Ioan Gruffudd has filed for joint custody of his two daughters amid his bitter divorce from estranged wife Alice Evans.
The actor, 48, presented the request to Los Angeles' Superior Court on Friday, after Alice, 53, filed for sole custody of Elsie, eight, and Ella, 12.
Ioan alleged in court documents, obtained by MailOnline, Alice verbally abused him throughout their 14-year marriage and shared his heartache that he hasn't seen his eldest daughter since last July.