Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as troubled profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Thomas Novachek in the stage play Venus in Fur (2011–2012), and as Adam Raki in the film Adam (2009). Dancy began his career with the title roles in the TV film David Copperfield (2000) and the miniseries Daniel Deronda (2002). He gained prominence as Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted and Galahad in King Arthur (both 2004). His portrayal of courtier Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005) earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. From 2016 to 2018, he played Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path.\n', '

He is married to American actress Claire Danes, with whom he has two children.\n', '

Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and raised in Newcastle-under-Lyme. His mother, Sarah Ann Dancy (née Birley) (b. 1952), works in academic publishing. His father is philosophy professor Jonathan Dancy (born 8 May 1946), who teaches at the University of Reading and at the University of Texas at Austin.\n', '

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