He has also worked on films including Quills, Thunderbirds, Little Voice, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband and The Avengers.

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They appeared in more than 100 productions together during their 59-year marriage, including their joint Broadway debut in the first New York production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband in 1996.

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Nora's life seems ideal, with three children, an elegant home and an adoring husband, Torvald (Dominic Rowan).

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