Hugh Grant

For other people named Hugh Grant, see Hugh Grant (disambiguation).

Hugh Grant
Grant in 2014
Born
Hugh John Mungo Grant

(1960-09-09) 9 September 1960 (age 64)
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma materNew College, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Anna Elisabet Eberstein
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(m. 2018)​
PartnerElizabeth Hurley (1987–2000)
Children5
RelativesRick Cosnett (cousin)[1]

Hugh John Mungo Grant[2][3] (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a character actor.[4] Hallmarks of Grant's comic skills include a nonchalant touch of sarcasm and characteristic physical mannerisms.[5] He has received several accolades including a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. He received an Honorary César in 2006.[6] As of 2018, his films had grossed a total of nearly US$3 billion worldwide.[7] In 2022, Time Out magazine listed Grant as one of Britain's 50 greatest actors of all time.[8]

Grant made his feature film acting debut in Privileged (1982), followed by the romantic drama Maurice (1987) for which he gained acclaim as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He then acted in a string of successful period dramas such as The Remains of the Day (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Restoration (1995). Grant emerged as a star with Richard Curtis's romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994),[9] for which he won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He starred in further romantic comedies such as Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and its 2004 sequel, About a Boy (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Love Actually (2003) and Music and Lyrics (2007).

Grant began to take against-type parts earning nominations for two BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles as St. Clair Bayfield in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and a haughty actor in Paddington 2 (2017). He has also acted in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012), several Guy Ritchie action films including The Gentlemen (2019), the musical fantasy Wonka (2023), and the horror film Heretic (2024). He earned two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nominations for his television roles as Jeremy Thorpe in the BBC miniseries A Very English Scandal (2018) and a husband accused of infidelity and murder in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020).

Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting, his disdain towards the culture of celebrity, and his hostility towards the media.[10][11] He emerged as a prominent critic of the conduct of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation during the News International phone hacking scandal.[12][13][14]

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  2. ^ Turner, Mimi (21 November 2011). "Hugh Grant Accuses 'The Mail on Sunday' of Phone Hacking". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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  5. ^ "British screen legends: Hugh Grant". BBC. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  6. ^ "French Cesar Awards handed out". UPI. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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  8. ^ "50 Great British actors: the list". Time Out. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. ^ Sharon Knolle and Liza Foreman (16 December 2002). "Scribe's alter ego evolves on celluloid". Variety. p. A8.
  10. ^ MacSweeney, Eve (1 February 2007). "Reluctant Romeo". Vogue. pp. 232–237. ISSN 0042-8000. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  11. ^ Parker, Eloise (3 February 2007). "Why Grant's so grumpy". Daily Post. p. 13.
  12. ^ Hugh Grant (12 April 2011). "The bugger, bugged". New Statesman.
  13. ^ Benedictus, Leo; Long, Josie (16 April 2011). "From Stephen Fry to Hugh Grant: The rise of the celebrity activist". The Guardian.
  14. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (8 July 2011). "Hugh Grant's best role yet – scourge of News International". The Guardian.