Ioan Gruffudd Net Worth

Ioan Gruffudd's Quotes

• The arses on the trousers aren't very tight. They're very loose and baggy and I like tight trousers. And the shoes - the shoes have got a bit of a heel, and it's a strange sensation for a man. Especially when you're running. He mimes a mincing trot. "I am mighty Hornblower! Watch me run like a girl!"
• [on his Titanic (1997) experience]: Yeah, I was lucky because I didn't have to spend hours in freezing water. There weren't many people my age on set, so Kate (Kate Winslet), Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and I hung out together. We would pile into Leo's dressing room, which was full of PlayStations, mini basketball hoops and the like.
• [on Horatio Hornblower]: I think people are attracted to the character because he's not a hero in the traditional sense. He's not a natural leader, he's just a young man with a very bright mind. He's compassionate, he hates injustice and he will stand up and fight when he's pushed to the limit.
• I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am. My character. My make-up. My culture and heritage is a very rich one. So what if it's difficult for people to pronounce? We all learned how to say Schwarzenegger.
• As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus.

Interesting Facts about Ioan Gruffudd

1. Lived in London for sometime with good friends and fellow Welsh actors Matthew Rhys and Michael Sheen.
2. He played the oboe in the South Glamorgan Youth Orchestra for several years.
3. Learned Yiddish for his role in the film Solomon and Gaenor (1999).
4. Had the honor of lighting the National Millennium Beacon for Wales in Cardiff City Centre for the New Year's Eve 2000 celebration.
5. Won the BBC Radio Cymru Showbusnesan Award for Best Actor (March 28, 2001).
6. Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England in 1995.
7. An Associate Member of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
8. Resides in Los Angeles, California.
9. First language is Welsh.
10. His name is pronounced "Yo-wahn Griffith".
11. His parents Peter and Gillian were teachers and his grandparents ran a local amateur drama society in Cardiff, Wales.
12. Was already an accomplished singer and oboist by the age of 13.
13. Was invited to and accepted into Gorsedd y 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.
14. In addition to playing Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards in Fantastic Four (2005), he provided the voice of Mr. Miracle/Scott Free for the animated Justice League (2001) series. Ironic, given that Mr. Miracle is owned by DC Comics, rival of Marvel Comics, which owns the Fantastic Four, and both characters were created by the late Jack Kirby.
15. Met his future wife, actress Alice Evans, on the set of 102 Dalmatians (2000), although at the time she was romantically involved with Pablo Picasso's grandson, Olivier Widmaier Picasso.
16. Very good friends with fellow actors Jamie Bamber and Matthew Rhys.
17. Is one of three children. He has a younger brother, Alun and a younger sister, Siwan.
18. Has two children, both daughters, Ella Betsi Janet, who was born on 6 September 2009 and Elsie Marigold, who was born on 13 September 2013.
19. Appeared in British pop group Westlife's music video for their 2001 hit song, "Uptown Girl" alongside fellow actors, Robert Bathurst, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Tim McInnerny and James Wilby.
20. Has dual British and American citizenship.