In 1997, Hugh Dancy starred in his first TV series "Trial & Retribution". In 1999, he participated in the TV series "Soft Foot", "Dangerous Zone" and "Royal Legal Advisors"
. In 2000, he played the protagonist David Copperfield in the adaptation of Dickens's famous book " David Copperfield ". In the same year, he also starred in the movie " Madame Bovary ".
In 2001, he played Kurt Schmid, a medical soldier in the movie " Black Hawk Down " directed by Ridley Scott . In 2002, he starred in the BBC TV series " Daniel Deronda ". In 2003, he played a British officer who fell in love with "The Sleeping Dictionary" in the American romance movie " The Sleeping Dictionary "
. In the same year, he also starred in " Tempo " and played Jack.
In 2004, he and Anne Hathaway starred in the movie " Ella Enchanted "
, as a prince with a crowd of fans, acting as an alternative love fairy tale. In the same year he also played the pure knight Galahad in the epic film " King Arthur "
. In terms of drama, he starred in a single stage play "The Soldier's Tale" with Jeremy Irons. In this year he also became the spokesperson of Burberry Brit from 2004 to 2005
.
In 2005, he co-starred with John Hurt in the film " Shooting Dogs " on the theme of the 1994 Rwanda Massacre . The film was nominated for the 2005 British Academy of Film Awards. In the same year he was still Channel 4 and HBO co-production of the famous drama " Elizabeth the I " plays a smash hit but the miserable fate of the Earl of Essex
, and therefore the angle was nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actor in a TV drama
and Nomination for Best Male Actor in a Satellite TV Short Series
.
In 2006, he played a tabloid reporter Adam Towers in the movie " Basic Instinct 2 " starring Sharon Stone . In the same year he also starred in a single play "Quiet as the Sea" with Saffron Burrows.
In 2007, he starred in the movie " Evening ", and with this film won the Seattle International Film Festival "Golden Space Needle Audience Award" nomination for best male actor. In the same year, he also appeared in movies such as " The Jane Austen Book Club ", " Blood And Chocolate " and " Savage Grace "
. He also starred in his Broadway first stage play "The End of the Journey" this year, and was nominated for the 73rd Annual Drama League Award for Best Performance for this play
.
In 2009, he starred in the romantic comedy " Adam " released in the United States, in which he played a self-enclosed youth, for this role he was nominated for the 2009 Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor
. In the same year, he also collaborated with Isla Fisher in the movie " Confessions of a Shopaholic " adapted from the best-selling book , playing the leading role of Luke Brandon
.
On August 6, 2010, the biopic " The Wildest Dream " dubbed by him was released in the United States
. In the same year, he collaborated with Ben Whishaw on the stage play "The Pride".
In 2011, he played the well-dressed doctor Mortimer in the movie " Hysteria "
. He also starred in the Broadway stage play " Venus in furs " this year , as Saunin, which premiered at the Broadway Serio Friedman Theater from November 8th to December 18th
.
On April 4, 2013, the American drama " Hannibal " starring him and Mads Mikkelsen was officially aired on NBC TV. He played the role of Will Graham, an FBI special investigation consultant, in the play, which is a thriller based on the story of the original " Red Dragon "
. With this play, he received widespread attention and won the 2013 European TV Gold Award for Best Actor and the 2015 Saturn Award-Best Actor in a TV Series.
On April 19, 2015, the Australian miniseries " Deadline Gallipoli " starring him was released, in which he played a war correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett.
On March 30, 2016, Hulu's new drama " The Path " starring in collaboration with Aaron Paul Sturtevant premiered. In April of the same year, he confirmed to join " Fifty Shades Darker " to play the role of psychiatrist John Fline. The film is scheduled to be released in North America on February 10, 2017
.
The second season of "The Path" premiered on January 25, 2017
.
On March 18, 2022, the movie "Downton Abbey: A New Era" in which Hugh Dancy participated was released.