Hugh Dancy Biography
Hugh Dancy is an English actor best known for his portrayal of David Copperfield in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield. Dancy’s acting career began in the most unexpected way. He was sent to his school’s theatre as a punishment for misbehavior when he was 13 years old. This brief encounter with acting sparked a lifelong interest in him, which quickly developed into a passion and, eventually, a profession.
Hugh Dancy Age
Dancy was born as Hugh Michael Horace Dancy on June 19 1975 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is 47 years old as of June 2022.
Hugh Dancy Height
Hugh stands at a height of 5’10” (178 cm) tall.
Hugh Dancy Family- Parents
Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and raised in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He is a son to Sarah Ann Dancy who works in academic publishing and Jonathan Dancy is a philosophy professor at the Universities of Reading and Texas A&M. Hugh is the eldest of three children, the others being Trufflepig Travel co-director Jack Dancy (born 1977) and Katharine Sarah Redman (née Dancy, born 1980).
Hugh Dancy Wife- Kids
Dancy began dating American actress Claire Danes while working on the set of Evening in Newport, Rhode Island They announced their engagement in February 2009. The couple married in a private ceremony in France in 2009. They are the parents of two children, born in 2012 and 2018. They live in New York City’s West Village neighborhood.
Hugh Dancy Career
Dancy moved to London after graduation, where a chance meeting in a cafe led to him meeting casting director Ros Hubbard and agent Dallas Smith, who signed him. Dancy appeared in the second series of Cold Feet as Danny, who had a brief romance with Rachel, one of the show’s main characters, in 1999. Dancy portrayed Daniel Deronda in the BBC adaptation of George Eliot’s novel Daniel Deronda in 2002. Dancy’s notable film roles include Prince Charmont in the 2004 Disney film Ella Enchanted alongside Anne Hathaway and Galahad in King Arthur the same year alongside later Hannibal co-star Mads Mikkelsen. Adam, an independent film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005, starred him as Adam Raki.
Dancy has appeared in MCC Theater’s The Pride, written by Alexi Kaye Campbell, at New York City’s Lucille Lortel Theatre. Joe Mantello directed the off-Broadway production, which starred Ben Whishaw and Andrea Riseborough. Dancy made his Broadway debut as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey’s End (Belasco Theatre) in 2007. From 2010 to 2011, he co-starred with Nina Arianda in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway production of Venus in Fur. Charles Isherwood, theatre critic for The New York Times, praised his performance. In August 2018, it was announced that he would co-star with Stockard Channing in the off-Broadway premiere of Apologia, written by Alexi Kay Campbell, at Roundabout Theatre Company.
Dancy was cast as Will Graham in Hannibal, the television adaptation based on Thomas Harris’ 1981 novel Red Dragon, according to NBC in March 2012. The show was critically acclaimed and nominated for numerous awards. It was cancelled after three seasons and ended in 2015, though there is hope that it will be revived. From 2016 to 2018, he starred in Hulu’s The Path as Cal Roberts, a lead character alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. Dancy was announced as one of the leads in NBC’s 2022 revival of Law & Order, playing an assistant district attorney, in November 2021.
Hugh Dancy Net Worth
Dancy has an estimated net worth of 30 million dollars as of 2023.
Hugh Dancy Movies
2022- Present Law & Order
2022 Roar
2021 The Abominable Snow Baby
2020–2021 The Good Fight
2020 Homeland
2016, 2018 Robot Chicken
2016–2018 The Path
2015 Deadline Gallipoli
2013–2015 Hannibal
2011 The Big C
2005 Elizabeth I
2002 Daniel Deronda
2000 Relic Hunter
2000 David Copperfield
2000 Madame Bovary