Personal Life
Townsend's father, Peter, was a golfer, who played in the 1969 and 1971 Ryder Cups. His brother Dylan Townsend is a professional model.
Townsend dated actress Charlize Theron after meeting her on the set of 2002's Trapped. The couple lived together in Los Angeles and Ireland . They said they considered themselves married without an actual marriage. "We didn't have a ceremony," he added. "I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married. ... I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband."
Theron split from the Irish actor when she came back from a holiday in Mexico in January 2010.
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