Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant is an English actor known for romantic-comedy roles and later performances as sardonic or morally compromised characters. His films include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually.

Notting Hill: A 1999 romantic comedy in which a London bookseller falls in love with a famous American actor. Grant plays the modest bookseller opposite Julia Roberts.
Richard Curtis: A British screenwriter and director known for romantic comedies including Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually. Curtis wrote several defining Grant films and directed him in Love Actually.
University of Oxford: A collegiate research university in Oxford, England, founded in the eleventh century. Grant studied English literature at Oxford and performed with the university's drama society.
A Very English Scandal: A 2018 television miniseries dramatizing the scandal involving British politician Jeremy Thorpe and Norman Scott. Grant's portrayal of Thorpe replaces romantic awkwardness with political calculation.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: A Golden Globe category recognizing a leading actor's performance in a musical or comedy film. Grant won the award for Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1995.
Love Actually: A 2003 ensemble romantic comedy following interlinked relationships in London around Christmas. Grant plays the British prime minister in one of its interwoven romances.
Julia Roberts: An American actor whose leading film roles include Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich, and Notting Hill. Her partnership with Grant anchors Notting Hill's central romance.
Oxford University Dramatic Society: A student theater society at the University of Oxford, founded in 1885. Grant acted in student productions there before beginning his professional career.
The Gentlemen: A 2019 crime comedy film about a British drug empire and the people trying to control it. Grant plays a manipulative private investigator, using a markedly different screen persona.
British Academy Film Awards: Annual awards presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for achievements in film. Grant received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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Helen FieldingRelated: Grant’s character provides the charming rival to Mark Darcy in Fielding’s adaptation.