Hugh Dancy is an English actor and model who starred in the movies Ella Enchanted and Savage Grace. He also co-starred in the television movie Elizabeth I.

Dancy plays the romantic lead, alongside Isla Fisher, in the romantic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic, which opens in U.S. theaters on February 13, 2009.

In February 2009, Dancy became engaged to actress Claire Danes after a year of dating. It will be the first marriage for both of them.People: Danes and Dancy Are Engaged (February 6, 2009)

"There`s no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want."Who's dated Who: ...Dancy Quotes

"My dad is an academic but there was never any question of me following on that route. I'm thick."Who's dated Who: ...Dancy Quotes

"I think becoming an actor because it`s a ridiculously insecure profession to go into. I feel very comfortable but very lucky. I think any time that you imagine that it`s plain sailing for hereon in, then you`re kidding yourself."Who's dated Who: ...Dancy Quotes

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• June 19, 1975: Born

• 2000: David Copperfield (TV)

• 2001: Black Hawk Down

• 2003: The Sleeping Dictionary

• 2004: Ella Enchanted

• 2004: King Arthur

• 2005: Elizabeth I (TV)

• 2006: Basic Instinct 2

• 2007: Blood and Chocolate

• 2007: Evening

• 2007: The Jane Austen Book Club

• 2008: Bronte

• 2009: Became engaged to Claire Danes

• 2009: Confessions of a Shopaholic