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  Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd has admitted that the impressive muscles he's seen sporting in new film The Fantastic Four owe more to the "muscle suit" he wears beneath his costume than to some strenuous sessions down at the gym.
Ioan Grufford was born on October 6, 1973 in Cardiff to teachers, Peter and Gillian Gruffudd.
Ioan started his acting career as a child star in the Welsh soap opera Pobol Y Cwm from 1989 to 1994.
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 News for Ioan Gruffudd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd is so determined to land the role of James Bond he's refusing to talk about the possibility for fear of jinxing his 007 dream.
Fans of 102 Dalmatians (2000) actor Ioan Gruffudd have showed their cheeky adoration for the Welsh heart-throb by throwing a surprise party in his honour - complete with a choir.
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd has announced that he has his sights set on becoming the next James Bond The star of the current hit, 102 Dalmatians (2000), has been tipped as a replacement for Pierce Brosnan.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0344435/news   (993 words)

  
 BBC News | WALES | Ioan Gruffudd - the early years
Ioan Gruffudd is one of Hollywood's hottest properties, but it was a Welsh-language soap opera which gave him his first big break, as a new website reveals.
Gruffudd starred as youngster Gareth Wyn Harries for five years from 1989 while still a pupil at his Cardiff school.
Although this was not a huge success, Ioan went on to star memorably in the TV series Hornblower and 1999's film hit of the year - Titanic.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/613762.stm   (463 words)

  
 BBC - South East Wales Showbiz - Ioan Gruffudd
Although not yet in the running for an Oscar, Ioan's contribution to Welsh culture was recognised when he was given honorary membership of the Gorsedd of Bards at the 2003 National Eisteddfod.
Ioan Gruffudd is simply breathtaking in terms of his personality (based on what printed articles I've come across), talent, voice and looks (I simply appreciate all that I see and hear on screen).
Ioan is a gorgeous young man and I adore him.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southeast/halloffame/showbiz/ioan_gruffudd.shtml   (3739 words)

  
 Ioan Gruffudd Photos - Ioan Gruffudd News - Ioan Gruffudd Information
Ioan's mother-tongue is Welsh and his first acting job, at the age of thirteen, was in a Welsh-language soap Pobl Y Cwm, where he remained for the...
Ioan grew a beard to play Lancelot in 2004’s King Arthur, but they didn’t like the reddish color so his beard was colored brown to match his hair.
Ioan: As a Welshman, I grew up in a culture of singing and performing with music, and I think it was through this performing that I got my confidence as an actor.
www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-132486   (513 words)

  
 INTRODUCING IOAN GRUFFUDD
Ioan's next project was to portray the title character in the four A&E Horatio Hornblower movies, and in which he again delivered powerful performances.
If you have not seen Ioan's acting and you get a chance to do so, I urge you to, I know that you will not be dissapointed and I know we will be seeing a lot more of Ioan Gruffudd here in the U. in the future.
Ioan still personaly autographs all of his photos and his Mom sends out a form letter, but she always writes a personal note on the bottom of each one.
www.angelfire.com /la3/ioangruffudd/main.html   (598 words)

  
 CanMag- Ioan Gruffudd News, Pics, Stills, Info
CanMag discovered Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced Yo-awhn Griffith) via their reader poll where they kept on getting email declaring, “he’s so hot.” Gruffudd has more than heat quotient going for him, he’s a talented actor who has been working steadily since his teenage years.
Quality bit parts in Wilde and Titanic garnered Gruffudd notice, but his breakthrough was being cast in the title roll in the Hornblower series of eight Emmy award winning TV movies taking Horatio Hornblower from a 17-year old, seasick, gawky midshipman through becoming a man and a heroic captain of his own vessel.
Ioan has two of the most passionate speeches in the whole movie, lambasting Arthur for his faith and high morals while disregarding the safety of himself and his men.
www.canmag.com /fanpages/36/Ioan_Gruffudd   (737 words)

  
 News Search: ioan gruffudd
LATEST: Welsh actor IOAN GRUFFUDD has been blasted by workers at fashion house Burberry, after he failed to support their bid to save a factory in his native country.
MOVE over Ioan Gruffudd - it seems his best mate Matthew Rhys is fast becoming the hot new talent in Tinseltown.
HE may still be a Welshman at heart but Ioan Gruffudd looks every inch the Hollywood star as he leans against a Cadillac.
www.topix.net /search?q=ioan+gruffudd   (756 words)

  
 Ioan Gruffudd
Gruffudd's interest in acting proved lasting, and he was accepted at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when he was eighteen.
Thus, it was only a matter of time before Gruffudd got his first starring role on the big screen, and a year later, he did just that.
Gruffudd won strong notices for his performance, and that same year he earned additional raves for his work in the BBC television adaptation of Great Expectations.
www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P268218   (490 words)

  
 Ioan Gruffudd Biography,info
Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced /ˈjoɑn ˈgrɪfɪð/) (born October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh actor.
Gruffudd started his acting career at the age of 12 in a Welsh television film named "Austin" and then later moved onto the Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley).
Gruffudd is currently living with his English fiancée, Alice Evans, in Los Angeles, California.
music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Ioan_Gruffudd   (705 words)

  
 * ActorShrine : Ioan Gruffudd Fan Page*
Luckily it was a British team who put the series together, so that already had it out of the danger zone, but the casting of Ioan was the masterstroke that gave this series integrity and strength.
He doesn't rely on the costume to give the role a sense of authority or adventure - he embodies it instead.
One of Ioan's biggest assets is his eyes.
actorshrine.tripod.com /actors/ioan.html   (304 words)

  
 CanMag- Casting Update- Ioan Gruffudd is Amazing
Now that we have Ioan Gruffudd in our Star Database, I guess it would be only proper to keep updated with his current developments.
Ioan Gruffudd was last scene as Mr Fantastic in the comic book adaptation Fantastic Four.
Gruffudd is currently filming The TV Set, a story of a TV pilot as it goes through the Network TV process of casting, production and finally airing.
www.canmag.com /news/4/3/1968   (278 words)

  
 Valimar : Ian Thorpe/Ioan Gruffudd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ioan has been keeping to his bedroom nearly 24/7 since his breakfast and explanation a few days ago.
Ioan hoped that wasn't some sort of cue for him to start talking about himself.
Ioan lays back next to Thorpe, putting his hands behind his head as well.
www.greatestjournal.com /community/valimar/678362.html   (1732 words)

  
 Ioan Gruffudd
Known to many as the inexperienced, yet heroic officer, Horatio Hornblower from the AandE miniseries, Welsh man Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced Yo-Awn Griffith) was born and raised in Cardiff.
As a youth, Gruffudd developed musical talents, playing the oboe in the South Glamorgan Youth Orchestra for a number of years.
Gruffudd left home at 18 to attend the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts in London and continued his studies from 1992 to 1995.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=4533   (468 words)

  
 Needcoffee.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Gruffudd is excellent and would have to be in order to engender such a believable response from captain, crew, and us, the audience.
The extras spread across the entire set are quite choice, though apart from the new interview with Gruffudd, this is pretty much the same spread that we had on the previous incarnations of these releases.
It's Gruffudd talking about all the stuff you wished he had been around for the commentaries to talk about: getting the role, almost dying on set, working with the various cast and crew.
www.needcoffee.com /updates/tag/ioan-gruffudd   (1048 words)

  
 Fantastic Tour Featurette Caps - Ioan Gruffudd Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ioan takes hold of the camera soon after while Jessica has her makeup put on and he says we are going BEhind the scenes and filmed Jessicas bum!
Ioan comes out onto the varanda he is asked how he is. The PA says "Morning" He says "How are we?" she replies in Spanish he says Muchas gracias, mucho gusto it's a pleasure to be here even though I've just thrown up my entire breakfast this morning!"
Ioan is with Chris while he plays some drum or other.
www.ioanonline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=10784   (1011 words)

  
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Ioan is to appear in a series of short videos, to educate young Welsh people about Cancer.
Ioan is to lend his voice to Jesus, in a new Welsh animated film.
They also announced that letters to Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, director Andrew Grieve, or other members of the company could be posted to A&E and they will pass it on to the right place.
members.tripod.co.uk /IoanInfo/main.html   (867 words)

  
 IGN: IGN Interviews Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis
IGN FilmForce visited the set last year and spoke with the entire cast in a press conference, but this week we had the chance for a little more personal time at E3.
Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis were on hand promoting the upcoming Activision game, and we got the chance to talk about the film now that the release is closer.
Chiklis and Gruffudd at E3 IGNFF: Ioan, for your character, a lot of it was animated afterwards.
movies.ign.com /articles/618/618267p1.html   (567 words)

  
 HSX Prediction Market: StarBonds® : Ioan Gruffudd
Welshman Ioan Gruffudd (pronounce like YO-an Griffith) began his acting career at age 14 with the Welsh Soap Opera.
Gruffudd also captured much critical praise for his portrayal of the popular, fictional British naval officer, Horatio Hornblower, in the four-part television series of the same name.
Gruffudd's recent acting work can be seen in Solomon and Gaenor, which is a 2000 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
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 Ones2Watch4.Com - Ioan Gruffudd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
But hey, Ioan holds his own against all 100 and whatever of the spotted beasts and even the great scenery chewer herself, Cruella De Vil.
My point here is that Ioan is so much more then Hornblower, a part that will no doubt follow him throughout his career.
Ioan, along with Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, and Jeremy Piven will be keeping the civilized world a safer place for us all.
www.ones2watch4.com /gruffuld_ioan/main.htm   (363 words)

  
 Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan previously lived in Kilburn, England with fellow Welsh actor, and longtime best friend, Matthew Rhys, but now lives in LA with girlfriend, actress Alice Evans
Ioan has his own question in Trivial Pursuit (20th Anniversary edition).
Then, Ioan was in it for about two minutes, had a seizure and left.
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 A Gumby and Her Latest Obsession   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ioan was chosen as People Magazine's 2001 Sexiest Import.
The League of Obscure British Actors: Ioan Gruffudd
Gruffudd Fan Fiction Homepage for the defunct ML.
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 Ioan Gruffudd Biography - Biography.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Born Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced yo-IN griffith), on October 6, 1973, in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.The eldest of three children born to teachers Peter and Gillian, who changed the family surname from the English Griffiths to the Welsh Gruffudd.
In 1986, the 13-year-old Gruffudd landed a permanent role on the Welsh BBC prime-time soap opera People of the Valley (1986-1992).
However, it was the title role in the A&E miniseries Horatio Hornblower that brought Gruffudd to the attention of millions of viewers.
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 Ioan IS Horatio
Hornblower turned and walked down the row; behind his back one hand was twisting impatiently within the other; he came back and turned again, walking jerkily down the row--he seemed incapable of standing still...
The deck beams above were six feet clear over the carpet and Pellew had grown so used to this that he advanced to shake hands with no stoop at all in contrast to Hornblower, who instinctively crouched with his five foot eleven.
The tousled curly brown hair was just beginning to recede and leave the forehead a little higher still, which was a source of irritation to Captain Hornblower...He was slender and well-muscled; quite a prepossessing figure...
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 eBay — Ioan Gruffudd Movies DVDs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ioan Gruffudd (TITANIC) stars as Hornblower, an intellectual young midshipman who enters Her...
Featuring spectacular special effects set amidst the backdrop of one of the most tragic events of the 20th Century, James Cameron's award-winning TITANIC stands as one of the greatest Hollywood spectaculars of all time.
The setting is the 18th century, and the British are at war with Napoleon.
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 Ioan Gruffudd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His parents, Peter and Gillian Gruffudd, were teachers.
Gruffudd also starred in the music video of Westlife's version of "Uptown Girl" alongside Claudia Schiffer.
He was invited and accepted into Gorsedd 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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ioan_Gruffudd   (715 words)

  
 Ioan Gruffudd @ Filmbug
Handsome Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd has played a number of dashing leading men in big budget TV costume dramas, most notably the lead part in ITV's Hornblower.
Since 1998 and Hornblower: The Even Chance, Gruffudd has notched up a total of three seasons playing the role.
Tell us what you think of Ioan Gruffudd in the Filmbug forum...
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 Ioan Gruffudd Quizzes and Ioan Gruffudd Trivia -- FunTrivia
Ioan Gruffudd Quizzes and Ioan Gruffudd Trivia -- FunTrivia
This is a quiz about the wonderful Ioan Gruffudd.
Not many people know who Ioan Gruffudd is, which is sad because not only is he absolutely adorable and have a sexy accent but he's a really good actor who I think everybody should be familiar with.
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