Line #13 Creator/IoanGruffudd


1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ioan_gruffudd.jpg]]
2	->''"Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the backyard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness."''
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4	Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced Yo-wahn Griffith, born 6 October 1973 in Llwydcoed, Wales) is a Welsh actor who rose to fame through two very different roles: As the hero of ''Series/HoratioHornblower'', the [[TheFilmOfTheBook Series of the Books]] by C. S. Forester, and as Mr. Fantastic in the ''Film/FantasticFourDuology''. Born in Cardiff in 1973, he started out as an actor in his native Britain but moved to the US a couple of years ago and has since appeared in a number of guest appearances on TV shows as well as in movies. He landed a starring role on the CW's FilmNoir-style show ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' which was unfortunately canceled after one season. Next, he played the main character in ''Series/Forever2014'', which was also, unfortunately, canceled after one season.
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6	Oh, and his first language is [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Welsh]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeSLOmEeDgw Just listen.]]
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8	!!Some of his works include:
9	* ''Film/Titanic1997'' as Officer Harold Lowe, the man captaining the lifeboat who rescues Rose
10	* ''Film/SolomonAndGaenor'' as Solomon
11	* ''Film/OneHundredAndTwoDalmatians'' as Kevin Shepard
12	* ''Series/HoratioHornblower'' as, well, Horatio Hornblower
13	* ''Film/KingArthur2004'' as Lancelot
14	* ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' and ''Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer'' as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
15	* ''Film/TheTVSet'' as Richard [=McCallister=]
16	* ''Film/AmazingGrace'' as William Wilberforce
17	* ''Series/CenturyCity''
18	* ''Film/{{Sanctum}}''
19	* ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' as Andrew Martin
20	* ''Film/HorribleBosses'' as [[TheCameo 'the Wetwork Man']]
21	* ''Series/MondayMornings'' as Dr. Delany ("Truth or Consequences")
22	* ''Series/{{Castle\|2009}}'' as Eric Vaughn ("The Squab and the Quail")
23	* ''Film/BlackhawkDown'' in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role as the Ranger lieutenant who teases Sergeant Eversman for being so interested in Somali culture, and ends up being sidelined due to suffering a seizure, [[YouAreInCommandNow leaving their unit in Eversman's command]].
24	* ''Series/Forever2014'' as Dr. Henry Morgan
25	* ''Film/PlayingItCool'' as "Stuffy"
26	* ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' as the male Necromancer
27	* ''Series/{{Harrow}}'' as Dr. Daniel Harrow
28	* ''Film/{{Buttons}}''
29	* ''Film/{{Ava}}'' as Peter Hamilton
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31	!!Tropes associated with Ioan's roles:
32	* NiceGuy: Has a very noticeable tendency to get cast in these types of roles.
33	* OneSeasonWonder: He had the bad luck to get cast as the lead in more than his fair share of these throughout TheNewTens.
34	* PlayingAgainstType: For someone who was so frequently typecast in films and TV shows as [[TheHero an idealized or pure-hearted hero]], Ioan's role in ''Diablo III'' stands out. Not only is it a role in a video game, but he portrays the male Necromancer class, an AntiHero who uses [[DarkIsNotEvil necromancy to battle the forces of Hell]]. Also his role in ''Series/{{Liar\|2017}}'' where he plays a [[spoiler: serial rapist]].
35	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: For a while, it seemed he would forever be getting [[TypeCasting typecast]] as this.
36	* RetroactiveRecognition: Before international stardom, he was one of the "uptown boys" in the music video for Music/{{Westlife}}'s cover of Music/BillyJoel's "Uptown Girl".

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