Book Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy is an English actor admired for intense, intelligent performances on both sides of the Atlantic. He first won attention in the title role of the TV film David Copperfield (2000), then moved into features with Black Hawk Down (2001), Ella Enchanted (2004) opposite Anne Hathaway, and King Arthur (2004) as Galahad. His film work continued with Shooting Dogs (2005), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Adam (2009) and Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), and he later appeared in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). On television he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination as the Earl of Essex in the miniseries Elizabeth I (2005) and played the title role in the BBC's Daniel Deronda (2002). His most celebrated role is gifted criminal profiler Will Graham on NBC's Hannibal (2013), opposite Mads Mikkelsen, which won him the 2015 Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television. He followed that as Cal Roberts on Hulu's The Path (2016) and since 2022 has played prosecutor Nolan Price on the revival of Law & Order. Dancy brings thoughtful insight and classic British poise to every stage.