Love Actually (2003)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Richard Curtis

Writer:

Richard Curtis (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love actually is all around.

Plot:

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Plot Keywords:

Ensemble Cast | Film Set | Politician | Ensemble Film | Briton Abroad

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Bill Nighy	...	Billy Mack
Gregor Fisher	...	Joe
Rory MacGregor	...	Engineer
Colin Firth	...	Jamie Bennett
Sienna Guillory	...	Jamie's Girlfriend
Liam Neeson	...	Daniel
Emma Thompson	...	Karen
Lulu Popplewell	...	Daisy, her daughter
Kris Marshall	...	Colin Frissell
Heike Makatsch	...	Mia
Martin Freeman	...	John
Joanna Page	...	Just Judy
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Peter
Andrew Lincoln	...	Mark
Keira Knightley	...	Juliet
Hugh Grant	...	The Prime Minister
Nina Sosanya	...	Annie
Frank Moorey	...	Terence, who's in charge
Jill Freud	...	Pat the housekeeper
Martine McCutcheon	...	Natalie
Tim Hatwell	...	Vicar
Laura Linney	...	Sarah
Lynden David Hall	...	The Wedding Singer
The Big Blue	...	Church musicians
Jont Whittington	...	Guitarist
Dan Fredenburgh	...	Jamie's bad brother
Julia Davis	...	Nancy the caterer
Abdul Salis	...	Tony
Alan Barnes	...	Movie director
Shaughan Seymour	...	Movie cameraman
Helen Murton	...	Funeral priest
Edward Hardwicke	...	Sam's grandfather
Caroline John	...	Sam's grandmother
Thomas Sangster	...	Sam
Gemma Aston	...	Family mourner
Matt Harvey	...	Family mourner
Adrian Preater	...	Family mourner
Joanna Thaw	...	Family mourner
Junior Simpson	...	Wedding DJ
Alan Rickman	...	Harry
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Karl
Brian Bovell	...	Radio Watford DJ
Sarah McDougall	...	Receptionist
Marcus Brigstocke	...	Mikey, DJ interviewer
Richard Hawley	...	Alex, Deputy Prime Minister
Wyllie Longmore	...	Jeremy
Gillian Barge	...	Cabinet Minister
Richard Wills-Cotton	...	Cabinet Minister
Kate Bowes Renna	...	Cabinet Minister
Kate Glover	...	Cabinet Minister
Nicola McRoy	...	Cabinet Minister
Ant McPartlin	...	Ant (as Anthony McPartlin)
Declan Donnelly	...	Dec
Elisabeth Margoni	...	Eleonore (as Elizabeth Margoni)
Lúcia Moniz	...	Aurelia
Billy Bob Thornton	...	The US President
Peter Marinker	...	US Expert
Keir Charles	...	Press Conference Reporter
Doraly Rosen	...	Press Conference Reporter
Meg Wynn Owen	...	PM's Secretary
Carol Carey	...	Natalie's replacement
Jo Whiley	...	Radio DJ
Sarah Atkinson	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Clare Bennett	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Sarah Holland	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Vicki Murdoch	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Meredith Ostrom	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Katherine Poulton	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Tuuli	...	Billy's Video Vixen
Michael Parkinson	...	Parky
Michael Fitzgerald	...	Michael, Sarah's brother
Ciaran O'Driscoll	...	Hospital patient
Rowan Atkinson	...	Rufus, jewellery salesman
William Wadham	...	Bernie, Karen's son
Catia Duarte	...	Language student
Igor Urdenko	...	Language student
Nat Udom	...	Language student
Ines Boughanmi	...	Language student
Yuk Sim Yau	...	Language student
John Sharian	...	Wisconsin taxi driver
Glenn Conroy	...	Barman
Ivana Milicevic	...	Stacey, American Dreamgirl
January Jones	...	Jeannie, American Angel
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Carol-Anne, American Goddess
Wes Butters	...	Radio 1 chart show DJ
Laura Rees	...	Record company executive
Emma Buckley	...	Jamie's sister
Sheila Allen	...	Jamie's mum
Terry Reece	...	PM's chauffeur, Terry
Colin Coull	...	PM's bodyguard, Gavin
Margery Mason	...	Harris Street old lady
Katharine Bailey	...	Harris Street little girl
Tiffany Boysell	...	Her friend
Georgia Flint	...	Her friend
Joanna Bacon	...	Natalie's mum
Bill Moody	...	Natalie's dad
Billy Campbell	...	Natalie's octopus brother, Keith
Paul Slack	...	John's brother
Adam Godley	...	Mr. Trench
Olivia Olson	...	Joanna Anderson
Ruby Turner	...	Mrs. Jean Anderson
Amanda Garwood	...	Backing-singer teacher
Arturo Venegas	...	Mr. Anderson
Claudia Schiffer	...	Carol
Patrick Delaney	...	Tommy, Carol's son
Helder Costa	...	Mr. Barros
Carla Vasconcelos	...	Sophia Barros
Stewart Howson	...	Airport gate man
Jamie Edgell	...	Airport guard
Dave Fisher	...	Airport guard
Paul Heasman	...	Airport guard
Tony Lucken	...	Airport guard
Raul Atalaia	...	Restaurant proprietor
Nancy Sorrell	...	Greta
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Harriet, the sexy one
Denise Richards	...	Carla, the real friendly one
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Curtis	...	Trombone player (uncredited)
Rebecca Frayn	...	Joanna, Daniel's dead wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Curtis

Writing credits
Richard Curtis		(written by)

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Liza Chasin	....	co-producer
Eric Fellner	....	producer
Debra Hayward	....	co-producer
Duncan Kenworthy	....	producer
Chris Thompson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Craig Armstrong		(score composed by)

Cinematography by
Michael Coulter		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nick Moore

Casting by
Mary Selway
Fiona Weir

Production Design by
Jim Clay

Art Direction by
Jonathan McKinstry		(supervising art director)
Rod McLean
Justin Warburton-Brown

Set Decoration by
Caroline Smith

Costume Design by
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Kate Benton	....	makeup artist
Graham Johnston	....	hair designer
Graham Johnston	....	makeup designer
Lorna McGowan	....	makeup artist
Suzanne Belcher	....	hair designer: second unit (uncredited)
Suzanne Belcher	....	makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Laura McIntosh	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Raphaël Benoliel	....	production manager: France
Deborah Harding	....	post-production supervisor
Jonathan Hook	....	location unit manager
Joseph Jayawardena	....	location unit manager
Tori Parry	....	production manager
Michelle Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Glaisyer	....	third assistant director
Ben Howarth	....	second assistant director
Gilles Kenny	....	assistant director: France
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	co-second assistant director (as Alexander Oakley)
Sue Wood	....	crowd assistant director (as Susan Lawrence)
Chris Burgess	....	third assistant director: pick-ups (uncredited)
Julie Laugier	....	trainee assistant director: France (uncredited)

Art Department
Adrian Aitken	....	supervising plasterer
Joseph Alley	....	carpenter
David Allstone	....	wood machinist
David Barker	....	carpenter
Nicholas Barringer	....	plasterer (as Nick Barringer)
David Bellemère	....	artwork: exhibition photographs, "Christmas Uncovered"
Perry Bell	....	painter
Frank Berlin	....	painter
Jean-Paul Bernard	....	prop buyer: France
Lee Biggs	....	carpenter
Steve Bohan	....	construction manager (as Stephen Bohan)
John Botton	....	dressing props
Roger Bowles	....	draughtsman
Peter Browne	....	chargehand carpenter
Peter Browne	....	stagehand
Gary Burns	....	plasterer laborer
Ian Burrows	....	plasterer
John Butler	....	chargehand sprayer
James Buxton	....	carpenter
Robert Byron	....	plasterer
Antonio Calvo-Dominguez	....	junior draughtsman
Bob Cann	....	carpenter (as Robert Cann)
Eamon Cann	....	carpenter
Paul Carpenter	....	carpenter
Helen Chapman	....	art department runner
Roy Chapman	....	chargehand dresser
Jane Clark	....	storyboard artist
Bernard Collins	....	carpenter (as Bernie Collins)
Peter Collins	....	carpenter
Andrea Couch	....	art department assistant
Nigel Crafts	....	carpenter
Adam Crosby	....	painter trainee
Ben Crosby	....	painter
Fred Crosby	....	painter
Gary Crosby	....	head painter
Derek Dawson	....	carpenter
Mark Dowling	....	painter
Dean Dunham	....	supervising painter
Stephen Dunsford	....	stagehand
Delmont Earwicker	....	plasterer
Lee Edwards	....	carpenter
Colin Ellis	....	dressing props
Clifford Etheridge	....	chargehand plasterer (as Cliff Etheridge)
Trevor Eve	....	painter
Jools Faiers	....	graphic designer
Michael Finlay	....	painter
Robert Flint	....	stagehand
Stephen Fountain	....	plasterer
Martin Freeman	....	chargehand carpenter
Heidi Gibb	....	assistant art director
Barry Gibbs	....	property master
David Gibson	....	carpenter
Craig Gleeson	....	painter
Nick Goodall	....	carpenter
Andy Good	....	carpenter
Oliver Goodier	....	art department assistant
Luke Goodman	....	painter trainee
Mark Goodman	....	stand-by stagehand
Gavin Gordon	....	carpenter
Geoffrey Brian Grant	....	plasterer (as Geoffrey Grant)
Alan Grenham	....	painter
Peter Grove	....	carpenter
David Haberfield	....	chargehand painter
Jessie Hammond	....	painter
Kevin Harris	....	carpenter
Phil Harvey	....	draughtsman (as Philip Harvey)
Tim Hayes	....	carpenter
Gary Hedges	....	carpenter
Nigel Henderson	....	plasterer
John Hersey	....	painter
Gerry Higgins	....	painter
Sean Higgins	....	plasterer
Jason Hopperton	....	dressing props
Jonathan Houlding	....	draughtsman (as Jon Houdling)
Barnaby Inman	....	carpenter
Peter Kane	....	painter laborer
George King	....	supervising stagehand
David Lainsbury	....	painter laborer
Nick Lloyd	....	carpenter (as Nicholas Lloyd)
Gary Lowe	....	painter
David Lowery	....	supervising carpenter
Thomas Mangan	....	plasterer
Thomas Martin	....	supervising carpenter (as Tom Martin)
Peter McCarroll	....	plasterer
Richard A. McCarthy	....	head plasterer (as Richard McCarthy)
Anthony McGee	....	carpenter
Joe McGee	....	practical electrician: art department
Joe McGee	....	practical electrician: construction department
John McGee	....	stand-by carpenter
Charlie McGinlay	....	painter (as Charles McGinlay)
Stephen McGregor	....	carpenter
John McGuigan	....	painter
Eamon McLoughlin	....	supervising carpenter
Brian Morris	....	stand-by painter
Dave Morris	....	production buyer
Esta Morris	....	trainee props: FT2
Stephen John Morris	....	plasterer (as Stephen Morris)
Stephen Murray	....	carpenter
Sophie Newman	....	assistant set decorator
Peter Nodwell	....	carpenter
Geoff Nolan	....	carpenter
Barry O'Brien	....	carpenter
John O'Brien	....	chargehand carpenter
Roy O'Brien	....	carpenter trainee
Daniel O'Regan	....	supervising carpenter (as Danny O'Regan)
Colin Osgood	....	carpenter
Seamus O'Sullivan	....	assistant construction manager
Stephen Page	....	plasterer
Darryl Paterson	....	prop storeman
Jason Phelps	....	carpenter
Dave Philpott	....	carpenter (as David Philpott)
Steven Ponting	....	plasterer
Jean Preiss	....	construction: France
Zoe Robertson	....	construction buyer
Albert Roper	....	chargehand painter
Russell Sargent	....	carpenter
Chris Seddon	....	drapes master
Richard Shackleton	....	carpenter
Rolf Snellgrove	....	carpenter
Glenn Start	....	painter
Jeff Sullivan	....	painter
Ian Tansey	....	painter laborer
Bradley Torbett	....	chargehand stand-by propman
Jason Torbett	....	stand-by propman
Steve Transfield	....	plasterer
Emma Vane	....	draughtsman
Ettore Venturini	....	plasterer
Clive Ward	....	chargehand painter
Paul Waterman	....	carpenter
Michael Webb	....	stagehand
Paul Webb	....	carpenter
Kenneth Welland	....	painter
Keith Weston	....	stagehand
Mark Weston	....	carpenter trainee
Stephen Weston	....	chargehand wood machinist
Kevin Wheeler	....	chargehand dresser
Matt Whelan	....	carpenter (as Matthew Whelan)
Derek Whorlow	....	head stagehand
Mark Wilkinson	....	carpenter
Darrell Williams	....	plasterer
Mark Williams	....	plasterer laborer
Steve Williamson	....	chargehand painter
Ashley Winter	....	stand-by art director
Eddie Wolstencroft	....	plasterer
David Youngs	....	chargehand carpenter (as Dave Youngs)
Ian Zawadzki	....	painter
Charlotte Finlay	....	assistant designer (uncredited)
Carl Peters	....	dressing props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nigel Bennett	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Felicity Cottrell	....	foley artist (as Felicity Cotterell)
Adam Daniel	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gillian Dodders	....	adr editor
Gillian Dodders	....	dialogue editor
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
Susan French	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Harris	....	sound playback (as Mike Harris)
Mark Heslop	....	sound effects editor
Brendan Nicholson	....	preview re-recording mixer
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Grahame Peters	....	foley editor (as Graham Peters)
Tom Sayers	....	assistant sound editor
Lionel Selwyn	....	foley artist
Esther Smith	....	sound re-recordist
Amie Stephenson	....	sound assistant
David Stephenson	....	production sound mixer
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	foley mixer
Nick Watson	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Andy Wilkinson	....	assistant sound editor
Aad Wirtz	....	adr mixer: Interact Sound
Colin Wood	....	sound maintenance
Andrew Caller	....	foley assistant (uncredited)
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Richard Conway	....	special effects coordinator
Sam Conway	....	special effects technician
Mark White	....	special effects technician
Nigel Wilkinson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Andy Burrow	....	digital lab: Framestore CFC (as Andy Burrows)
Adam Inglis	....	digital grading colourist: Framestore CFC
Tim Keene	....	visual effects producer: Framestore CFC
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editor: Framestore CFC
Christian Manz	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Claire McGrane	....	digital grading producer: Framestore CFC
Nicholas Seal	....	compositor: Framestore CFC (as Nick Seal)
Asa Shoul	....	digital grading colourist: Framestore CFC
Maria Stroka	....	digital lab: Framestore CFC
Steve Wagendorp	....	digital conform: Framestore CFC
Timothy Webber	....	visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC (as Tim Webber)
Edward Xi Chen	....	data operator (uncredited)