Hugh Dancy

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) and Ted in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). On television, he portrayed criminal profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path (2016–2018) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005); the latter role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dancy currently portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price on NBC's revival of the original Law & Order (2022–present).

Early life and education

Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,<ref name="independent">Template:Cite news</ref> and raised in Newcastle-under-Lyme.<ref name="telegraph2012">Template:Cite news</ref> His mother, Sarah Ann Dancy (née Birley, born 1952),<ref name="pehl1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> works in academic publishing.<ref name=telegraph2012/> His father is philosophy professor Jonathan Dancy (born 1946), who teaches at the University of Reading and at the University of Texas at Austin.<ref name=pehl1/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hugh is the oldest of three children, followed by brother Jack Dancy (born 1977), who is co-director of the travel company Trufflepig Travel,<ref name=pehl1/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and sister Katharine Sarah Redman (née Dancy, born 1980), who works for UNESCO. From the age of 5 to the age of 10, Dancy was educated at Edenhurst Preparatory School<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in Newcastle-under-Lyme. At age 10, Dancy attended boarding school at the Dragon School in Oxford, then, at 13<ref name=independent/> at Winchester College.<ref name=telegraph2012/> At age 18, he acted in the Winchester College Players production of Twelfth Night, which was performed in both Winchester and at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall. He went on to study English at St Peter's College, Oxford.<ref name=independent/>

Career

After graduation, Dancy moved to London, where a chance conversation in a cafe led to his meeting casting director Ros Hubbard and agent Dallas Smith, who signed him.<ref name=independent/> In 1999, 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, Dancy played Daniel Deronda in the BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's novel Daniel Deronda.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Notable roles from film include Dancy's Prince Charmont from the 2004 film Ella Enchanted alongside Anne Hathaway and, from the same year, Galahad in King Arthur alongside later Hannibal co-star Mads Mikkelsen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2005, he starred as Adam Raki in Adam, an independent film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and follows the story of a young man with autism.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He went on to appear in various other films.

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Dancy in 2007

In theatre, Dancy has appeared in MCC Theater's The Pride, written by Alexi Kaye Campbell, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. The off-Broadway production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Ben Whishaw and Andrea Riseborough. In 2007, Dancy had a starring role on Broadway as Captain Dennis Stanhope in Journey's End (Belasco Theatre). From 2010 until 2011, he starred in Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of Venus in Fur alongside Nina Arianda. His performance was praised by The New York Times theatre critic Charles Isherwood.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In August 2018, it was announced he would appear with Stockard Channing in Roundabout Theatre Company's off-Broadway premiere of Apologia, written by Alexi Kay Campbell, in the dual roles of Peter and Simon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In March 2012, NBC announced that Dancy had been cast as Will Graham in Hannibal, the television adaptation based on the main character of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon.<ref>Morgan, Jeffrey. "Hannibal Lecter TV series casts Hugh Dancy as Will Graham" Template:Webarchive, digitalspy.com; accessed 23 March 2012.</ref> The show received critical acclaim and was nominated for numerous awards. It was cancelled after three seasons and concluded in 2015, though there are hopes for its revival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From 2016 to 2018, he appeared for three seasons as Cal Roberts, a lead character in Hulu's The Path, alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In November 2021 Dancy was announced as one of the leads in NBC's 2022 revival of Law & Order, playing an assistant district attorney.<ref name="revival">Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

In 2006, Dancy met American actress Claire Danes on the set of Evening.<ref name="engaged" /> They announced their engagement in February 2009 and married in France later that year.<ref name="engaged">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="People-Wedding-2009">Template:Cite news</ref> They have three children: two sons born in 2012 and 2018,<ref name="People-Cyrus-2012">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a daughter born in 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

They live in the West Village neighbourhood of New York City.<ref name="Variety-NYCTownhouse-2013">Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Black Hawk Down	SFC Kurt Schmid
	Young Blades	D'Artagnan
2003	Tempo	Jack Ganzer
	The Sleeping Dictionary	John Truscott
2004	King Arthur	Galahad
	Ella Enchanted	Prince Charmont
2005	Shooting Dogs	Joe Connor
2006	Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction	Adam Tower
2007	The Jane Austen Book Club	Grigg Harris
	Evening	Buddy Wittenborn
	Savage Grace	Sam Green
	Blood & Chocolate	Aiden
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Luke Brandon
	Adam	Adam Raki	Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
2010	Coach	Nick	Direct-to-DVD
	The Wildest Dream	Andrew Irvine	Voice; Documentary
2011	Our Idiot Brother	Christian
	Martha Marcy May Marlene	Ted	Nominated–Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance
	Hysteria	Dr. Mortimer Granville
2013	Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return	Marshal Mallow	Voice
	Poe	Edgar Allan Poe
2018	Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People	Alleyne Ireland
2019	Late Night	Charlie Fain
2022	Downton Abbey: A New Era	Jack Barber

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Trial & Retribution	Robert Belini	2 episodes
	The New Adventures of Robin Hood	Kyle	Episode: "Orphans"
1998–1999	Dangerfield	Charlie Paige	2 episodes
1999	Cold Feet	Danny	2 episodes
	Kavanagh QC	Michael Woodley	Episode: "The More Loving One"
2000	Relic Hunter	Michael Previn	Episode: "The Last Knight"
	David Copperfield	David Copperfield	Television film
	Madame Bovary	Leon
2002	Daniel Deronda	Daniel Deronda	4 episodes
2005	Elizabeth I	Earl of Essex	2 episodes Nominated–Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
2011	The Big C	Lee Fallon	8 episodes
2013–2015	Hannibal	Will Graham	38 episodes International Online Cinema Award for Best Actor in Drama Series (2013) Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2015) Nominated–Chainsaw Award for Best TV Actor (2015, 2016) Nominated–Critics' Choice TV Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (2014, 2016) Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2014)
2015	Deadline Gallipoli	Ellis Ashmead Bartlett	2 episodes Nominated–Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor (2016)
2016, 2018	Robot Chicken	Various voices	2 episodes
2016–2018	The Path	Cal Roberts	36 episodes; Also producer
2020	Homeland	John Zabel	6 episodes
2020–2021	The Good Fight	Caleb Garlin	4 episodes
2021	The Abominable Snow Baby	Albert (voice)	Television film
2022	Roar	Detective Bobby Bronson	Episode: "The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder"
2022–present	Law & Order	EADA Nolan Price	45 episodes (season 21–)
2025	Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man	Otto Octavius (voice)	5 episodes

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Billy and the Crab Lady	Fred	Soho Theatre
2000	To the Green Fields Beyond	Mo	Donmar Warehouse
2007	Journey's End	Captain Dennis Stanhope	Belasco Theatre
2010	The Pride	Philip	Lucille Lortel Theatre MCC Theater
2011–2012	Venus in Fur	Thomas Novachek	Lyceum Theatre Nominated–Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
2018	Apologia	Peter / Simon	Laura Pels Theater

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result	Template:Abbr
2006	OFTA award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Elizabeth I	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television		Template:Nom	<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Adam	Template:Nom	<ref name=":0" />
2011	Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance	Martha Marcy May Marlene	Template:Nom	<ref name=":0" />
2013	IGN Summer Movie Award for Best TV Actor	Hannibal	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	Critics' Choice TV Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best TV Actor		Template:Nom	<ref name=":0" />
	Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television		Template:Win	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2016	Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best TV Actor		Template:Nom	<ref name=":0" />
	Critics' Choice TV Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	iHorror Award for Best Male Performance – Horror Series		Template:Nom	<ref name=":0" />
	Silver Logie (Logie Award) for Most Outstanding Actor	Deadline Gallipoli	Template:Nom	<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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