- He was banned from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts' final-year musical for having no sense of rhythm. He performed in the end of year play instead.
- Introduced friend and former roommate James Corden to his wife-to-be Julia Carey.
- Replaced Orlando Bloom in An Education (2009).
- Shared a house with James Corden who he co-starred with in The History Boys (2006).
- Previously dated his Mamma Mia! (2008) co-star Amanda Seyfried for 2 1/2 years from shortly after filming Mamma Mia in September 2007 to May 2010. and have remained friends.
- Auditioned for the role of Fandral in Thor (2011), which went to Josh Dallas.
- Nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2006 for the role of Dakin in the Broadway production of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys".
- Auditioned for the role of Anton in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), but lost out to Andrew Garfield.
- His maternal great-grandfather was film enthusiast E.T. Heron, who published The Kinematograph Weekly.
- Playing the role of "Dakin" in The History Boys on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, NY. It officially opens April 23, 2006. (April 2006)
- Starring in "The History Boys" at the National Theatre, London, as Dakin. (2005)
- One of his maternal great-grandmothers was Scottish.
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