Downton Abbey: A New Era
Hugh Dancyhas been working as a screen actor for over 20 years , and ranking his motion-picture show from worst to good , including his turn inDownton Abbey , revealsa filmography depart in genres and styles . Since his breakout role in the 2000 TV movieDavid Copperfield , Dancy has amassed significant renown for such roles asWill Graham in the NBC television seriesHannibaland Prince Charmont in the feature filmElla Enchanted . Beyond these headliners , however , Dancy has accrued loads of other successful roles .
Born in Stoke - on - Trent , England , in 1975 , Dancy was send to theatre class for misconduct at the historic period of 13 and discovered a passion for performing that would subsequently take him far in the job . In 2009 , he married actress Claire Danes after meeting her on the set of the movieEveningin 2006 , and he has since also worked with her on the seriesHomeland . Though he presently works in television in theLaw & Orderfranchise , his career has contain a range of major and small studio role , research genres as various as drama , natural action , and repugnance .
Blood & Chocolate (2007)
As Aiden
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Vivian works as an attendant in a cocoa store and has spent her whole lifespan trying to keep the big mystery that she is a werewolf . The problems begin when Vivian falls in sexual love with the human Aiden . The relationship is not take over by her peer , especially Gabriel , who also want her .
Blood & Chocolateis abouta young werewolf , Vivian ( Agnes Bruckner ) , who fall in love with an creative person ( Dancy)in Bucharest . She seek to keep her social life afloat as she avoid a vaticination ’s implication that she is to restore the local loup-garou pack . This Romance language includes all of the flaw that YA novel adaption , such asDivergent , tend to bear from : there is an overflow of fictitious character and an absence seizure of well - develop exposition to communicate the plot ’s importance .
Hannibal ended in 2015 after three clap seasons , and worker Hugh Dancy is right with his explanation for why season 4 has still not happened .
It translates more like a dull extension of theUnderworldfranchise than it does its own world . While the performances here are not bad , the movie is nowhere near as adept as just about anything else Hugh Dancy has appeared in . critic often cited a wretched script and CGIas the reasons for their panning of the movie . The pic did not even make one-half of its budget back in theater according to Box Office Mojo stats .
Tempo (2003)
As Jack Ganzer
Tempo is a film released in 2003 have Jenny , a young American woman who relocates to Paris and becomes involved with Jack , a man harboring dangerous secrets . As Jenny navigates Jack ’s touch-and-go lifestyle , the picture show unravels the complexness of their relationship amidst the backdrop of Parisian machination .
Centered around a kinship between middle - senior thief Sarah ( Melanie Griffith ) and her kale sister , Jack ( Dancy),Tempodepicts the volatile consequences of coalesce a life of law-breaking with love . Dancy efficaciously portrays Jack ’s interior conflict of desiring to be with the woman who has taken charge of him versus want a girl more his own age who offers a naively amorous view of true love .
Amidst the movie ’s unfathomable theoretical account and inability to successfully empathize with any of its characters , Tempois leave flailing for a purpose . It stand out in scenes where actors ( namely Melanie Griffith and Hugh Dancy ) can languish in their chemistry , allowing the audience to see how they might make well together in the first office , but the moving-picture show focuses too heavily on its paper - thin plot , which is why it is little more than unmemorable .
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Young Blades (2001)
As D’Artagnan
Young Blades , released in 2001 , features Hugh Dancy as the youthful fencer D’Artagnan . Alongside Sarah - Jane Potts ' clever Radegonde and a mathematical group of Musketeers , they work to prevent a warfare between France and Spain .
Young Bladesis a 2001 action - adventure film directed by Mario Andreacchio . Inspired by the works of Alexandre Dumas , Young Bladesfollows Hugh Dancy as the youthful and arrogant D’artagnan , who joins forces with Three Musketeers to stop a war brewing between France and Spain . Though difficult to condemn an escapade cinema for its superabundance of camp , Young Bladeshas to be categorise as such . Its historical inaccuracy and a glaring disregard for its source material are seeming .
If rooter of swashbuckling tales want more sword scrap , there are plenty of alternatives , including multiple other adaptations ofThe Three Musketeers , that they can enjoy instead . refugee camp and dangerous undertaking even go hired hand - in - manus in manyErrol Flynn classics , but here , there just is not enough of a balance to make the moving-picture show oeuvre .
Vivian works as an attendant in a chocolate store and has spent her whole life trying to keep the big secret that she is a werewolf. The problems begin when Vivian falls in love with the human Aiden. The relationship is not accepted by her peers, especially Gabriel, who also desires her.
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
As John Truscott
The Sleeping Dictionary follows a young Englishman stationed in Sarawak as part of the British compound government . Immersed in local customs duty , he face take exception emotional decision when he fall for Selima , a captivating aboriginal woman , amidst the cultural complexity and expectations of his role .
The dormancy Dictionarytells the story of an Englishman who travels to a Greenwich Village in Malaysia to school the indigene about Western civilisation . There , he is assigned a " sleeping dictionary " whom he fall in love with and has to handle with the divergence in their background and their futures in the part .
Though Jessica Alba and Hugh Dancy share real chemistry , which properly communicates the potential tragedy of their union , their kinship is not enough to keep the moving-picture show afloat .
Though Jessica Alba and Hugh Dancy share tangible chemistry , which decent communicate the potential disaster of their union , their relationship is not enough to keep the flick afloat . The Romantic Movement of colonialization is also a dated flaw in the narrative that detracts from the beautiful shot locations . It should also be observe thatthe moving-picture show play fast and promiscuous with chronicle in the regionand the intact thought of the " quiescency lexicon " is actually inspired by an Iban courting custom in the region , not a colonial pattern .
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
As Adam Towers
Basic Instinct 2 is a psychological thriller directed by Michael Caton - Jones , asterisk Sharon Stone as offence novelist Catherine Tramell . In this sequel , Tramell finds herself under suspicion again , this time in London . Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass , played by David Morrissey , is assigned to evaluate her . As he delves profoundly into Tramell ’s world , he becomes ensnared in her manipulative plot of seduction and peril .
The sequel to the sultry neo - noirBasic Instinct , Basic Instinct 2continues the story of serial killer Catherine Tramell . Sharon Stone returns and luxuriates in her operation as Tramell , whileDancy plays the showily determined reporter Adam Towers , which elate a notably ironic and unsexy movie liken to its groundbreaking ceremony predecessor . It is uncommon for a sequel to dwell up to a wildly popular original movie , and that is the case here .
The subsequence conk out to enchant the primal elements of a noir and despiteSharon Stone ’s dedication , Basic Instinct’strademark femme fatale element feels adjourn . Of course , some critics shout out it " so - unfit - it’s - good"which is a category for a wad of playfulness Zea mays everta flicks that fall into natural action and thriller categories . There is definitely an audience for the picture show , but Dancy has so many more picture in his career that far outshine it .
Evening (2007)
As Buddy Wittenborn
On her deathbed , Ann Grant has memories of her true passion , a valet de chambre called Harris Arden . When she was young , Ann had a forgetful romance with Harris , whom she met at her best friend ’s wedding . But the affair end when he break things off to marry another woman . While Ann live over memories of her past , her daughters endeavor to grapple with their mother ’s final illness .
Dancy stars alongside his now - wife Claire Danes inEvening , an isolated taradiddle about a nuptials , an social occasion , and a end . Framed as a anamnesis from a dying adult female , the motion-picture show carries a wistful yet melancholy vibe through its intact runtime . Dancy shines aside from the respite of the plaster cast . His character ’s tale is a far more tragical and interesting tale in contrast with the primary function of the story .
Many critic found the brightness level of the plaster cast to counterpoint too much with the melancholy nature of the film . at last , Eveningis still a relatively harmless movement but lacks enough means to make it anything more than forgettable . Time’sreview of the movie in 2007 stated , " Rarely have so many talented women moil so tastily to bring away such a wee , lockjawed computer mouse . "
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
As Christian
Our Idiot Brother , conduct by Jesse Peretz , follows the story of a well - substance but hapless comrade , Ned , who disrupt the lives of his three sister , Liz , Miranda , and Natalie . As their own personal outlet emerge , they get to take account Ned ’s unique linear perspective and unexpected wisdom .
Our Idiot Brothercenters around Paul Rudd ’s titular character , who is down on his luck and looking to his three swaggering sisters to get him out of a tough billet . Dancy meet a support role here as a love life sake for one of those sniffy sisters . The drollery depends on believably dysfunctional menage dynamics and awkward situations to bond its landing place , which it does n’t always reach .
Rudd ’s natural charisma stay fresh the motion picture afloat , however , and is in the main enjoyable even though it is not always as laugh - out - loud funny as was likely mean . In plus to Rudd and Dancy , Emily Mortimer , Zooey Deschanel , and Elizabeth Banks all have across-the-board clowning experience and helper to sell some of the jokes that might not have landed as well among less experienced performers .
Coach (2010)
As Nick
Coach , released in 2010 , keep abreast a trustfulness - fund slacker who unexpectedly obtain determination while sail the challenges of coaching a middle schoolhouse association football team . His newfound function provides a platform for personal ontogenesis and growth as he connects with the young players .
Coachis a athletics romantic comedy follow the savvy slackerNick ( Dancy ) , who decides to set ashore a job as the coach for a middle school soccer team . unluckily , the characters do n’t learn the lessons the overarching narrative is trying to move upon its audience , which makes it a slight difficult for the movie to make its point .
There are a few adorable moments scattered throughoutCoachimplicating the systema skeletale of a memorable movie about ambition , but it never gets flesh out enough to get there . It land as a less efficient rendering of Judd Apatow’sTrainwreck . Even the more crime syndicate - friendly ' 90s movieThe Mighty Duckstakes on the concept better .
Tempo is a film released in 2003 featuring Jenny, a young American woman who relocates to Paris and becomes involved with Jack, a man harboring dangerous secrets. As Jenny navigates Jack’s perilous lifestyle, the film unravels the complexities of their relationship amidst the backdrop of Parisian intrigue.
David Copperfield (2000)
As David Copperfield
The TV movieDavid Copperfieldhas a fresh - faced Dancy act alongside big - name actors like Sally Fields andSeinfeld ’s Michael Richards . This Charles Dickens adaptation highlights the merciless childhood of future renowned author David Copperfield ( Dancy).Cloying but enjoyable , it is a pragmatically zippy variation on the classical tale that spotlights Dancy ’s talent from an former years . There are , undoubtedly , better adaptations of the Dickens classic , but this one still mark an important milestone in Dancy ’s life history .
The movie was Dancy ’s first , though he had appeared in multiple video shows before the movie was made . 2000 became a big year for him as he appeared in multiple TV movies and television set shows . WhileDavid Copperfieldmight not be as memorable for his fans , it provided him with his break into features , and serve his calling track chassis .
Late Night (2019)
As Charlie Fain
A late - night public lecture show emcee suspects that she may soon be losing her long - run away show . The pic has been in ontogenesis since 2016 , when Paul Feig was originally going to direct . Nisha Ganatra signed on in 2017 , and the cast round into shape during 2018 .
Written by Mindy Kaling , belated Nightfollows the only distaff talk show master of ceremonies ( Emma Thompson ) strive to change up the tedium of her show by hiring her first female writer . Hannibal’sHugh Dancy play the sexual love interest to Kaling ’s video - author character , playing him with a gleeful yet conniving attitude that greatly adds dispute to the book . This is one of the first movies here in whichDancy really shines ( and look to be having a full time ) in the part .
Though unwieldy in some of its progressive themes , this comedy - drama quickly raises the cake for meta commentary about innovative - day writing rooms and Hollywood . With lead public presentation from John Lithgow , Kaling , and Thompson , Late Nightis the first must - see here . RogerEbert . Comcalled it " an earnest and queer funniness , with very sharp tooth . "
Young Blades, released in 2001, features Hugh Dancy as the youthful swordsman D’Artagnan. Alongside Sarah-Jane Potts' clever Radegonde and a group of Musketeers, they work to prevent a war between France and Spain.
The Sleeping Dictionary follows a young Englishman stationed in Sarawak as part of the British colonial government. Immersed in local customs, he confronts challenging emotional decisions when he falls for Selima, a captivating native woman, amidst the cultural complexities and expectations of his role.
Basic Instinct 2 is a psychological thriller directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Sharon Stone as crime novelist Catherine Tramell. In this sequel, Tramell finds herself under suspicion again, this time in London. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass, played by David Morrissey, is assigned to evaluate her. As he delves deeper into Tramell’s world, he becomes ensnared in her manipulative game of seduction and danger.
On her deathbed, Ann Grant has memories of her true love, a man called Harris Arden. When she was young, Ann had a short romance with Harris, whom she met at her best friend’s wedding. But the affair ended when he broke things off to marry another woman. While Ann relives memories of her past, her daughters try to cope with their mother’s terminal illness.
Our Idiot Brother, directed by Jesse Peretz, follows the story of a well-meaning but hapless brother, Ned, who disrupts the lives of his three sisters, Liz, Miranda, and Natalie. As their own personal issues emerge, they come to appreciate Ned’s unique perspective and unexpected wisdom.
Coach, released in 2010, follows a trust-fund slacker who unexpectedly finds purpose while navigating the challenges of coaching a middle school soccer team. His newfound role provides a platform for personal development and growth as he connects with the young players.
A late-night talk show host suspects that she may soon be losing her long-running show. The film has been in development since 2016, when Paul Feig was originally going to direct. Nisha Ganatra signed on in 2017, and the cast rounded into shape during 2018.
