Person · Actor · Active since 1981
Hugh Grant
b. 1960, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
British actor, born in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. Appeared in 46 films on this site, including Love Actually (2003), Notting Hill (1999) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Of the actors and directors on this site, Hugh Grant shares the most films with Emma Thompson (5 films), Colin Firth (5) and Jim Broadbent (5) (199 in all).
He starred in further romantic comedies such as Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and its 2004 and 2025 sequels, About a Boy (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Love Actually (2003) and Music and Lyrics (2007).
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Grant began to take against-type parts earning three BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as St. Clair Bayfield in the biopic comedy Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), a haughty actor in the family film Paddington 2 (2017), and a charming yet sinister man in the horror film Heretic (2024).
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I am not a Lib Dem, a Tory, a Labourite or anything in particular but I recognise political guts.
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Partners by shared films
Who Hugh Grant made films with
Directors
- 3Guy Ritchie directorThe Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Gentlemen, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
- 2James Ivory directorMaurice, The Remains of the Day
- 2Richard Curtis directorLove Actually, Red Nose Day Actually
- 2Mike Newell directorFour Weddings and a Funeral, An Awfully Big Adventure
One film together
- The Lair of the White Worm 1988Ken Russell
- Bitter Moon 1992Roman Polanski
- Nine Months 1995Chris Columbus
- Sense and Sensibility 1995Ang Lee
- Extreme Measures 1996Michael Apted
- Small Time Crooks 2000Woody Allen
- Cloud Atlas 2012Tom Tykwer
- Florence Foster Jenkins 2016Stephen Frears
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2022John Francis Daley
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022Rian Johnson
- Unfrosted 2024Jerry Seinfeld
Co-stars
- 5Emma Thompson actressImpromptu, The Remains of the Day, Sense and Sensibility and 2 more
- 5Colin Firth actorBridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and 2 more
- 5Jim Broadbent actorBridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Cloud Atlas and 2 more
- 4Rowan Atkinson actorFour Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Red Nose Day Actually and 1 more
- 3Liam Neeson actorThe Big Man, Love Actually, Red Nose Day Actually
- 3Renée Zellweger actressBridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
15 more partners with two or more films
- 3Alan Rickman actorAn Awfully Big Adventure, Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually
- 3Chiwetel Ejiofor actorLove Actually, Red Nose Day Actually, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- 2Anthony Hopkins actorThe Dawning, The Remains of the Day
- 2Keira Knightley actressLove Actually, Red Nose Day Actually
- 2Sarah Jessica Parker actressExtreme Measures, Did You Hear About the Morgans?
- 2Sam Neill actorSirens, Restoration
- 2J. K. Simmons actorExtreme Measures, The Rewrite
- 2Imelda Staunton actressSense and Sensibility, Paddington 2
- 2Sally Hawkins actressPaddington 2, Wonka
- 2Kristin Scott Thomas actressBitter Moon, Four Weddings and a Funeral
- 2Ben Whishaw actorCloud Atlas, Paddington 2
- 2Peter Capaldi actorThe Lair of the White Worm, Paddington 2
- 2Hugh Bonneville actorNotting Hill, Paddington 2
- 2Trevor Howard actorWhite Mischief, The Dawning
- 2Tracey Ullman actressSmall Time Crooks, Death to 2020
One film together
- Maurice 1987Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Rupert Graves
- White Mischief 1987John Hurt, Charles Dance, Geraldine Chaplin, Sarah Miles, Greta Scacchi
- Rowing with the Wind 1988Elizabeth Hurley
- The Bengali Night 1988Shabana Azmi
- The Dawning 1988Jean Simmons
- The Big Man 1990Billy Connolly
- Impromptu 1991Mandy Patinkin, Judy Davis, Bernadette Peters, Julian Sands
- The Trials of Oz 1991Alfred Molina
- Bitter Moon 1992Emmanuelle Seigner, Stockard Channing, Peter Coyote
- Night Train to Venice 1993Malcolm McDowell
- The Remains of the Day 1993Christopher Reeve, Lena Headey, Michael Lonsdale
- Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994Andie MacDowell, John Hannah
- Sirens 1994Portia de Rossi, Elle Macpherson, Ben Mendelsohn
- Nine Months 1995Robin Williams, Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum, Joan Cusack, Zelda Williams, Kristin Davis, Alexa PenaVega, Tom Arnold
- Restoration 1995Robert Downey Jr., Ian McKellen, Meg Ryan, David Thewlis, Ian McDiarmid
- Sense and Sensibility 1995Kate Winslet, Hugh Laurie, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Hardy
- The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain 1995Colm Meaney
- Extreme Measures 1996Gene Hackman, David Cronenberg, David Morse
- Mickey Blue Eyes 1999James Caan, Burt Young, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Vincent Pastore, Tony Sirico, Mark Margolis
- Notting Hill 1999Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Mischa Barton, Rhys Ifans, Emily Mortimer
- Small Time Crooks 2000Jon Lovitz, Elaine May
- Bridget Jones's Diary 2001Honor Blackman, Embeth Davidtz
- About a Boy 2002Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Natalia Tena
- Two Weeks Notice 2002Sandra Bullock, Alicia Witt, Katheryn Winnick
- Love Actually 2003Elisha Cuthbert, Claudia Schiffer, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton
- Housewarming 2005Carole Bouquet
- American Dreamz 2006Willem Dafoe, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Carmen Electra, Jennifer Coolidge, Marcia Gay Harden, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Judy Greer, John Cho, Seth Meyers
- Music and Lyrics 2007Drew Barrymore, Haley Bennett, Matthew Morrison, Brad Garrett, Campbell Scott
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? 2009Wilford Brimley, Mary Steenburgen, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Elliott, Michael Kelly
- Cloud Atlas 2012Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Hugo Weaving, David Mitchell, Keith David, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona
- The Rewrite 2014Marisa Tomei, Allison Janney, Bella Heathcote, Caroline Aaron
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2015Henry Cavill, Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris
- Florence Foster Jenkins 2016Meryl Streep, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Helberg
- Paddington 2 2017Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Joanna Lumley
- Red Nose Day Actually 2017Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- The Gentlemen 2019Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong
- Death to 2020 2020Samuel L. Jackson, Lisa Kudrow, Joe Keery, Cristin Milioti, Kumail Nanjiani
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2022Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Ethan Hawke, Angela Lansbury, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Madelyn Cline
- Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 2022Jason Statham, Josh Hartnett, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes
- Wonka 2023Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas
- Unfrosted 2024Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, Christian Slater, Maria Bakalova, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025Isla Fisher
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Love Actually 2003actor
- Notting Hill 1999actor, as William Thacker
- Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994actor, as Charles
- Sense and Sensibility 1995actor, as Edward Ferrars
- Cloud Atlas 2012actor
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2015actor
1980s
1990s
- The Big Man (1990)actor
- Impromptu (1991)actor, as Frédéric Chopin
- The Trials of Oz (1991)actor
- Bitter Moon (1992)actor
- Night Train to Venice (1993)actor
- The Remains of the Day (1993)actor, as Reginald Cardinal
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)actor, as Charles
- Sirens (1994)actor
- An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)actor
- Nine Months (1995)actor
- Restoration (1995)actor, as Elias Finn
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)actor, as Edward Ferrars
- The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)actor, as Reginald Anson
- Extreme Measures (1996)actor
- Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)actor
- Notting Hill (1999)actor, as William Thacker
2000s
- Small Time Crooks (2000)actor
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)actor
- About a Boy (2002)actor
- Two Weeks Notice (2002)actor
- Love Actually (2003)actor
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)actor
- Housewarming (2005)actor
- American Dreamz (2006)actor
- Music and Lyrics (2007)actor
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)actor
2010s
2020s
- Death to 2020 (2020)actor
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2022)actor, as Forge Fitzwilliam
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)actor, as Phillip
- Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2022)actor
- Wonka (2023)actor, as Oompa-Loompa
- Unfrosted (2024)actor
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)actor