The couple married in 2009 and met while making the film Evening.

Danes starred on Broadway in Pygmalion and has danced at PS122. She currently stars on Showtime's Homeland and received the Emmy Award and many other honors for Temple Grandin. Her many film and television credits include Stardust, Shopgirl, Romeo & Juliet, and My So-Called Life.

Dancy appeared on Broadway in Veuns in Fur and Journey's End and Off-Broadway in The Pride. He will soon star in the NBC-TV series Hannibal. His many film and television credits include Adam, Black Hawk Down, Elizabeth I, Ella Enchanted, The Jane Austen Book Club, and Confessions of a Shopaholic.