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THE TALENTED MR. GRUFFUDD “I am so sorry to have kept you waiting,” Ioan Gruffudd apologizes sincerely, sounding just as charming on the phone as he does on television.

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In an industry of “hurry up and wait,” it too-soon Ringer and nearly everything of these, and while there are parallels, is nothing I hadn’t experienced before, in between - I›ve been a fan, and it›s the show is its own unique entity. but it was refreshing to be met with an always given me a belly full of butterflies I asked Ioan about his thoughts on the apology. That doesn’t often happen in to talk to anybody I admire. Even before inevitable comparisons: «I just thought Hollywood. Then again, Ioan Gruffudd we were able to get into the interview, it was unique. I hadn›t seen New isn’t your average Hollywood actor. Ioan (it›s pronounced «yo-ahn») had Amsterdam, and I haven›t read the While the Welsh native has lived in Los me feeling as if I were talking to an old novel also calledForever which people Angeles for the better part of ten years, friend. have also been claiming that this is a neither his accent nor his humility have take on, but I thought it was so unique, so been greatly affected. Forever follows New York City medical examiner Dr. Henry Morgan as he not clever, and really honest and innocent. He had a good reason for running be- only solves murders, he attempts to «What›s beautiful is we›ve got this hind though: he just returned from a solve the secret of his own inexplicable case-of-the-week, every week, where photoshoot for his new ABC show For- immortality. «In the pilot, Henry is shot [Henry] is very smart, and bright, and ever, which premieres this month. -- about 200 years ago -- on a slave sort of Sherlockian. He helps to solve He also brought up our own photoshoot ship coming to America, and his body is the case every week. The serialization from the previous day, and his humil- tossed overboard,» he explains. «That of the series would then be the ity continued to shine as he praised our evening, he comes back to life, for flashbacks and [Henry›s] history, past photographer Karl Simone: “You get whatever reason. We don›t know what loves, and everything that he›s learned, used to having somebody with a cam- that is. From that point onwards, he is and loved, and lost over time. You could era and a computer next to him, and kind of frozen in time as a 35-year-old, call it unique in that sense, especially you get to see the images [right away]. and whenever he does die, be it from a for a network show. It›s not just your He didn’t need all that, he just got the disease, or he gets shot or gets killed for standard procedural show; there is a camera and started shooting. It was whatever reason, he›s resurrected.» bit of drama involved.» like a photoshoot from the past; you If you think the premise sounds a bit One of the quirky bits of Henry Morgan›s don’t get to see any of the images. You familiar, you could be thinking of the resurrections is that he always wakes just have to trust him, and he certainly short-lived Fox drama New Amsterdam, up in water -- and he›s always naked. knew what he was doing.” or possibly (but more unlikely) the That is, of all things, Ioan›s least favorite I admit it: I had been nervous all week book titledForever about a man who is part of filming the show. «I wish I had about this interview. From his lead- granted immortality as long as he does time and energy to build up my body like ing role in Horatio Hornblower and his not leave the island of Manhattan. To Hugh Jackman or Dwayne Johnson. smaller role in Titanic to the canceled- clarify: the show is not based off either There are just not enough hours of the

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day to turn my body into that kind of its only in a virtual world, we›re not in common is our love for good old body, so I am doing it in reverse. I›m actually socializing with the person in English Football (or soccer, if you sort of not eating much at all, and we front of us. We are ignoring them by must). Turns out we both root for are painting on the abs.» looking down. For me, when I get the Liverpool, and for a few minutes we odd moment of downtime that I have, discuss our disappointment in losing «Airbrushed abs - I›m sure that›s how it›s actually quite fun to see my friend Luis Suarez and our faith in manager Chris Evans does it as well,» I joke, Brendan Rodgers. referring to his Fantastic Four costar Piers Morgan being lambasted again and real-life friend. by people and him sort of standing up What else keeps him occupied? for himself and coming out with some There›s The Art of Elysium, a wonderful Just as his character in Forever must outrageous statement. It›s a lot of fun organization with which he is involved. grow and adapt to the changing times, to see the back and forth, especially for It›s about «bringing creativity and art Ioan has found himself being gradually the people who›ve got real followers.» either through the medium of music dragged into the 21st century: «I just or art itself -- like painting -- or acting arrived to Twitter this week... I don›t While he is in New York filming, Ioan and drama...We bring a bunch of actors know how it works yet or how you has had to leave his wife and two to do some sort of improvisational get more followers... I haven›t quite daughters behind in Los Angeles: «It›s storytelling in schools and hospitals, grasped the hashtag element of it.» one of those things as actors we›ve dealt with all our careers; that sort of either for the children themselves, to The phenomenon, and a bit ironic nomadic lifestyle... It›s pretty tough have some stimulus and entertainment, sense of «social» media, isn›t entirely at the moment on me, emotionally, or even for the families who are there lost on him, though: «When you›re because we work hard and work such all day, everyday with their children out in the street or in an elevator or who have very serious illnesses and crazy hours on the show.» He reminds waiting in a waiting room, nobody talks conditions.» himself that he›s doing this for his to one another anymore; we›re all family, and his dedication to his «girls» Cheers, Ioan. You›ll never walk alone. looking down at our bloody screens. is wholly apparent. So, socially, as much as everybody ABC will offer a sneak peek says ‹Hey, isnt it great because we›re What is a man to do, when he is without of Forever on September 22. You can all socializing with one another?› but his family? One thing I found we have follow Ioan on Twitter @IoanGruffudd.

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photographer KARL SIMONE www.karlsimone.com stylist JESSICA MORGOLIS www.jessicamargolis.com groomer AMY KOMORSKI at CELESTINE AGENCY special thanks to TONY SARGENT www.TheSargentReport.com for CORE www.corenyc.com

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