10 Facts About Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and raised in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

At age 10, Hugh Dancy attended boarding school at the Dragon School in Oxford, then, at 13 at Winchester College.

Hugh Dancy went on to study English at St Peter's College, Oxford.

In 1999, Hugh Dancy appeared in the second series of Cold Feet in the role of Danny, who had a fleeting romance with Rachel, one of the show's main characters.

In 2002, Hugh Dancy played Daniel Deronda in the BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's novel Daniel Deronda.

Hugh Dancy went on to appear in various other films.

In 2007, Hugh Dancy had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End.

Hugh Dancy's performance was praised by The New York Times theatre critic Charles Isherwood.

In March 2012, NBC announced that Hugh Dancy had been cast as Will Graham in Hannibal, the television adaptation based on the main character of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon.

In 2006, Hugh Dancy met American actress Claire Danes on the set of Evening.