Ioan Gruffudd ; born 6 October 1973 is a Welsh actor. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he started off in Welsh language film productions, then came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film Titanic , and as Lt. John Beales in Black Hawk Down . However, he is probably best known for playing the role of Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower, the British made-for-TV films based on C. S. Forester's novels. Gruffudd's other film roles include Lancelot in King Arthur , Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four and the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver... Surfer , and British anti-slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace . He played Tony Blair in W. . He currently plays Andrew Martin, alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar in the US thriller television series, Ringer. Gruffudd was born on 6 October 1973 in Llwydcoed, near Aberdare, Cynon Valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Tâf, south Wales. Gruffudd's parents, Peter and Gillian Griffiths, were both teachers.
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| Birthdate: | October 6, 1973 |
| Birthplace: | Cardiff |
| Age: | 38 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Education: | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Also known as: | Ioio Gruffoid, Gruffudd, Ioan |