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Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Actor · Born June 19, 1975 (51) · Staffordshire, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee

Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the title character in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid in Black Hawk Down (2001) and Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted (2004). Other film roles include Joe Conner in Shooting Dogs (2005), Grigg Harris in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Luke Brandon in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Adam Raki in Adam (2009) and Ted in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). On television, he portrayed criminal profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path (2016–2018) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005); the latter role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dancy currently portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price on NBC's revival of the original Law & Order (2022–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Dancy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 19, 1975 (51)
From
Staffordshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Hugh Dancy's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
21%
Power
15%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 16
Shadow
2 of 16
Mentor
2 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
11
Romantic
8
Warm
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hugh Dancy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Dancy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hugh Percy / John Burgoyne / Banastre Tarleton / Comte de Vergennes (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Otto Octavius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    as Jack Barber

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Roar(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Bobby Bronson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Abominable Snow Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Albert

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People(2018)

    as Alleyne Ireland (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Late Night(2019)

    as Charlie Fain

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Caleb Garlin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Path(2016)

    Show 36 episodes · as Calvin 'Cal' Roberts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Deadline Gallipoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return(2013)

    as Marshall Mallow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 39 episodes · Other · as Will Graham

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene(2011)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Our Idiot Brother(2011)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hysteria(2011)

    as Dr. Mortimer Granville

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Wildest Dream(2010)

    as Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nick

  • The Big C(2010)

    Show as Lee Fallon

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Adam(2009)

    as Adam Raki

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • It's On with Alexa Chung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

    as Luke Brandon

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Savage Grace(2007)

    as Sam Green

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Jane Austen Book Club(2007)

    as Grigg

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • An American Crime(2007)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Evening(2007)

    as Buddy Wittenborn

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blood and Chocolate(2007)

    as Aiden

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Basic Instinct 2(2006)

    as Adam Towers

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shooting Dogs(2005)

    as Joe Connor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth I(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Earl of Essex

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • King Arthur(2004)

    as Galahad

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ella Enchanted(2004)

    as Char

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tempo(2003)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Dictionary(2003)

    as John Truscott

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Deronda(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Daniel Deronda

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    as Schmid

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield(2000)

    as David Copperfield

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Young Blades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as D'Artagnan

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Copperfield

  • Madame Bovary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leon

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Michel Previn

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nolan Price

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Feet(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danny

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Roberto Bellini

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Woodley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 93 episodes · as Nolan Price

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Edgar Allan Poe (voice)

  • The Custom of the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 45 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

King Arthur (2004)

$204M worldwide

Highest rated

Hannibal (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Law & Order (1990)

Film career

19902025

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 47: 45 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew2 of 47: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
0111

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2006, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Hugh Dancy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)

85th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hannibal (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hugh Dancy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles15–93 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles18–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles27–77 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles27–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles7–88 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hugh Dancy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugh Dancy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Bruckheimer shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles