{"id":8474,"date":"2013-07-16T13:08:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T20:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2017-11-11T09:13:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T17:13:18","slug":"gama-origins-game-fair-2013-exclusive-interview-with-mr-fantastic-ioan-gruffudd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/2013\/07\/16\/gama-origins-game-fair-2013-exclusive-interview-with-mr-fantastic-ioan-gruffudd\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMA Origins Game Fair 2013: Exclusive Interview with Mr Fantastic Ioan Gruffudd!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair Home\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgamefair.com\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8239\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8239 aligncenter\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2013 banner - Click to learn more at their official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Origins-Game-Fair-2013-640.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2013 banner - Click to learn more at their official web site!\" width=\"640\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Origins-Game-Fair-2013-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Origins-Game-Fair-2013-640-256x50.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Origins-Game-Fair-2013-640-320x63.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Origins-Game-Fair-2013-640-400x79.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Hey Origins fans!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Ioan Gruffudd Fanpop! \" href=\"http:\/\/www.fanpop.com\/clubs\/ioan-gruffudd\/images\/25738196\/title\/ioan-photo\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8483 alignright\" title=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Gruffudd Headshot\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Gruffudd-Headshot1-180x240.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Gruffudd Headshot\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Gruffudd-Headshot1-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Gruffudd-Headshot1-144x192.jpg 144w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Gruffudd-Headshot1-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Gruffudd-Headshot1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>We are back with a <a title=\"WHR Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\">WormholeRiders News Agency<\/a> (WHR) EXCLUSIVE!!!\u00a0 Thank you to <a title=\"GAMA Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GamaOnline\" target=\"_blank\">GAMA<\/a> and the powers that be running <a title=\"Origins Game Fair Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/originsgames\" target=\"_blank\">Origins Game Fair 2013<\/a> for granting WHR press credentials this year, allowing us to bring you the following interview with Mr. <a title=\"Ioan Gruffudd Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IoanGruff\" target=\"_blank\">Ioan Gruffudd<\/a>! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Most recognizable for his roles as Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) from the <a title=\"Fantastic Four IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120667\/?ref_=sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">Fantastic Four<\/a> films, Sir Lancelot from the theatrical <a title=\"King Arthur IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0349683\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\">King Arthur<\/a>, and as <a title=\"Horatio Hornblower IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0129686\/\" target=\"_blank\">Horatio Hornblower<\/a> in the TV series of the same name.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Born in Wales, Mr. Gruffudd caught the acting bug at the age of 13.\u00a0 After several call backs, he was cast as Gareth Wyn Harries in the Welsh <a title=\"BBC TV Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> soap opera <a title=\"People of the Valley IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0240291\/\" target=\"_blank\">People of the Valley<\/a>.\u00a0 At the time, Mr. Gruffudd was also an accomplished oboe player and talented baritone, but halted these pursuits once acting took hold.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gama.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-5351\" title=\"Origins Awards Nomineeseal Medallion - Click to learn more at the GAMA web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Awards-Nomineeseal-Medallion-640-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Awards Nomineeseal Medallion - Click to learn more at the GAMA web site!\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9x2CHQClTU?&amp;autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Karina Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8484 alignleft\" title=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Interview with Karina\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Interview with Karina\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-with-Karina1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>After a time on People of the Valley, Mr. Gruffudd left the show to attend the prestigious <a title=\"Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rada.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts<\/a> (RADA) in London.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In spite of facing various struggles, Mr. Gruffudd stuck it out at RADA and in his final year landed the lead role of Jorgen Tesman, the husband of Hedda of <a title=\"Henrik Ibsen Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henrik_Ibsen\" target=\"_blank\">Henrik Ibsen<\/a>\u2019s Hedda Gabler.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This role was the tip of the iceberg, the lead domino if you will, and it set in motion a series of \u201cevents\u201d and roles that has brought <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Ioan Gruffudd on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IoanGruff\" target=\"_blank\">Ioan Gruffudd<\/a> to the forefront and created the leading man that we all now know.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Karina Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8485 alignright\" title=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Interview Thinking Question\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Interview Thinking Question\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thinking-Question1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>From RADA to leading man, the timeline pretty much goes as follows (though this is just a brief timeline, Mr. Gruffudd\u2019s career is quite extensive), he went onto star in the BBC series <a title=\"Poldark IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0075560\/\" target=\"_blank\">Poldark<\/a>, followed by the British bio-pic <a title=\"Wilde IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120514\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\">Wilde<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Wilde landed Mr. Gruffudd his role in <a title=\"Titanic IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120338\/?ref_=sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">Titanic<\/a>, which in turn gave the world Horatio Hornblower \u2013 a favorite role of Mr. Gruffudd, having claimed that he would love to pursue Horatio through all eternity, to play that role for the entirety of Horatio\u2019s life, it was such a joy and an adventure.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Horatio Hornblower, a breakthrough role, gave Mr. Gruffudd the leading man attribute that caught the eye of Hollywood, leading him to such roles as Lancelot from King Arthur and\u00a0 Mr. Fantastic in the Fantastic Four films.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Karina Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8486\" title=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Interview Thats a Wrap\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Interview That's a Wrap\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Interview-Thats-a-Wrap1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Lancelot and Mr. Fantastic fall right into the theme of this year\u2019s <a title=\"Click to learn more about GAMA at their official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/gama.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">GAMA<\/a> Origins Game Fair of Super Heroes, hence the brilliant request of Mr. Gruffudd to attend as a Guest of Honor!\u00a0 As a Guest of Honor, there were of course the customary autograph sessions, but there was also gameplay with the designers and manufacturers, a press interview, and general exploration of the convention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Karina Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-8487\" title=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Photobomb 1\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Photobomb 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-11.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Our (WHR\u2019s and my own) interaction with Mr. Gruffudd came in the form of an interview, a Q &amp; A session that turned into a WHR exclusive! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">As WHR arrived at Origins, we checked in at the show office, attaining our press passes and press itinerary.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Our itinerary listed the <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Ioan Gruffudd on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IoanGruff\" target=\"_blank\">Ioan Gruffudd<\/a> Q &amp; A session scheduled for 2pm for Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">As we arrived at the room to get set up, we were greeted by Ms. <a title=\"Erica Gifford Bio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mybellaevent.com\/about-us\/erica-gifford---president\" target=\"_blank\">Erica Gifford<\/a>, the media liaison for Origins, informing us that the session was mistakenly listed for 2pm when it is actually scheduled for 4pm.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Due to mix up, the other media outlets apparently had\u00a0 previous engagements for that time slot, and we got the scoop, a \u201cprivate\u201d Q &amp; A with Mr. Gruffudd.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Karina Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-8488\" title=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Photobomb 2\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2013 - Ioan Photobomb 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Origins-2013-Ioan-Photobomb-21.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>A very personable and genuine gentleman, Mr. Gruffudd was quite accommodating to being a focal point for WHR and our \u201cmonopolizing\u201d of his time and the session \u2013 being that we were basically the lone media outlet that returned at 4pm for the session.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Essentially my first ever Q &amp; A, face to face, with a celebrity, I would almost guess that Mr. Gruffudd suspected this, and to his credit, did a very effective job at putting me at ease \u2013 I am certain that the majority of our questions he had heard before in some form or fashion, but it was new to us and his answers were informative and leading, and just overall fun for all involved!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">One of my favorites was asking him about his experiences so far at Origins, only to find out that he had just arrived that morning on the red eye from Los Angeles, and had not really had much of an opportunity to see much yet.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">He mentioned that he quite enjoyed attending conventions, he enjoys seeing the fans \u2013 not just his fans, but the fans of the event he is attending, seeing the passion that they possess for what it is they are here to see and to participate in.\u00a0 Along that line, he seemed to enjoy our passion for cosplay as we \u201cphotobombed\u201d his autograph session the next day as Clone Troopers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I do not want to spoil the interview for you, you will just have to watch it!\u00a0 I DO want to thank <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Ioan Gruffudd on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IoanGruff\" target=\"_blank\">Ioan Gruffudd<\/a>, a most pleasant gentleman and great conversationalist.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object id=\"_fp_0.19794047763571143\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" name=\"player\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"config=%7B%22clip%22%3A%7B%22pageUrl%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/%3Fp%3D8474%22%2C%22autobuffering%22%3Atrue%2C%22bufferlength%22%3A48%2C%22autoPlay%22%3Afalse%2C%22url%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.info\/video\/Origins2013-IoanGruffudd-Rev-001.flv%22%7D%2C%22plugins%22%3A%7B%22sharing%22%3A%7B%22callType%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22share%22%3Afalse%2C%22url%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.net\/flowplayer.sharing-3.2.8.swf%22%7D%7D%2C%22playlist%22%3A%5B%7B%22pageUrl%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/%3Fp%3D8474%22%2C%22autobuffering%22%3Atrue%2C%22bufferlength%22%3A48%2C%22autoPlay%22%3Afalse%2C%22url%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.info\/video\/Origins2013-IoanGruffudd-Rev-001.flv%22%7D%5D%7D\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/flowplayer-3.2.8.swf\" \/><embed id=\"_fp_0.19794047763571143\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/flowplayer-3.2.8.swf\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" wmode=\"transparent\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"config=%7B%22clip%22%3A%7B%22pageUrl%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/%3Fp%3D8474%22%2C%22autobuffering%22%3Atrue%2C%22bufferlength%22%3A48%2C%22autoPlay%22%3Afalse%2C%22url%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.info\/video\/Origins2013-IoanGruffudd-Rev-001.flv%22%7D%2C%22plugins%22%3A%7B%22sharing%22%3A%7B%22callType%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22share%22%3Afalse%2C%22url%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.net\/flowplayer.sharing-3.2.8.swf%22%7D%7D%2C%22playlist%22%3A%5B%7B%22pageUrl%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/%3Fp%3D8474%22%2C%22autobuffering%22%3Atrue%2C%22bufferlength%22%3A48%2C%22autoPlay%22%3Afalse%2C%22url%22%3A%22http%3A\/\/wormholeriders.info\/video\/Origins2013-IoanGruffudd-Rev-001.flv%22%7D%5D%7D\" name=\"player\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; 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