Birthday: Oct 6, 1973

Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales, UK

Biography: Welsh Actor Ioan Gruffudd (Pronounced YO-an GRIFF-ith) was born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. His parents, Peter and Gillian Gruffudd, were educators.He has a brother, Alun, who is two years younger and a sister, Siwan, who is 7 years younger.He attended the Royal Academy Of Dramatic Arts from 1992 to 1995, but was then cast as "Poldark" in the popular British TV series Poldark (1996) (TV). After playing "Oscar Wilde"'s gay lover in Wilde (1997) and "Officer Lowe" in Titanic (1997), Gruffudd became a l... ... (read more...) eading man in the Hornblower series. Next he played "Pip" in the big budget BBC production of Great Expectations (1999) (TV). Then, at 18, he won a spot at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He won his first role a few years later in the TV film, Poldark (1996) (TV).