Born:
March 17, 1969
in
Harrogate
Best Known For:
The Full Monty.
Early-life:
Hugo was born in Harrogate on March 17, 1969. He studied acting at the Arts Educational School, Tring Park. He had a minor role in the film Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and went on to have small parts in a number of TV shows, including So Haunt Me, The Bill and Woof!
Career:
His big break came in 1997 when he had one of the lead roles in the hugely popular The Full Monty. From a £3million budget, the film went on to gross more than £160million worldwide. He has worked solidly on TV ever since in the likes of Hearts and Bones, Clocking Off, The Last Detective, Bleak House, Sorted, Silent Witness, Five Days, Midsomer Murders, Bedlam, Father Brown, and The Musketeers.
Quote:
On the success of The Full Monty: 'It was such a huge film that people couldn't help but assume I was a himbo - nice but dim and hung like a baboon!'
Trivia:
He made his directorial debut in 2010 with the short film MAM.