IOAN Gruffudd joined the cast of Elsbeth Season 2 as the hunky Angus.
He landed his first big break in Titanic – here’s everything you need to know about the Welsh actor.
Who is Ioan Gruffudd?
Ioan Gruffudd was born in Llwydcoed, Wales, in October 1973.
He has two siblings and his parents were both teachers.
A few years after he was born, the family moved to Cardiff, where his grandparents had previously run a drama group.
His first big acting job was in BBC Cymru Wales film Austin, in 1986.
He then landed the role in Welsh-language soap opera Pobl y Cwm, before he trained at RADA.
His first big roles were playing Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film Titanic (1997), and as Lt John Beales in Black Hawk Down (2001).
One of his best-known roles was playing Horatio Hornblower in the hit ITV series (1998–2003) and playing evil Andrew Earlham on ITV’s Liar (2016 to 2019).
Other film roles include Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) in Fantastic 4 (2005) and its sequel Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and British anti-slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006).
He landed his first big break in TitanicIs Ioan Gruffudd married?
Ioan married actress Alice Evans in September 2007 and they share Ella Betsi and Elsie Marigold.
The couple met during the production of 102 Dalmatians, while she was engaged and living with Pablo Picasso’s grandson, Olivier Picasso.
But on January 26, 2021 Alice claimed Ioan had “walked out” on the marriage.
She claimed that Ioan had given very few details about his decision – other than that he “no longer loves” her.
Alice tweeted: “Sad news. My beloved husband/soulmate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week.
“Me and our young daughters girls are very confused and sad. We haven’t been given a reason except that he ‘no longer loves me.’ I’m so sorry.”
In September 2024, Alice was kicked out of an LA courtroom after she was caught snapping photos of her ex-husband during their tense child support hearing.
She was briefly removed from court after the misconduct, which is strictly forbidden and could have led to a contempt penalty.
They sat on opposite sides of the courtroom, with Evans giving her ex a cold, stern look.
The British-American actress was said to have abruptly raised her mobile phone and began taking pictures of Gruffudd, 50, as their attorneys were sent to Judge Josh Freeman Stinn’s chambers for a meeting.
Who is Ioan Gruffudd’s new partner Bianca Wallace?
In October 2021, just a few months after he split with Alice, he went public with his new relationship with Bianca Wallace.
In January 2024 the couple got engaged, with a sparkling diamond and emerald ring.
“The most precious thing happened…” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two of them smiling.
The couple, who met in Australia during filming for ABC series Harrow, have a 19 year age gap.
She works in the entertainment industry as an actress, producer and writer.
Bianca has multiple sclerosis and said that it can be a “difficult illness to face even on a good day”.
In a series of gut-wrenching tweets, the mother of his two children wrote: “So it turns out that my husband, after two years of telling me I’m a bad person and I’m not exciting and he no longer wants to have sex with me and he just wants to be on set abroad . . . has been in a relationship for THREE years behind all our backs.”
GettyAlice and Ioan with their daughters Ella and Elsie Gruffudd[/caption]How to pronounce Ioan Gruffudd’s name?
Despite being in the public eye for over 20 years, there is still confusion over the pronunciation of his name.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he was teased by the show’s host.
Jimmy laughed: “I spent about 25 minutes trying to figure out your name today, did I get it right?
“Your last name is completely preposterous. I don’t know what’s going on over there.”
Ioan was a good sport and joked: “It’s like Yo-anne – I think it’s rather exotic.”
Jimmy made a gag about how the servers in Starbucks must have a difficult time writing his name on his cup.
“I’m sick and tired of seeing Johan,” he said.
“Did you ever think about changing your name to make it easier for…everyone?” asked Jimmy.
Ioan explained: “When I was a young actor every agent in town said you’ve got to change your name, you’re going to be pigeon-holed as a Welsh actor, but being a young, patriotic Welshman I didn’t.
“When I left Wales at the age of 18 it’s been the bane of my existence.”
How to watch Elsbeth?
You can watch Elsbeth on Sky, Now TV, Apple TV, Prime, fuboTV, Paramount Plus and Paramount+ Amazon Channel.
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