He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991, appearing in Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Alchemist, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, The Virtuoso and Amphibians. Hugh received a BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nomination for Iris and won Best Actor at the Monte Carlo Film Festival for his performance in French Film. No one was expecting much from another period drama, and the show’s publicists struggled to get advance press. Born Hugh Williams, he was a “little posh boy” from London who, with no great fuss, matriculated into Cambridge, then the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. And be aware, as it does discuss bits of his personal life there are issues that could be upsetting: the death of his parents and a brother, how he and his wife had miscarriages before the birth of their son, etc.

Subtitled “From Downton to Darkest Peru” which neatly sums up the two roles he is probably best known for in recent years, this likable and witty account of his life has its very funny moments which can quickly switch to a moving comment on a fellow actor who died too soon (Emma Chambers). His mother concealed secrets in an unusual way, as well as evidently listening to Hugh’s demands for attention. Emilia Clarke reveals what her true fears were after suffering a brain haemorrhage: 'I wasn't afraid of dying.Diddy transforms into Batman as he arrives at Halloween party in a Batmobile whileChloe Bailey channels Mrs. However, sometimes his life story just wasn't particularly interesting enough- not exactly mundane (how many of us get to live a life full of theatre and filmmaking?

The kind of stalwart, dinner-jacketed gent who, rather than sack his cook for going blind, subsidizes her eye surgery and who only troubles his dining room’s table settings when he has a gastric ulcer to disgorge. A fascinating section deals with a frustrating summons to America for a series which leaves Hugh kicking his heels and ignoring peanuts in strange places. Succession and Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Alan Ruck crashes his TRUCK into popular Hollywood pizza. No escape: Desperate Brits trying to flee Gaza 'are turned away' just hours after Rafah crossing to Egypt.What other bear could catch a fish in his hat or cause havoc in the Browns' kitchen just trying to be helpful? Then the unspeakable tragedy happens; Dahl retreats into misery, unable even to say Olivia’s name, and the increasingly lonely and alienated Neal fatefully decides to head out to Hollywood to act in the western drama Hud, opposite Paul Newman.