Ioan Gruffudd Overview

Known to many as the inexperienced, yet heroic officer, Horatio Hornblower from the A&E miniseries, Welsh man Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced Yo-Awn Griffith) was born and raised in Cardiff. His parents, both teachers, brought up Ioan and his brother and sister speaking the Welsh language. As a youth, Ioan developed musical talents, playing the oboe in the South Glamorgan Youth Orchestra for a number of years. But Ioan had dreams of playing rugby for Wales, or becoming an airline pilot. "Like many... See All