Hugh Grant
Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. His movies have also earned more than $2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide. Grant achieved international stardom after appearing in Richard Curtis's sleeper hit Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). He used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s to deliver comic performances in mainstream films like Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) and Notting Hill (1999). By the turn of the century, he had established himself as a leading man skilled with a satirical comic talent. Since the 2000s, Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), About A Boy (2002), Love Actually (2003), and American Dreamz (2006).
Within the film industry, Grant is cited as an anti-movie star who approaches his roles like a character actor, with the ability to make acting look effortless. Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions. The entertainment media's coverage of Grant's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as a thespian. He has been vocal about his disrespect for the profession of acting, his disdain towards the culture of celebrity, and hostility towards the media. In a career spanning 20 years, Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting is not a true calling but just a job he fell into.
Acting
Movie
Cloud Atlas
as Rev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief
2012
Movie
Love Actually
as The Prime Minister
2003
Movie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Waverly
2015
Movie
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Phillip
2022
Movie
Notting Hill
as William Thacker
1999
Movie
The Gentlemen
as Fletcher
2020
Movie
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Daniel Cleaver
2001
Movie
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
as Forge
2023
Movie
Wonka
as Oompa Loompa
2023
Movie
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Daniel
2004
Movie
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Charles
1994
Movie
Paddington 2
as Phoenix Buchanan
2017
Movie
Heretic
as Mr. Reed
2024
Movie
About a Boy
as Will Freeman
2002
Movie
Two Weeks Notice
as George Wade
2002
Movie
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
as Greg Simmonds
2023
Movie
Sense and Sensibility
as Edward Ferrars
1995
Movie
Music and Lyrics
as Alex Fletcher
2007
Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
as St. Clair Bayfield
2016
Movie
The Remains of the Day
as Reginald Cardinal
1993
TV
The Nanny
as Hugh Grant (uncredited)
1993
Movie
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Pirate Captain (voice)
2012
Movie
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Paul Morgan
2009
TV
Top Gear
as Self
2002