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Hugh Grant is a Actor British born on 9 september 1960 at Hammersmith (United-kingdom)

Hugh Grant

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Birth name Hugh John Mungo Grant
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 9 september 1960 (63 years) at Hammersmith (United-kingdom)

Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. His films have earned more than US$2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide. Grant achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). He used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s, delivering comic performances in mainstream films like Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) and Notting Hill (1999). By the turn of the 21st century, he had established himself as a leading man skilled with a satirical comic talent. Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), About a Boy (2002), and American Dreamz (2006). He later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film Cloud Atlas (2012).

Within the film industry, Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor, and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous. Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions. The entertainment media's coverage of Grant's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor. He has been outspoken about his disrespect for the profession of acting, and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media. In a career spanning 30 years, Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting is not a true calling but just a job he fell into.

Biography

Relationships

In 1987, while playing Lord Byron in the Spanish production Remando Al Viento (1988), Grant met actress Elizabeth Hurley, who was cast in a supporting role as Byron's former lover Claire Clairmont. Grant began dating Hurley during filming and their relationship was subsequently the subject of much media attention. After 13 years together, they separated amicably in May 2000 . He is godfather to her son Damian, born in 2002. Grant subsequently began dating heiress Jemima Khan under the intense scrutiny of British tabloids. Three years later, in February 2007, Grant and Khan separated amicably.

In September 2011, Grant had a daughter, Tabitha, with Tinglan Hong, a receptionist at a Chinese restaurant in London. His daughter's Chinese name is Xiao Xi, meaning "happy surprise". Grant and Hong had a "fleeting affair", according to his publicist. Grant has said that Hong has been "badly treated" by the media; the press intrusion prevented him from attending the birth of his daughter, with Hong obtaining an injunction to allow him to visit them in peace. Grant had his second child, a son named John Mungo Grant, in September 2012, with Swedish television producer Anna Elisabet Eberstein. He subsequently reunited with Hong, with whom he had his third child, Felix, in 2013. In September 2015, Grant and Eberstein announced they are expecting their second child together; Hugh's fourth.


Political views
In 2011, Grant appeared at the Liberal Democrats' conference on the News International phone-hacking scandal, where he briefly met then-party leader Nick Clegg. Grant said that he was attending the Conservative and Labour conferences as well, but told Lib Dem activists that "You, more than any of the other parties, have a good bill of health. You have never been in bed with these scumbags."

In the 2015 election, Grant expressed support for prominent Liberal Democrat figure Danny Alexander and later hosted a dinner for the Liberal Democrats, in which he met the winner of a draw of donors to the Liberal Democrats. In an email sent by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, Grant wrote: "I am not a Lib Dem, a Tory, a Labourite or anything in particular but I recognise political guts."

In the 2015 election, Grant also endorsed two Labour candidates: Tom Watson (saying "I wish he could be our next Prime Minister to be honest"), and his former agent, Michael Foster.


Sports
As a young boy, he played rugby union on his school's first XV team at centre and played football as an avid fan of Fulham F.C.. He continued to play in a Sunday-morning football league in south-west London after college and remains an "impassioned Fulham supporter." Grant's other interests include tennis and snooker.

In 2011, the BBC apologised after Grant made an offhand joke about homosexuality and rugby when he was invited into the commentary box during coverage of an England V Scotland game at Twickenham Stadium. Talking about playing rugby during his school days, Grant said: "I discovered it hurt less if you tackled hard than if you tackled like a queen."

Best films

Notting Hill (1999)
(Actor)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
(Actor)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
(Actor)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
(Actor)
Paddington 2 (2017)
(Actor)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
(Actor)

Usually with

Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
(6 films)
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
(4 films)
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
(7 films)
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Hugh Grant (50 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2020The GentlemenActorFletcher
2017Paddington 2ActorPhoenix Buchanan
2016Florence Foster JenkinsActorSt. Clair Bayfield
2016Bridget Jones's BabyActorDaniel Cleaver
2015The Man from U.N.C.L.E.ActorWaverly
2014The RewriteActorKeith Michaels
2013Terms and Conditions May ApplyActorSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2012Cloud AtlasActorRev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!ActorPirate Captain (voice)
2012Girlfriend in a ComaActorHimself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010I'm Still HereActorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?ActorPaul Morgan
2007Music and LyricsActorAlex Fletcher
2006American DreamzActorMartin Tweed
2005HousewarmingActorLe nouveau voisin
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonActorDaniel Cleaver
2003Love ActuallyActorThe Prime Minister
2002About a BoyActorWill Freeman
2002Two Weeks NoticeActorGeorge Wade
2002Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of FireActorBlitzen (voice)
2001Bridget Jones's DiaryActorDaniel Cleaver
2001Being MickActorHimself
2000Small Time CrooksActorDavid
1999Notting HillActorWilliam Thacker
1999Mickey Blue EyesActorMichael Felgate
1998Junket WhoreActorSelf
1996Extreme MeasuresActorDr. Guy Luthan
1996Night Train to VeniceActorMartin
1995An Awfully Big AdventureActorMeredith Potter
1995The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a MountainActorReginald Anson
1995RestorationActorElias Finn
1995Sense and SensibilityActorEdward Ferrars
1995Nine MonthsActorSamuel Faulkner
1994Four Weddings and a FuneralActorCharles
1994SirensActorAnthony Campion
1993The Remains of the DayActorReginald Cardinal
1992Bitter MoonActorNigel
1991ImpromptuActorFrederic Chopin
1991The Trials of OzActorRichard Neville
1990The Big ManActorGordon
1989The Lady and the HighwaymanActorLord Lucius Vyne
1988The Lair of the White WormActorLord James D'Ampton
1988The Bengali NightActorAllan
1988Rowing with the WindActorLord Byron
1988The DawningActorHarry
1988The Bengali NightActorAllan
1987MauriceActorClive Durham
1987White MischiefActorHugh
1982PrivilegedActorLord Adrian
1944Champagne CharlieActor