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Hugh Grant(I)

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Hugh Grant at an event for Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
An extended interview with the cast of 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, Regé-Jean Page, and Hugh Grant as they discuss how they found their inner Rogues, how not to be upstaged by monsters, and why sword size is actually important.
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Hugh Grant, one of Britain's best known faces, has been equally entertaining on-screen as well as in real life, and has had enough sense of humor to survive a media frenzy. He is known for his roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), with Andie MacDowell, Notting Hill (1999), opposite Julia Roberts, and Music and Lyrics (2007), opposite Drew Barrymore, among his other works.

He was born Hugh John Mungo Grant on September 9, 1960, in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. His mother, Fyvola Susan (MacLean), was a teacher. His father, James Murray Grant, was an artist and carpet salesman, and his grandfather was in the British Army during WWII. He is of mostly Scottish and English descent, with many recent ancestors who were prominent in the military. Young Grant was fond of literature and acting. He won a scholarship to Oxford, going up to New College in 1979. There he was involved in student drama, and considered a career as an art historian. After Oxford, he turned down a scholarship to do postgraduate studies in Art History at the Courtauld Institute in London, and focused on his acting career. In 1982, while still a student, Grant made his big screen debut in Privileged (1982) by director Michael Hoffman.

Grant's breakthrough came with the leading role as Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), opposite Andie MacDowell, a role which won him a Golden Globe Award, as well as a BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. During the 1990s Grant established himself as a very original and resourceful actor. He played a string of characters projecting a positive mindset, showing how do you stay optimistic when you are actually worried about a cascade of troubles. Grant had his own experience as a survivor of an unfortunate episode in his private life, which he managed to overcome thanks to having a pretty damn good outlook on life.

His forte is playing characters projecting warmth and sincere happiness, with his hallmark stuttering, albeit some accused him of reprising the same character he has been playing for the past two decades. Grant's ability to show his character development within a limited screen time shines in Love Actually (2003), with his witty portrayal of a Prime Minister whose personal insecurities become intertwined with his country's international affairs, a performance that earned him a nomination for European Audience Award. His screen presence and skillful understatement takes his characters beyond the written script, thanks to his mastery of timing and effortless style.

Outside of his acting profession, Grant has been a good athlete, he played cricket and football in his younger years. He enjoys playing golf, frequently taking part in Pro-Am tournaments. He has been an avid art lover since his younger years, and has been collecting fine art, a passion he inherited from his father.
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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Hugh Grant and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Hugh Grant and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Hugh Grant in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Woody Allen, Hugh Grant, and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Hugh Grant in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Hugh Grant and Lourdes Faberes in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023)
Hugh Grant in Rowing with the Wind (1988)
Hugh Grant and José Luis Gómez in Rowing with the Wind (1988)
Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei in The Rewrite (2014)
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in The Undoing (2020)
Hugh Grant in The Undoing (2020)
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in The Undoing (2020)

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Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
Love Actually
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  • The Prime Minister
  • 2003
Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy (2002)
About a Boy
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  • Will Freeman
  • 2002
Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
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  • Charles - Wedding One
  • 1994
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)
Notting Hill
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  • William Thacker
  • 1999

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  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
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  • Unfrosted
    • Post-production
  • Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett, Jason Statham, Bugzy Malone, and Aubrey Plaza in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023)
    Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
  • Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Daniel Craig, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, Madelyn Cline, and Jessica Henwick in Glass Onion (2022)
    Glass Onion
  • Death to 2021 (2021)
    Death to 2021
  • Death to 2020 (2020)
    Death to 2020
  • Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in The Undoing (2020)
    The Undoing
  • Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Jeremy Strong, Michelle Dockery, and Henry Golding in The Gentlemen (2019)
    The Gentlemen
  • Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and John Hannah in One Red Nose and a Wedding (2019)
    One Red Nose and a Wedding
  • Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal (2018)
    A Very English Scandal
  • Paddington 2 (2017)
    Paddington 2
  • Hugh Skinner in W1A (2014)
    W1A
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
    Red Nose Day Actually
  • Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, and Simon Helberg in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
    Florence Foster Jenkins
  • Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, and Bella Heathcote in The Rewrite (2014)
    The Rewrite
  • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cloud Atlas
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  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
  • Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal (2018)
    A Very English Scandal
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  • Paddington 2 (2017)
    Paddington 2
  • Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant in Music and Lyrics (2007)
    Music and Lyrics
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
    Love Actually
  • Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy (2002)
    About a Boy
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Dungeons, Dragons, and Sword Size Comparison
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Dungeons, Dragons, and Sword Size Comparison
All About 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'
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All About 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'
Hugh Grant | Career Retrospective
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Hugh Grant | Career Retrospective
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Florence Foster Jenkins

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    • September 9, 1960
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK
    • May 25, 2018 - present (3 children)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Song and music video: "Pop goes my heart". The song was on the soundtrack of his movie Music and Lyrics (2007).
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 14 Interviews
    • 22 Articles
    • 13 Pictorials
    • 64 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Has long wanted to make a film about his grandfather's real life escape from a prisoner of war camp during WWII.
  • Quotes
    I could do with more mobbing, particularly from women. I'd like to be treated like Ricky Martin.
    • His upper class English accent
    • Two Weeks Notice
      (2002)
      $12,500,000

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