York house as a location to keep costs down, but feared the the budget would spiral when his star put his foot


  • Hugh Dancy: Adam - 3 August 2009
    -Hugh Dancy is fast becoming a rising talent in Hollywood having cut his teeth on quality TV here in the UK and parts in the likes of Black Hawk Down and Shooting Dogs. Most recently seen in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Confessions of a Shopaholic, his latest film, Ada

Hugh Dancy - what members say


  • The Sleeping Dictionary
  • The Sleeping Dictionary review by AdrianWalsh from Lancaster, England
    Rated - 4 stars Jessica is Fantastic & oh so... talanted ;) 22 August 2005
    ...Jessica Alba and Hugh Dancy star in these brilliant historical love story. Hugh Dancy is an english officer sent to a remote tribe to tutor them he is then given a sleepi...  
  • Ella Enchanted
  • Ella Enchanted review by from Notts, UK
    Rated - 5 stars Great! 25 October 2005
    ...an do. It was very much a feel-good film, I would definitly recommend it! Also, Hugh Dancy as Prince Char provides excellent eye-candy! ...  
  • Shooting Dogs
  • Shooting Dogs review by from Wales
    Rated - 5 stars An outstanding piece of film making 1 April 2006
    ...l viewing - it is superbly written & John Hurts' performance is simply sublime, Hugh Dancy also renders an excellent well-nuanced perfomance. But most importantly this i...  

Hugh Dancy - filmography


  • Adam (2009)
    Starring: Hugh Dancy,  Rose Byrne,  Peter Gallagher
    Director: Max Mayer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In movies, when two twentysomethings serendipitously wind up under the same Manhattan roof, witty repartee usually transpires, then sparks fly, and eventually they fall into bed. But the boy and the girl in Adam are no ordinary characters, and their romance is anything but familiar. Soon after ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 26 members
    Due for release on 15th February 2010
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  • Confessions of a Shopaholic on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Isla Fisher,  Hugh Dancy,  Joan Cusack
    Director: P.J. Hogan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping--a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door--until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 13,365 members
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  • Savage Grace on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Julianne Moore,  Stephen Dillane,  Eddie Redmayne
    Director: Tom Kalin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The true story of the beautiful and charismatic Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Their only child is a failure in his father's eyes, and as he matures and becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother, the seeds for tragedy are sown.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 3,559 members
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  • Evening on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Claire Danes,  Toni Collette,  Vanessa Redgrave
    Director: Lajos Koltai
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 4,067 members
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  • Elizabeth I (2 discs) on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Helen Mirren,  Jeremy Irons,  Patrick Malahide
    Director: Tom Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, reunited a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented 45-year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her, composers ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,836 members
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  • Shooting Dogs on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Claire-Hope Ashitey,  John Hurt,  Hugh Dancy
    Director: Michael Caton-Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on a true story. An exhausted Catholic priest (Hurt) and a young idealistic English teacher (Dancy) find themselves caught in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They must now choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 14,616 members
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  • Tempo on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Melanie Griffith,  Rachael Leigh Cook,  Hugh Dancy
    Director: Eric Styles
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Melanie Griffith stars in this thriller as Sarah, an expatriate American living dangerously in France for a black market dealer. Along with her much younger boyfriend, fellow American Jack (Hugh Dancy), Sarah hatches a plot to rob a jewellery shop. However, when a beautiful and seemingly innocent ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 38% from 1,240 member
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  • David Copperfield on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Hugh Dancy,  Sally Field,  Michael Richards
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An exceptional star-studded cast of actors brings to life Charles Dickens's classic story of orphan David Copperfield. Although the youngster is treated miserably by his brutish stepfather, he is able to rise above his environment and become a successful author. Along the way, he meets a gallery of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 501 members
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  • Daniel Deronda
    Starring: Hugh Dancy,  Romola Garai,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Tom Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The title character of this Masterpiece Theater presentation is the illegitimate son of a wealthy British aristocrat. With a secretive past and an unlimited supply of cash, he turns to gambling where he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money. From their meeting at a roulette ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 41 members
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Hugh Dancy - watch online


  • Savage Grace to Watch Now (2008)
    Starring: Julianne Moore,  Stephen Dillane,  Eddie Redmayne
    Director: Tom Kalin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 97 minutes
    The true story of the beautiful and charismatic Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Their only child is a failure in his father's eyes, and as he matures and becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother, the seeds for tragedy are sown.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 3 members
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  • Elizabeth I - Part 2 to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Helen Mirren,  Hugh Dancy,  Toby Jones
    Director: Tom Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 106 minutes
    Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, re-united a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented forty-five year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 86% from 15 members
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  • Elizabeth I - Part 1 to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Helen Mirren,  Hugh Dancy,  Toby Jones
    Director: Tom Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 103 minutes
    Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, re-united a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented forty-five year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 30 members
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Hugh Dancy facts

5 most recent films

Adam - 3.5 stars
Confessions of a Shopaholic - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Confessions of a Shopaholic - 3.5 stars
Savage Grace - 2.5 stars
The Jane Austen Book Club - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Black Hawk Down - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Shooting Dogs - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth I - 3.5 stars
Black Hawk Down - 3.5 stars
Confessions of a Shopaholic - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Adam - 3.5 stars
Daniel Deronda - 4.0 stars
Tempo - 2.0 stars
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction - 2.5 stars
Savage Grace - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Patrick Malahide - 3 times - show films
Helen Mirren - 3 times - show films
Toby Jones - 3 times - show films
Ewan McGregor - 2 times - show films
Stephen Dilane - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tom Hooper - 4 times - show films
Ridley Scott - 2 times - show films
P.J. Hogan - 2 times - show films
Tom Kalin - 2 times - show films
Michael Caton-Jones - 2 times - show films