Ioan Gruffudd

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Ioan Gruffudd
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October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales
Biography:Dubbed Britain's "very own "Leonardo DiCaprio"" after his role as the ship officer who rescues "Kate Winslet" in "Titanic", Welsh actor "Ioan Gruffudd" (pronounced "Yo-wan Griffiths") went from relative unknown to rapidly ascending Hot Young Thing in just a few short years. Bearing the kind of looks that inspire more than a few torrid fantasies, the arrestingly photogenic actor has proved to be the hottest Welsh export since "Catherine Zeta-Jones".

Hailing from Cardiff, where he was born October 6, 1973, Gruffudd enjoyed a fairly happy childhood. Raised as one of three children by parents who were Welsh language educators, he developed an early interest in performing. This interest was directed at music, rather than acting, and Gruffudd developed into an accomplished oboist and singer while he was growing up. At the age of eleven, he decided to give acting a whirl, and two years later, he became a... Full Biography

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Ioan Gruffudd, left, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba and Michael Chiklis attend the MTV Movie Awards at...
Ioan Gruffudd, left, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis attend the Taurus World Stunt...
Ioan Gruffudd, left, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba and Michael Chiklis attend the MTV Movie Awards at...
The Fantastic Four, from left, Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm...
From left: Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue Storm (Jessica Alba)...
Sue Storm (Jessica Alba, left) and Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd, in background) have a fateful...
Lancelot (Ioan Gruffudd, left), Guinevere (Keira Knightley, center) and Arthur (Clive Owen, right)...
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