Hugh Grant profile
Actor profile

Hugh Grant

9th September 1960 London, England, UK Acting

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.

87 Movies 54 TV Shows 141 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Wonka poster
Wonka 6th December 2023 as Oompa Loompa
Cloud Atlas poster
Cloud Atlas 26th October 2012 as Rev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief
Sirens poster
Sirens 4th March 1994 as Anthony Campion
Maurice poster
Maurice 18th September 1987 as Clive Durham
W1A poster
W1A 19th March 2014 as Self
The Nanny poster
The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Hugh Grant (uncredited)
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self