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Hugh Dancy

1975 - Today

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Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the title character in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid in Black Hawk Down (2001) and Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted (2004). Other film roles include Joe Conner in Shooting Dogs (2005), Grigg Harris in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Luke Brandon in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Adam Raki in Adam (2009) and Ted in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). On television, he portrayed criminal profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path (2016–2018) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005); the latter role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dancy currently portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price on NBC's revival of the original Law & Order (2022–present). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Dancy is the 5,399th most popular actor (down from 4,733rd in 2019), the 4,287th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,621st in 2019) and the 618th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hugh Dancy ranks 5,399 out of 13,578Before him are Karl Dall, Shaken Aimanov, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Avery Brooks, Eric Szmanda, and Elena Yakovleva. After him are Joan Van Ark, Randhir Kapoor, Beata Poźniak, Harve Presnell, Megan Follows, and Riccardo Scamarcio.

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Among people born in 1975, Hugh Dancy ranks 161Before him are Daniel Harding, Estas Tonne, Stefano Fiore, Russell Brand, Lou Bega, and Eric Szmanda. After him are Hemedti, Mark Williams, Yoshie Kasajima, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Victoria Villarruel, and Darude.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Dancy ranks 4,288 out of 8,785Before him are Anita Roddick (1942), Peter Molyneux (1959), Emily Mortimer (1971), Richard Burns (1971), Ireen Sheer (1949), and Jill Evans (1959). After him are Brian Henton (1946), Horace Lamb (1849), Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778), Saint Mungo (518), Henry Sweet (1845), and Arthur Berry (1888).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Hugh Dancy ranks 618Before him are Frank Dillane (1991), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Catherine McCormack (1972), Russell Brand (1975), Bill Paterson (1945), and Emily Mortimer (1971). After him are Sadie Frost (1965), Burt Kwouk (1930), Tobias Menzies (1974), Margaret Leighton (1922), Estelle Winwood (1883), and John Callen (1946).