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Ioan Gruffudd Biography (1973-)

Name is pronounced Yo-an Griff-ith; born October 6, 1973, in Cardiff, Wales;son of Peter (a teacher) and Gillian (a teacher) Gruffudd. Addresses:Agent: Brian Swardstrom, The Endeavor Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Christian Hodell, Hamilton Hodell, Ltd., 24 HanwaySt., First Floor, London W1T 1UH, England.; Manager: Stacy Boniello, The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Ame van Iden, Wolf/Kasteler/van Iden Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

October 6, 1973

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Gareth Wyn Harries, Pobol y Cwm (also known as People of the Valley), BBC Wales and Sianel 4 Cymru (Wales), c. 1987-1992
• Lukas Gold, Century City, CBS, 2004
• Miniseries
• Jack, "Masturbation," Making Love (In the 21st Century) (also known as Love in the 21st Century), Channel 4, 1999
• Phillip Bosinney, The Forsyte Saga, ITV, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, both 2002
• Movies
• Nigel Fraiman, A Relative Stranger, BBC-2, 1995
• Jeremy Poldark, Poldark, ITV, 1996
• Lieutenant John Feeley, Warriors (also known as Peacekeepers), BBC America, 1999
• Voice of Jesus for Welsh version, The Miracle Maker (animated; also known as Gwr y Gwyrthiau), Sianel 4 Cymru (Wales), 2000
• Harry Silver, Man and Boy, BBC, 2002
• "Horatio Hornblower" Movies
• Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil), ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: The Even Chance (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Duel), ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship), ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: The Frogs and Lobsters (also knownas Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War), ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Third lieutenant Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: Mutiny (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny), ITV and Arts and Entertainment,2001
• Third lieutenant Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: Retribution (alsoknown as Horatio Hornblower: Retribution), ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• Commander Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: Duty, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 2003
• Commander Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower: Loyalty (also known as Horatio Hornblower 3), ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 2003
• Specials
• Pip, Great Expectations, BBC, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, both 1999
• Narrator, Canrif o Brifwyl, Sianel 4 Cymru (Wales), 2000
• Narrator, Y Daith Olaf (documentary), Sianel 4 Cymru, 2001
• Narrator, The Christmas Truce (documentary), History Channel, 2002
• The Quest for King Arthur, History Channel, 2004
• Episodic
• Karl Stranger, "Strange Territory," A Mind to Kill, Channel 3 andChannel 5, 1996, also in Welsh version of episode
• Himself, The Priory, Channel 4, 1999
• Narrator, Extreme Lives, BBC, 2000
• Narrator, Extreme Lives, BBC, 2001
• Himself, The Fat, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003
• Reader, "First Flush," Essential Poems, 2003
• Reader, "Talking in Bed," Essential Poems, 2003
• Himself, Entertainment Weekly (also known as ET), syndicated, 2004
• Himself, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 2004
• Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (multiple episodes), CBS, 2004
• Defi Lewis, Austin, 1994
• The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2001
• Also appeared as Arfon in William Jones, BBC Cymru (Wales).
• Film Appearances
• Fifth officer Harold Godfrey Lowe, Titanic, Paramount, 1997
• John Gray, Wilde (also known as Oscar Wilde), Sony PicturesClassics, 1997
• Freddy Guns, Shooters, MC-One, 2000
• Kevin Shepard, 102 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 2000
• Solomon Levinsky, Solomon and Gaenor, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
• Freddy Bywaters, Another Life, Winchester Films, 2001
• Second lieutenant John Beales, Black Hawk Down, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2001
• Sergeant Max Bracchi, Happy Now?, Miramax, 2001
• Dan, The Gathering, Dimension Films, 2002
• Daniel, This Girl's Life, Eagle Entertainment, 2003
• Hob, Very Annie Mary (also known as Pavarotti in Dad's Roomand Annie-Mary a la folie!), Empire Pictures, 2003
• Voice of King Bendigeidfran, Y Mabinogi (animated; also known as Otherworld), Miracle Communications, 2003
• Lancelot, King Arthur, Buena Vista, 2004
• Stage Appearances
• The Decameron, Gate Theatre, London, beginning 1996
• Reader of Patrick Jones's poem "Guerrilla Tapestry," Voice of a NationConcert, 1999
• Himself, The Play Wot I Wrote, The Right Size/Wyndham's Theatre, London, beginning 2002
• Radio Appearances
• Himself, Showbusnesan (episodic), BBC Radio Cymru, 2004
• Appeared as Dylan, Fi A Fe, as Wolf Tone, Breuddwyd Rhy Bell, and in Y Fflam.
• RECORDINGS
• Audiobooks
• Narrator, Lieutenant Hornblower, by C. S. Forester, Berg Publishers, 1998
• (With others) Reader, Diana--A Dedication in Seven Ages, Naxos Audiobooks, 1998
• Narrator, Hornblower and the Atropos, by C. S. Forester, TrafalgarSquare Publishing, 1999
• Narrator, DK Read & Listen: Robin Hood, Dorling Kindersley, 2000
• (With others) Performer, Siwan, by Saunders Lewis, 2002
• (With others) Performer, When Love Speaks (benefit album for RoyalAcademy of Dramatic Art), EMI Classics, 2002
• Music Videos
• "Uptown Girl," by Westlife, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, May 7, 1999, p. 45
• IFCRant, July, 2000, p. 13
• In Style, July, 2004
• News of the World Sunday, October 4, 1998, p. 6
• TV Guide, April 3, 1999, pp. 34-35; April 7, 2001, pp. 14-19