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Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ioan Gruffudd is a Welsh actor who first appeared on screen at 13 in the television film Austin (1986) and then spent years on the Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm. Born in Cardiff in 1973, he trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and a role in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler in his final year brought him the part of Jeremy Poldark in a 1996 television remake. He became known as Harold Lowe in Titanic (1997) and as Horatio Hornblower in the Hornblower television films, and other credits include Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Reed Richards in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel, and William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006), which drew critical praise. Later work includes Tony Blair in W., Sanctum (2011), San Andreas (2015) and Adam Lockwood in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).

53years old

Turns 54 on October 6in 358 days

  • Born Cardiff
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
30 years1996 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A first

    On 4 August 2003, at the National Eisteddfod in Meifod, mid-Wales, Gruffudd received induction into the Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain, the Bardic Order of Great Britain, as a Druid, its highest rank, and took the bardic name "Ioan".

  2. A change of course

    As a teenager Gruffudd was a skilled oboist, reaching Grade 8 in the ABRSM music exams and spending several years with the South Glamorgan Youth Orchestra, but he quit once acting filled most of his time.

Ioan Gruffudd movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Fantastic Four2005 Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fias Reed Richards

    IMDb rating 5.7379K votes

  2. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richards

    IMDb rating 5.6303K votes

  3. King Arthur2004as Lancelot

    IMDb rating 6.3184K votes

  4. San Andreas2015as Daniel Riddick

    IMDb rating 6.1279K votes

  5. Sanctum2011as Carl

    IMDb rating 5.959K votes

  6. Amazing Grace2006as William Wilberforce

    IMDb rating 7.427K votes

  7. 102 Dalmatians2000as Kevin Shepherd

    IMDb rating 4.942K votes

  8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024as Lockwood

    IMDb rating 6.5117K votes

Most often with

Andrew Grieve directed three of these films, Tim Story two and Brian Gilbert two. Sean Gilder appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sean Gilder, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Sean GilderChris Evans, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Chris EvansStephen Dillane, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Stephen DillaneRobert Lindsay, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Robert LindsayPaul Copley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Paul CopleyDavid Warner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David WarnerAndrew GrieveDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Andrew GrieveTim StoryDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Tim StoryBrian GilbertDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Brian Gilbert

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Box office

What Ioan Gruffudd's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.5 billion

17 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 17 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Titanic1997as Fifth Officer Lowe$2.3 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Titanic1997as Fifth Officer Lowe
    $2.3B50.3% of the total
  2. 2
    San Andreas2015as Daniel Riddick
    $474M10.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024as Lockwood
    $405M9.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Fantastic Four2005as Reed Richards
    $334M7.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007as Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richards
    $302M6.7% of the total
  6. 6
    King Arthur2004as Lancelot
    $204M4.5% of the total
  7. 7
    102 Dalmatians2000as Kevin Shepherd
    $184M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Black Hawk Down2001as Beales
    $173M3.8% of the total
Sanctum (2011), $109 millionAmazing Grace (2006), $32.1 millionThe Secret of Moonacre (2008), $7.2 millionFireflies in the Garden (2008), $6.7 millionThe Professor and the Madman (2019), $5.0 millionAva (2020), $3.0 millionWilde (1997), $2.2 millionPlaying It Cool (2014), $1.3 millionThe Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013), $6,399

$166 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

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