Golden Beaus - Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd

Biography

Filmography

"I admitted a long time ago that I wanted to go to Hollywood because there are more opportunities there, and I wanted to work in movies - movies are my first love. And that's why I went. I don't feel any added pressure, because I've already admitted it in the first place. It's a nice feeling having people support you because you are a British actor trying to become an international star."

"As an actor, you have to admit you are a show-off. But with so many magazines like Heat, it's diminishing the mystery of going to see somebody on the big screen. The less you know about somebody the better."

"Being attractive, it's not something I do consciously. It's incredibly flattering that people think I appeal to women. But that was a gift from my parents. My acting, my personality - that's what it's about."

“The arses on the trousers aren't very tight. They're very loose and baggy and I like tight trousers. And the shoes - the shoes have got a bit of a heel, and it's a strange sensation for a man. Especially when you're running.” He mimes a mincing trot. “I am mighty Hornblower! Watch me run like a girl!”

Name: Ioan Gruffudd

Birth Date: 6 October 1973

Birth Place: Cardiff, Wales, UK

Height: 5'11''

Why he is a Golden Beau: This classically handsome Welsh actor makes us smile!

Movies you should see: Horatio Hornblower series, The Forsyte Saga

Other Stuff:

-He played the oboe in the South Glamorgan Youth Orchestra for several years.

-He learned Yiddish for his role in the film Solomon and Gaenor (1999).

-Had the honor of lighting the National Millennium Beacon for Wales in Cardiff City Centre for the New Year's Eve 2000 celebration.

-Won the BBC Radio Cymru Showbusnesan Award for Best Actor. [28 March 2001]

-Graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1995)

-Lives in Los Angeles (for 2 years as of July 2004)

-First language is Welsh

-His name is pronounced "Eo-wan Griff-ith"

-Parents were teachers.

-Grandparents ran a local amateur drama society in Cardiff.

-Was already an accomplished singer and oboist by the age of 13.

-Became a professional actor at the age of 13 with his role in the Welsh soap opera Pobol Y Cwm ("People of the Valley").

-Best friend is Matthew Rhys.

-Has a younger brother, Alun & a younger sister, Siwan

-Living with fellow British actress Alice Evans in Los Angeles. (July 2005)

-Was invited to and accepted into Gorsedd y Beirdd Ynys Prydain (the [Welsh] Bardic Order of Great Britain) at the highest rank in the National Eisteddfod at Meifod in 2003, with the bardic name "Ioan".

Additional Links:
Ioan Gruffudd at Bomis



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