1. He can hang a spoon on the end of his nose.
3. He can do cartwheels.
4. He beat Leonardo di Caprio and Orlando Bloom for the lead in Perfume — his first lead role in a film.
5. He is Judi Dench's biggest fan.
6. Of all his roles to date, he most connected with John Keats in Bright Star.
He told the Telegraph in 2012, "Oh, Keats, I think. Perhaps because he’s a more distant figure. And because it’s such a touching story, of course.”
7. Just listen to him reading To Autumn by John Keats.
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8. He has a non-identical twin brother named James.
9. He paid his way through RADA by doing adverts for Birdseye.
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10. He's a Shakespeare nerd.
11. He played Hamlet at the Old Vic a year after leaving drama school.
12. And he won a BAFTA for Richard II.
13. This GIF of him preparing for the role of Ariel in The Tempest.
14. He sings on the soundtrack to The Tempest.
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15. He's going to play Herman Melville in 2014, alongside Cillian Murphy and Chris Hemsworth.
16. He's a massive PJ Harvey fan.
17. He can't seem to put on weight.
18. He's played a woman on stage before.
19. He announced his wedding with pride.
20. And of course, the way he dances.
