Ioan Griffith is a charismatic English actor, a performer of the roles of the adventure genre

English actor Ioan Griffith was born on October 6, 1973, in the family of school teachers Peter and Gillian Griffith. At the time of the appearance of the child, the family lived in the city of Aberdar, then moved to Cardiff in full force. Ioan was the eldest child and he had to take part in the education of his younger brother. However, he managed everything, helped his parents around the house and studied well.

Dreams embodied in reality

When Joan turned 13 years old, he played in the English TV series "The People of the Valley". Then young Griffith decided to devote himself to the cinema. He entered the Royal Academy of Drama, which he successfully graduated in 1995.

Ioan Griffith - an actor with a memorable appearance, has a certain charisma. In 1997, he received an invitation from the famous director James Cameron. He suggested that the actor play the role of assistant captain on the ship "Titanic" Harold Lowe, in the film of the same name. The character seemed interesting to Griffith, besides, he deeply respected Cameron and considered it an honor to participate in such a grandiose film project as the Titanic.

In 1998, a series of TV series called "Hornblower" began on TV, in which Joan Griffith performed the role of midshipman Horatio Hornblower. Only eight episodes were shot at different times. The film was a success, and thanks to him the actor became famous. The role of the midshipman is considered one of the most successful in his career.

The relevance

In 1999, Ioan Griffith embodied the image of the main character in the film "Solomon and Gaynor", which greatly increased the actor's popularity. The directors saw in Griffith a reliable performer of heroic characters and began to invite each other in their film projects. In 2001, Ioan Griffith took part in the shooting of five films at once, which was a kind of record.

In 2005 and 2006, the actor took part in two major film projects: "Invasion of the Silver Surfer" and "Fantastic Four". These two films provided him world fame. Ioan Griffith, whose television series also enjoyed success, found time for filming and television projects. A particularly popular film on TV, in which Griffith played, was The Forsyte Saga, based on the novel by John Galsworthy of the same name .

After 2007, the career of the actor also developed successfully, he starred in the historical film "Amazing Lightness", then tried on the image of the Prime Minister of England Tony Blair in the film "Bush", brilliantly coped with the role of Karl Hurley in "Sanctum". The last film project with the participation of Griffith was a fantastic film "The San Andreas Rift", shot in the genre of "horror."

Ioan Griffith, filmography

During his career, the actor managed to star in twenty-five full-length films, four serials and nine television films. Below is the selected list of film projects with the participation of Griffith:

• "Titanic" (1997), Harold Low.
• "Wilde" (1997), the role of John Gray.
• "Solomon and Gaynor" (1998), the character of Solomon Lewinsky.
• "102 Dalmatians" (2001), the character of Kevin Shepherd.
• "Rock of retribution" (2001), Max Breci.
• "The Real Anna" (2001), Gob.
• "Black Hawk" (2001), Lieutenant John Bills.
• "The City of the Damned" (2001), the role of Dan Blackley.
• "Arrows" (2002), the character of Freddie Hans.
• "The Story of a Girl" (2003), Daniel.
• "King Arthur" (2003), the role of Lancelot.
• "Fantastic Four" (2004), the character of Reed Richards.
• "Little Creatures" (2005), Simon.
• "Amazing Lightness" (2005), the role of William Wilberforce.
• "TV" (2005), Richard McLister.
• "Fireflies in the Garden" (2008), Addison.
• "Bush" (2008), the character of Tony Blair.
• "The Mystery of Munakra" (2009), Sir Benjamin.
• "Sanctum" (2011), Carl Hurley.
• "The Ungainly Bosses" (2011), "Mokrushnik".
• "The Little Angel" (2001), Alec.
• "Mariah Mundi" (2012), Charles Mundi.
• "The Rift of San Andreas" (2014), Daniel Riddick.

TV series :

• "Eternity" (2014), Dr. Henry Morgan.
• "Double" (2011), Andrew Martin.
• "The Saga of Forsytes" (2002), Philip Bossini.
• "Castle" (2013), Eric Vaughn.

TV Movies

• "Hornblower: Equal Chances" (1998), the role of midshipman Hornblower.
• "Examination for the lieutenant" (1998), the character of midshipman Hornblower.
• "The Duchess and the Devil" (1999), the role of Lieutenant Hornblower.
• "Frogs and lobsters" (1999), the role of Lieutenant Hornblower.
• "Great Expectations" (1999), Pip.
• "Revolt Lieutenant Hornblower" (2001), the character of Lieutenant Hornblower.
• "Retribution" (2001), Lieutenant Horblower.
• "Devotion" (2003), Captain Horblower.
• "Debt" (2003), Captain Hornblower.

Today, the actor is experiencing a creative upsurge and works immediately with several scenarios. Ioan Griffith, whose filmography regularly replenishes with new paintings, does not want to stop there.