Age: 52
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Ioan Gruffudd (Welsh: [ˈjɔan ˈɡrɪfɪð]; /ˈjoʊɑːn ˈɡrɪfɪθ/; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh-American actor. He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. He was first noted for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in Titanic (1997) and for his portrayal of Horatio Hornblower in the Hornblower series of television films (1998–2003). Subsequent roles have included Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006), Tony Blair in W. (2008), and Adam Lockwood in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ioan Gruffudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ioan Gruffudd
Reed Richards
for Reed Richards in The Fantastic 4 (2004)
Suggested by mrnotsure
Reed Richards leads an experimental space mission to study a mysterious surge of cosmic radiation, joined by his fiancée Sue Storm, her impulsive younger brother Johnny, and Reed’s close friend and pilot Ben Grimm. When the mission is struck by cosmic rays, the crew barely survives and crash-lands back on Earth. Soon after, they discover they have been permanently transformed: Reed can stretch his body, Sue can turn invisible and create force fields, Johnny can ignite into living flame and fly, and Ben is mutated into a super-strong, rock-like being. As Reed searches desperately for a cure—particularly for Ben—the group struggles with guilt, anger, and their fractured relationships. Their fragile unity is threatened by the emergence of the Red Ghost, a brilliant Soviet physicist who deliberately exposed himself to cosmic radiation in an attempt to surpass Richards. Gaining the ability to phase through solid matter, Red Ghost launches a series of attacks with the help of his super-powered ape allies, aiming to assert scientific and ideological dominance. Forced into the public eye, the four must learn to trust one another and combine their abilities to stop him. In a final confrontation, they defeat Red Ghost by embracing teamwork over ego, accepting that their powers are not a curse but a responsibility. United at last, Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben step forward as the Fantastic Four.
