Biography for
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Date of Birth

10 November 1963, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Lulu Williams

(4 November 1998 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Described "Iris" co-star Kate Winslet as "a force of nature.".

Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Minnie Driver, Matthew Goode, Julian Fellowes, Rupert Friend, Sue Johnston, Angela Lansbury, David Macmillan, Julia Ormond and Terence Stamp.

Speaks French.

Counts "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) and "Rev." (2010) among his favorite TV sitcoms.

Personal Quotes

[on the universal popularity of 'Downton Abbey'] We have a word in England: gob-smacked. I don't know if it translates. Overwhelmed is an understatement.

[on the appeal of "Downton Abbey" (2010)] It's "Breaking Bad" (2008) with tea instead of meth.

Where Are They Now

(November 2004) Starring in Cloaca at London's Old Vic Theatre.