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No doubt you are here to learn about and drool over the handsome Welsh actor, Ioan Gruffudd. (His name is pronounced yo-IN griffith) And you have found a most excellent site to do it in....

When I realized that this gorgeous actor was virtually unknown, I made it my crusade to make him known...and do alot of drooling in the process! It's worth it, for those smoldering eyes, sculpted jaw, gorgeous dark hair....

You probably first saw Ioan in the excellent A&E movie Horatio Hornblower about a young midshipman's adventures during the Napoleonic wars. Maybe you experienced a very strong sense of deja vu, knowing you had seen him somewhere before. And you have. He also played the memorable part of Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the blockbuster "Titanic." What? You don't remember any character by that name? Remember the "Is there anyone alive out there?" lifeboat guy? That's Ioan!

Ioan, 27, was born in Cardiff, Wales. He is the oldest child in his family and has one younger brother and sister. Like many young boys in Wales, his dream was to become a rugby player, or an airline pilot, but he got bitten by the acting bug after landing a part in a Welsh film, at the young age of eleven. Two years later, he landed a part in the soap opera "Pobblycom", which lasted seven years. He left Cardiff for London to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Days after finishing, he returned to Cardiff and landed a part in a BBC drama "A Relative Stranger" then landed a part in another television movie, "Poldark." He got a taste of professional theatre at London's Gate Theatre, before getting roles in "Titanic" and "Wilde", in which he played the character of John Gray.

Now that you know who Ioan is, proceed to the really fun parts of the site. I hope you enjoy the things contained therein and that you visit often for I will be adding new stuff as I receive it!

I have been assigned the post of "Keeper of Horatio's Hose" on board the ship Indefatigable and I am honored to accept. My duties shall consist of making sure his hose always fits and that he doesn't have to resort to plaster and oakum any longer. Unfortunately, it looks like the mighty ship we served on has been sunk by a French frigate. I'm keeping the title, in hopes of a transfer.