Hugh Dancy Biography
Summary
"Hugh Dancy" (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor.
Biography
Early life
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.
Career
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". Dancy recently had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End at the Belasco Theatre. In 2008 Hugh is set to star as the dark poet Edgar Allan Poe in the film "Poe".
Personal life
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'. 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.'
External links
(Extensive Hugh Dancy fan site)
Credit
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