Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

1975-06-19 Staffordshire, England, UK 33 Credits

Biography

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) ...

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Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light

Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light

2024

as Narrator

Acting

A documentary exploring the life and art of the most important woman artist of the 20th century, Georgia O'Keeffe, who became famous for her paintings...

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Jack Barber

7.2
Acting

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Meanwhile, a...

The Abominable Snow Baby

The Abominable Snow Baby

2021

as Albert

6.3
Acting

Based on the short story from Terry Pratchett's book of Christmas tales entitled "Father Christmas's Fake Beard". It tells the story of a quintessenti...

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019

as Alleyne Ireland (voice)

5.3
Acting

A biographical history of Hungarian immigrant Joseph Pulitzer, who revolutionized how news is presented, to whom it is catered to and the power of giv...

Late Night

Late Night

2019

as Charlie Fain

6.4
Acting

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over di...

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

2015

as Self

10.0
Acting

An in depth feature length piece on the creative efforts to approach the Hannibal television series' third season "reboot" of the Red Dragon arc.

Hannibal: This Is My Design

Hannibal: This Is My Design

2014

as Self

9.2
Acting

An in-depth look at the production of Hannibal season 2, including everything from location shoots to special effects.

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014

as Marshall Mallow (voice)

6.3
Acting

Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, ...

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011

as Ted

6.6
Acting

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Co...

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011

as Christian

6.2
Acting

Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda an...

Hysteria

Hysteria

2011

as Dr. Mortimer Granville

6.7
Acting

Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.

The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream

2010

as Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine (voice)

6.9
Acting

Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the...

Coach

Coach

2010

as Nick

5.1
Acting

A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team

Adam

Adam

2009

as Adam Raki

6.8
Acting

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009

as Luke Brandon

6.5
Acting

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dream...

The Jane Austen Book Club

The Jane Austen Book Club

2007

as Grigg

6.5
Acting

Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing wi...

An American Crime

An American Crime

2007

Thanks

7.3

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Evening

Evening

2007

as Buddy Wittenborn

5.8
Acting

As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first ti...

Savage Grace

Savage Grace

2007

as Sam Green

5.6
Acting

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely so...

Blood and Chocolate

Blood and Chocolate

2007

as Aiden

5.6
Acting

A young teenage werewolf is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man.

Basic Instinct 2

Basic Instinct 2

2006

as Adam Towers

5.0
Acting

Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, l...

Shooting Dogs

Shooting Dogs

2006

as Joe Connor

7.4
Acting

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in dan...

The Making of King Arthur

The Making of King Arthur

2004

as Self

8.7
Acting

Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

The Magical World of Ella Enchanted

The Magical World of Ella Enchanted

2004

as Self / Prince Char

5.7
Acting

A limited edition behind the scenes special discussing Ella Enchanted with Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy.

King Arthur

King Arthur

2004

as Galahad

6.3
Acting

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy ...

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

2004

as Char

6.5
Acting

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called g...

Tempo

Tempo

2003

as Jack

4.1
Acting

Jenny, a young American woman, moves to Paris and gets involved with Jack, who is seemingly the man of her dreams. However, he has a lot to hide and J...

The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003

as John Truscott

6.5
Acting

A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and fin...

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001

as SFC Kurt 'Doc' Schmid

7.4
Acting

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and ...

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2001

as David Copperfield

6.2
Acting

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations...

Young Blades

Young Blades

2001

as D'Artagnan

5.8
Acting

Young Blades follows D'Artagnan (Hugh Dancy), a young arrogant swordsman; Radegonde (Sarah-Jane Potts), a clever girl he meets in the woods; and a tri...

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

2000

as Leon

6.3
Acting

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on...

Poe

N/A

as Edgar Allan Poe (voice)

Acting

A biography of Edgar Allan Poe wraps around four of his most famous tales and several of his poems.