Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd as Officer Lowe in Paramount's Titanic - 1997

Biography

Born 10/06/1973

One of the most noted actors to emerge from Wales, Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced YOE-an GRI-fith) made his breakthrough across the pond in America with a small, but recognizable role as a ship officer aboard the “Titanic” (1997). Oddly enough, in the United Kingdom, Gruffudd became one of the most...
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Highlights

  • In 2008, Portrayed former Prime Minister Tony Blair in Oliver Stone's controversial biopic "W."
  • In 2007, Reprised role of Mister Fantastic for the sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer"
  • In 2007, Portrayed famous abolitionist William Wilberforce in "Amazing Grace"

Family & Companions

  • Alice Evans: wife (Met during the production of "102 Dalmatians" (2000); previously engaged to Olivier Picasso, the grandson of painter Pablo Picasso; married Sept. 14, 2007 in Los Cabos, Mexico)
  • Charlotte Hayward: met when both were students at RADA; no longer together
  • Peter Gruffudd: father (Was headmaster at two Welsh comprehensive schools in South Wales, first at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari and later at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen)

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