Hugh Grant

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-09-09 (65 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • Quotidien

    Quotidien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Heretic

    Heretic

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Wonka

    Wonka

  • Paddington in Peru

    Paddington in Peru

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Notting Hill

    Notting Hill

  • Today

    Today

  • The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Late Night Berlin

    Late Night Berlin

  • Cloud Atlas

    Cloud Atlas

  • The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

  • Projectorparishilton

    Projectorparishilton

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • The Undoing

    The Undoing

  • Two Weeks Notice

    Two Weeks Notice

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Bridget Jones's Diary

    Bridget Jones's Diary

  • The Lady and the Highwayman

    The Lady and the Highwayman

  • The Regime

    The Regime

  • The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

    The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

    Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

  • About a Boy

    About a Boy

  • Bitter Moon

    Bitter Moon

  • A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

  • A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

    A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    The Lair of the White Worm

  • Rowing with the Wind

    Rowing with the Wind

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • There's Something About Romcoms

    There's Something About Romcoms

  • Nine Months

    Nine Months

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

  • The Big Man

    The Big Man

  • Mosley: It's Complicated

    Mosley: It's Complicated

  • Mickey Blue Eyes

    Mickey Blue Eyes

  • An Awfully Big Adventure

    An Awfully Big Adventure

  • The Dawning

    The Dawning

  • Death to 2020

    Death to 2020

  • W1A

    W1A

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • A Very English Scandal

    A Very English Scandal

  • Small Time Crooks

    Small Time Crooks

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Death to 2021

    Death to 2021

  • Unfrosted

    Unfrosted

  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?

    Did You Hear About the Morgans?

  • Red Nose Day Actually

    Red Nose Day Actually

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

    One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • Florence Foster Jenkins

    Florence Foster Jenkins

  • Sirens

    Sirens

  • A Very Peculiar Practice

    A Very Peculiar Practice

  • Our Sons

    Our Sons

  • The Rewrite

    The Rewrite

  • White Mischief

    White Mischief

  • The Changeling

    The Changeling

  • Music and Lyrics

    Music and Lyrics

  • Maurice

    Maurice

  • Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial

    Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial

  • American Dreamz

    American Dreamz

  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

  • Jenny's War

    Jenny's War

  • The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

    The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

  • The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

    The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

  • Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

    Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

  • Terms and Conditions May Apply

    Terms and Conditions May Apply

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

  • Champagne Charlie

    Champagne Charlie

  • The Bengali Night

    The Bengali Night

  • Merchant Ivory

    Merchant Ivory

  • The Demon Lover

    The Demon Lover

  • Ladies in Charge

    Ladies in Charge

  • Girlfriend in a Coma

    Girlfriend in a Coma

  • One Rogue Reporter

    One Rogue Reporter

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Shades of Darkness

    Shades of Darkness

  • The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

    The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • Impromptu

    Impromptu

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Jenny's War

    Jenny's War

  • The Trials of Oz

    The Trials of Oz

  • Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility

    Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility

  • Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

    Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

  • So You Want To Be A Pirate!

    So You Want To Be A Pirate!

  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

    101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

  • James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

    James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

  • Honour, Profit & Pleasure

    Honour, Profit & Pleasure

  • Adapting Austen

    Adapting Austen

  • Night Train to Venice

    Night Train to Venice

  • Housewarming

    Housewarming

  • Privileged

    Privileged

  • Being Bridget Jones

    Being Bridget Jones

  • A Very Quiet Man

    A Very Quiet Man

  • A Sense of Character

    A Sense of Character

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility

    Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility

  • Hugh Grant: Taking on the Tabloids

    Hugh Grant: Taking on the Tabloids