Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1960-09-09 (Age: 66)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Hugh Grant
Biography
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.
Filmography (86)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Paddington in Peru
2024
Heretic
2024
Merchant Ivory
2024
Unfrosted
2024
Wonka
2023
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023
Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Death to 2021
2021
Mosley: It's Complicated
2021
