Ioan Gruffudd

Biography

Ioan Gruffudd (Welsh: [ˈjɔan ˈɡrɪfɪð]; /ˈjoʊɑːn ˈɡrɪfɪθ/; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh-American actor. He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. He first was noted for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in Titanic (1997) and for his portrayal of Horatio Hornblower in the Hornblower series of television films (1998–2003). Subsequent roles have included Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Reed Richards/MMister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005) and its 2007 sequel, William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006), Tony Blair in W. (2008), and Adam Lockwood in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ioan Gruffudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Fifth Officer Lowe

Titanic

Prime Minister Tony Blair

W.

Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Kevin Shepherd

102 Dalmatians

Dan Blakeley

The Gathering

Lt. John Feeley

Warriors

Lancelot

King Arthur

Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic

Fantastic Four

Host

Quest for King Arthur

Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Colin Smith

The Kid

Daniel

This Girl's Life

Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: Mutiny

Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

William Wilberforce

Amazing Grace

Hob

Very Annie Mary

Pip

Great Expectations

Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: Loyalty

Commander Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: Duty

Simon

The Little Things

Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather

The Secret of Moonacre

Lockwood

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Richard McCallister

The TV Set

Carl

Sanctum

Midshipman Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Alec

Foster

Sgt Max Bracchi

Happy Now

Solomon Levinsky

Solomon and Gaenor

Horatio Hornblower

Hornblower: Retribution

Harry Silver

Man and Boy

Jeremy Poldark

Poldark

King Bendigeidfran (voice)

Y Mabinogi

Self

The Making of King Arthur

Charles Mundi

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

Carl Mitchell

Keep Watching

Daniel Riddick

San Andreas

Mog Edwards

Under Milk Wood

Stuffy

Playing It Cool

Agent Crush (voice)

Agent Crush

Anthony

Forever

Himself

Mr. Calzaghe

Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters

Another Life

Nigel Fraiman

A Relative Stranger

Henry Bradley

The Professor and the Madman

John Gray

Wilde

Thomas Morrow (voice)

Justice League: War

Freddy Guns

Shooters

Wetwork Man

Horrible Bosses

William Kingsley

Buttons

Addison

Fireflies in the Garden

Peter

Ava

LT John Beales

Black Hawk Down

Simon (segment "The Little Things")

Stories USA

Self

Dal: Yma/Nawr

Self

Reflections on Titanic

Zipline

Seven Snipers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-10-06

Place of Birth

Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Also Known As

Йоан Гріффідд