Hugh Grant is an English actor. His career spans four decades. He has been recognised as an international film star since 1994, and has received a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award. His films have collectively grossed more than $4.4 billion worldwide.https://www.the-numbers.com/person/57420401-Hugh-Grant#tab=summary

Grant made his film debut starring in the Oxford film, Privileged (1982), followed by a leading role in the Merchant-Ivory period romance Maurice (1987) for which he received the Venice International Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor. During this time Grant also starred in period films such as Impromptu (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), and Restoration (1995).

He then gained stardom as a romantic leading man starting with Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) which earned him both the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. He often collaborated with filmmakers Richard Curtis and Marc Lawrence starring in a string of popular romantic comedy films such as Nine Months (1995), Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones' Diary (2001), About a Boy (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Love Actually (2003), and Music and Lyrics (2007).

Grant has since had a mid-career renaissance experimenting in a variety of genres tackling against type roles ranging from comedic to dramatic. He played numerous characters in the science-fiction epic Cloud Atlas (2012), St. Clair Bayfield in the historical film Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), an egotistical actor in the children's film Paddington 2 (2017), an Oompa loompa in the family musical Wonka (2023), Thurl Ravenscroft in the Netflix comedy Unfrosted (2024), and a mysterious Englishman in the horror film Heretic (2024). During this time, he has also starred in several Guy Ritchie action films including The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), The Gentlemen (2019), and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023).

On television, he took dramatic roles portraying British politician Jeremy Thorpe in the Amazon Prime Video anthology series A Very English Scandal (2018), and Dr. Jonathan Fraser, a husband accused of infidelity and murder in the HBO drama series The Undoing (2021), both of which earned him nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1982 Privileged Lord Adrian Credited as Hughie Grant 1987 Maurice Clive Durham White Mischief Hugh Cholmondeley 1988 Rowing with the Wind Lord Byron Also known as Remando al viento in Spanish Lord James D'Ampton Harry Allan 1990 Gordon Also known as Crossing the Line 1991 Impromptu Frédéric Chopin 1992 Bitter Moon Nigel Dobson 1993 Reginald Cardinal Night Train to Venice Martin Gamil 1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral Charles Sirens Anthony Campion 1995 Restoration Elias Finn Sense and Sensibility Edward C. Ferrars Nine Months Samuel Faulkner The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain Reginald Anson Meredith Potter 1996 Extreme Measures Dr. Guy Luthan 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Michael Felgate Notting Hill William Thacker 2000 Small Time Crooks David Perrette 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Daniel Cleaver 2002 Two Weeks Notice George Wade About a Boy Will Freeman 2003 Love Actually David, the Prime Minister 2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Daniel Cleaver 2005 Housewarming Le nouveau voisin Cameo 2006 American Dreamz Martin Tweed 2007 Music and Lyrics Alex Fletcher 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Paul Morgan 2010 I'm Still Here Himself 2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Pirate Captain Voice role; Also known as The Pirates! Band of Misfits Cloud Atlas Various roles 2014 The Rewrite Keith Michaels One Rogue Reporter Himself Documentary film 2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Alexander Waverly 2016 Florence Foster Jenkins St. Clair Bayfield 2017 Paddington 2 Phoenix Buchanan 2019 The Gentlemen Fletcher 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Phillip Cameo 2023 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Greg Simmonds Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Forge Fitzwilliam Wonka Lofty 2024 Unfrosted Thurl Ravenscroft Heretic Mr. Reed Paddington in Peru Phoenix Buchanan Mid-credits scene cameo; credited as Phoenix Buchanan 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Daniel Cleaver

Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Honour, Profit and Pleasure Lord Burlington Television film Jenny's War Peter Baines 3 episodes Apsley Cherry-Garrard 6 episodes 1986 Ladies in Charge Gerald Boughton-Green 1 episode Preacher Colin 1989 Till We Meet Again Bruno de Lancel 2 episodes Champagne Charlie Charles Heidsieck Television film Lucius Vyne/Silver Blade 1991 Richard Neville Our Sons James Grant Performance Alsemero/Richard Neville 2 episodes 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Sebastian Voice, episode 1996 The Nanny Himself Uncredited, 1 episode 1999 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death The 12th Doctor Television special 2002 Robbie the Reindeer Blitzen Animated television special, American dub: Episodes: "Hooves of Fire" and "Legend of the Lost Tribe" 2017 Red Nose Day Actually David Television short W1A Himself 1 episode 2018 A Very English Scandal Jeremy Thorpe Miniseries, 3 episodes 2019 One Red Nose Day and a Wedding Charles Television short 2020 The Undoing Dr. Jonathan Fraser Miniseries, 6 episodes Death to 2020 Tennyson Foss Netflix television special 2021 Death to 2021 2024 The Regime Edward Keplinger 1 episode

See also List of awards and nominations received by Hugh Grant

References

External links

Hugh Grant at Box Office Mojo Hugh Grant Filmography at the New York Times