
Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (Welsh: [ˈjɔan ˈɡrɪfɪð]; /ˈjoʊɑːn ˈɡrɪfɪθ/; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh-American actor. He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
He first was noted for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in Titanic (1997) and for his portrayal of Horatio Hornblower in the Hornblower series of television films (1998–2003). Subsequent roles have included Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Reed Richards/MMister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005) and its 2007 sequel, William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006), Tony Blair in W. (2008), and Adam Lockwood in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.613 |
Birthday | 1973-10-06 |
Place of Birth | Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
Also Known As | Йоан Гріффідд, یوان گریفید, |

1997

Titanic
7.906/25776
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fian...
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2008

W.
6.2/632
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...
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W.

2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
5.603/7924
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is...
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2000

102 Dalmatians
5.5/1375
Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely allia...
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102 Dalmatians

2003

The Gathering
5.5/172
Itinerant traveler Cassie Grant comes out of a car accident in Glastonbury, England, with partial memory loss. The deeply regretful driver allows her...
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The Gathering

1999

Warriors
6.685/27
If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the...
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Warriors

2004

King Arthur
6.288/2730
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy...
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King Arthur

2005

Fantastic Four
5.783/9418
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible...
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Fantastic Four

2004

Quest for King Arthur
0/0
Patrick Stewart narrates the investigation into the true origin of Britain's King Arthur and his fabled heroes, and whether or not Camelot exists in s...
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Quest for King Arthur

1998

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
7.309/34
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew...
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Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

2010

The Kid
7/22
Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and the way he put his life tog...
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The Kid

2004

This Girl's Life
5/47
"Slice of life" take on life of international porn celebrity, Moon, and her musings on modern life, love and loss.
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This Girl's Life

1999

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
7.2/29
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
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Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
7.1/33
Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.
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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

2001

Hornblower: Mutiny
7.3/33
Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, th...
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Hornblower: Mutiny

2006

Amazing Grace
6.9/297
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, bu...
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Amazing Grace

2001

Very Annie Mary
5.7/20
Set in the fictional village of "Ogw" in the valleys of south-east Wales. After her father Jack suffers a stroke Annie Mary Pugh is forced to take car...
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Very Annie Mary

1999

Great Expectations
6.4/16
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imag...
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Great Expectations

2003

Hornblower: Loyalty
7/30
Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
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Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

Hornblower: Duty
7.2/28
Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napo...
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Hornblower: Duty


The Little Things
0/0
After a failed suicide attempt, Claire has nothing better to do than go to work. During a cigarette break, she meets Simon, a man with a few issues of...
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The Little Things

2009

The Secret of Moonacre
6.5/450
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live...
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The Secret of Moonacre

2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
7.383/2795
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2007

The TV Set
5.9/80
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network e...
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The TV Set

2011

Sanctum
6/1066
Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—inc...
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Sanctum

1998

Hornblower: The Even Chance
7.4/43
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval car...
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Hornblower: The Even Chance

2011

Foster
6.7/120
Some years after their son is killed in an accident, a married couple decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli, unexpectedly arrives on...
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Foster

2001

Happy Now
5.5/6
All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his best mate harbour a dark secret which seems to be c...
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Happy Now

1999

Solomon & Gaenor
6/14
A young Jew in 1911 Wales tries to make his living by selling fabrics door to door, but to do so he must hide his nationality. On one of his sales he...
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Solomon & Gaenor

2001

Hornblower: Retribution
7.3/30
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving t...
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Hornblower: Retribution

2002

Man and Boy
4.4/5
When television executive Harry has a one-night-stand, his wife Gina walks out on him, leaving Harry to look after the couple's young son.
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Man and Boy

2003

Otherworld
5.1/7
Whilst celebrating Lleu's 18th birthday, Lleu and two friends go for a boat ride, when they discover beneath the water the golden doorway to the Mabin...
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Otherworld

1996

Poldark
6.1/4
The Cornish military captain, now a member of Parliament, is drawn into the war with France while his son falls in with smugglers. Historical drama, s...
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Poldark

2004

The Making of King Arthur
8.7/3
Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).
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The Making of King Arthur

2013

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
5.634/228
Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues...
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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

2017

Keep Watching
5.1/276
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become...
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Keep Watching

2015

San Andreas
6.245/8640
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estra...
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San Andreas

2014

Under Milk Wood
6.1/9
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National...
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Under Milk Wood

2014

Playing It Cool
5.862/765
A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.
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Playing It Cool

2004

Dawn of the Dead
7.1/4099
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
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Dawn of the Dead

2008

Agent Crush
6/1
To fight crime, a new hero is created but there are a few small glitches to iron out.
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Agent Crush

2015

Forever
6/10
An investigative reporter finds the will to live again after discovering an enigmatic commune.
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Forever

2015

Mr. Calzaghe
6.5/6
The story of the rise to glory of boxer Joe Calzaghe.
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Mr. Calzaghe

2001

Another Life
6.2/6
A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of World War I, Edith Graydon married her boyfriend...
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Another Life

1996

A Relative Stranger
4/1
Twenty year-old student Peter Fraiman falls asleep in 1975 a happy man, having asked his girlfriend to marry him. But when he wakes up, it's 1995; he...
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A Relative Stranger

2019

The Professor and the Madman
7.143/1193
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 1...
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The Professor and the Madman

1997

Wilde
6.58/275
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment a...
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Wilde

2014

Justice League: War
7.4/1083
The world is under attack by an alien armada led by the powerful Apokoliptian, Darkseid. A group of superheroes consisting of Superman, Batman, Wonder...
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Justice League: War

2002

Shooters
5.7/18
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to h...
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Shooters

2011

Horrible Bosses
6.572/6410
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting...
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Horrible Bosses

2018

Buttons
6.9/17
During a time of robber barons, child labor, and rising industry, two orphan girls get a little help from their unexpected guardian angels who turn th...
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Buttons

2008

Fireflies in the Garden
6.2/209
The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.
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Fireflies in the Garden

2020

Ava
5.838/2614
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
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Ava

2001

Black Hawk Down
7.4/5847
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and...
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Black Hawk Down

2007

Stories USA
4.3/13
Ten individuals set out to find themselves in an alienating world, filled with heartbreak, deception and tragedy. With so much at stake, these strange...
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Stories USA

2003

Still: Here/Now
0/0
A search for the poetic soul of Wales - a feature documentary which explores poetic responses, historical & contemporary, to the issues of social & cu...
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Still: Here/Now

2012

Reflections on Titanic
7.3/27
An enthralling and fast-paced four-part documentary feature that covers the making of one of the last major Hollywood epics; Titanic. Cast and crew sp...
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Reflections on Titanic


Zipline
0/0
A group of college friends find their adventurous spirits tested to the limit when an exhilarating zipline excursion leaves them hanging perilously hu...
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Seven Snipers
0/0
A retired sniper hiding out on an Australian ranch gets her elite team of killers back together to protect her daughter when a warlord, seeking reveng...
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