Birth Name: Ioan Gruffudd (Pronounced YO-an GRIFF-ith)
Date of Birth: 6 October 1973
Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales, UK [WELSH]
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse: Alice Evans (14 September 2007 - present)

Shared a flat in London with old friend and fellow Welsh actor Matthew Rhys.

He played the oboe in the South Glamorgan Youth Orchestra for several years.

He learned Yiddish for his role in the film Solomon and Gaenor (1999).

Had the honor of lighting the National Millennium Beacon for Wales in Cardiff City Centre for the New Year's Eve 2000 celebration.

Won the BBC Radio Cymru Showbusnesan Award for Best Actor (March 28, 2001).

First language is Welsh.

Best friend is Matthew Rhys, who starred with him in Very Annie Mary.