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Ioan Gruffudd

Actor

Ioan Gruffudd

Born October 6, 1973 in Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK54 films

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.

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He was first 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/Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006), Tony Blair in W. (2008), and Adam Lockwood in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).

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Titanic posterFirst watchTitanic19977.9as Fifth Officer Lowe101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Black Hawk Down poster7.4Black Hawk Down2001Bad Boys: Ride or Die poster7.3Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024Horrible Bosses poster6.6Horrible Bosses2011San Andreas poster6.3San Andreas2015Fantastic Four poster5.8Fantastic Four2005Justice League: War poster7.4Justice League: War2014The Professor and the Madman poster7.1The Professor and the Madman2019Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster5.6Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Little ThingsSimon
  2. TBAZipline
  3. 2026Seven SnipersMilk
  4. 2024Bad Boys: Ride or DieLockwood
  5. 2020AvaPeter
  6. 2019The Professor and the MadmanHenry Bradley
  7. 2018ButtonsWilliam Kingsley
  8. 2017Keep WatchingCarl Mitchell
  9. 2015ForeverAnthony
  10. 2015San AndreasDaniel Riddick
  11. 2014Playing It CoolStuffy
  12. 2014Under Milk WoodMog Edwards
  13. 2014Justice League: WarThomas Morrow (voice)
  14. 2013The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas BoxCharles Mundi
  15. 2013Angel in the House
  16. 2011Horrible BossesWetwork Man
  17. 2011FosterAlec
  18. 2011SanctumCarl
  19. 2010The KidColin Smith
  20. 2009The Secret of MoonacreSir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather
  21. 2008W.Prime Minister Tony Blair
  22. 2008Fireflies in the GardenAddison
  23. 2008Agent CrushAgent Crush (voice)
  24. 2007Stories USASimon (segment "The Little Things")
  25. 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferReed Richards
  26. 2007The TV SetRichard McCallister
  27. 2007Amazing GraceWilliam Wilberforce
  28. 2005Fantastic FourReed Richards
  29. 2004This Girl's LifeDaniel
  30. 2004King ArthurLancelot
  31. 2003OtherworldKing Bendigeidfran (voice)
  32. 2003The GatheringDan Blakeley
  33. 2003Hornblower: DutyCommander Horatio Hornblower
  34. 2003Hornblower: LoyaltyHoratio Hornblower
  35. 2002Man and BoyHarry Silver
  36. 2002ShootersFreddy Guns
  37. 2001Black Hawk DownBeales
  38. 2001Happy NowSgt Max Bracchi
  39. 2001Another LifeFrederick Edward Francis Bywaters
  40. 2001Very Annie MaryHob
  41. 2001Hornblower: RetributionHoratio Hornblower
  42. 2001Hornblower: MutinyHoratio Hornblower
  43. 2000102 DalmatiansKevin Shepherd
  44. 1999WarriorsLt. John Feeley
  45. 1999Solomon & GaenorSolomon Levinsky
  46. 1999Great ExpectationsPip
  47. 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersHoratio Hornblower
  48. 1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilHoratio Hornblower
  49. 1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantHoratio Hornblower
  50. 1998Hornblower: The Even ChanceMidshipman Horatio Hornblower
  51. 1997TitanicFifth Officer Lowe
  52. 1997WildeJohn Gray
  53. 1996PoldarkJeremy Poldark
  54. 1996A Relative StrangerNigel Fraiman