Trivia

[September 2009] Married Claire Danes in France.

Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature & Language.

He auditioned to play Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising (2007) and later played Lecter's nemesis Will Graham on Hannibal (2013).

Was voted "Prettiest Boy" and "Prettiest Girl" in college.

During his early years after his move to London, he found odd jobs as a waiter and bartender before finding a break in British TV costumers in the late '90s.

Stumbled into acting at age 13 after being sent to the school theater as punishment for misbehaving at school.

Is very good friends with his Hannibal (2013) co-star Mads Mikkelsen since the pair starred together in the film King Arthur (2004).

[December 2012] First child, a boy named Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy, was born on December 17, 2012.

[2004] The face of the Burberry men's fashion campaign.

Attended Ranger boot camp at Fort Benning, Georgia, for a week with the rest of the Black Hawk Down (2001) cast. Hugh, who portrays Ranger medic Kurt "Doc" Schmid in the film, worked with Ranger medics in combat scenarios.

He is of English and a small amount of Welsh and Scottish descent.

Briefly lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a child where his father was working at the time.

His most embarrassing moment at an audition was having an American producer throw an ashtray at him to demonstrate the supposed "poor" reflexes of British actors. Hugh caught the ashtray but his chest caught the cigarettes.

Is an avid collector of fake hands. His fascination started after having seen a set of wooden hands on a film set.

[February 2009] Engaged to Claire Danes. They met on the set of Evening (2007).

[July 2012] Hugh and his wife, Claire Danes, are expecting their first child.

Antipasto (2015) is the only episode of Hannibal (2013) in which he does not appear.

Was educated at Winchester College, England.

Has a younger brother, Jack, and a younger sister, Kate, who both live in France.

His all-time favorite TV show is The Wire (2002).

Was considered for the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005), which went to Christian Bale.

Both Hugh and his wife, Claire Danes, have played characters with Asperger's syndrome: Hugh in Adam (2009) and Claire in Temple Grandin (2010).

Is good friends with Sienna Miller and Ewan McGregor.

Arrived at St. Peter's College, Oxford University in 1994 along with friends Paul Curran and Alexander Fiske-Harrison.

Has singing skills.