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Hugh Grant (Full Name: Hugh John Mungo Grant) is a popular English actor who established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man and has since changed into a more dramatic character actor. Among Hugh’s accolades, he has won a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Honorary César.
As of 2018, Hugh’s films had grossed a total of around US$3 billion worldwide. In 2022, Time Out magazine listed Hugh as one of Britain’s greatest actors of all time. He first received attention for his roles in acclaimed period dramas including Merchant-Ivory’s Maurice (1987), for which he received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, The Remains of the Day (1993), and Sense and Sensibility (1995).
Hugh emerged as a star with Richard Curtis’s romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he received the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He started to take against-type parts, starting with many roles in The Wachowskis’ science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012). He got critical acclaim for his roles in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Paddington 2 (2017), winning two nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Hugh took on television roles in the BBC miniseries A Very English Scandal (2018) and the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020), winning two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor. Hugh has also appeared in Guy Ritchie’s action films The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and The Gentlemen (2019). He came out as a famous critic of the conduct of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation during the News International phone hacking scandal.
Hugh Grant Age
Hugh was born on September 9, 1960, in Hammersmith, London, England. He is 62 years old. Hugh celebrates his birthday on September 9, every year.
Hugh Grant Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Hugh stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (Approx 1.78 m).
Hugh Grant Family
He was born in Hammersmith, London, the second son of Fynvola Susan MacLean (née Wickham) and Captain James Murray Grant. Hugh’s grandfather, Colonel James Murray Grant, DSO, became decorated for bravery and leadership at Saint-Valery-en-Caux during World War II. His father worked as an officer in the Seaforth Highlanders for eight years in Malaya and Germany. Hugh’s mother served as a schoolteacher and taught Latin, French, and music for over 30 years in the state schools of West London. Fynvola Susan MacLean died at the age of 67 of pancreatic cancer.
Both Hugh’s parents were children of military families, but despite his parents’ backgrounds, Hugh has stated that his family was not always affluent while growing up. Hugh spent many of his childhood summers shooting and fishing with his grandfather in Scotland. He has an older brother, James “Jamie” Grant, who is a New York-based investment banker.
Hugh Grant Wife
Hugh is married to his wife Anna Eberstein a Swedish television producer. The two married on May 25, 2018. Hugh and his wife Anna Eberstein have three children.
In 1987 Hugh met actress Elizabeth Hurley, who became cast in a supporting role as Byron’s previous lover Claire Clairmont. Hugh began dating Elizabeth during filming and their relationship was later the subject of much media attention. While dating Elizabeth, Hugh gained international notoriety for soliciting the services of a prostitute, Divine Brown, in 1995. The two separated in May 2000, but Hugh is godfather to Elizabeth’s son Damian, born in 2002.
Hugh has five children with two women. In September 2011, Hugh had a daughter, Tabitha, with Tinglan Hong, who was sometimes misreported in the press as a receptionist at a Chinese restaurant in London. Hugh’s daughter’s Chinese name is Jing Xi, meaning “happy surprise”. He and Tinglan had a “fleeting affair”, according to his publicist. Hugh has said that Tinglan has been “badly treated” by the media; the press intrusion prevented him from attending the birth of his daughter, with Tinglan obtaining an injunction to allow him to visit them in peace.
Hugh Grant Education
He began his education at Hogarth Primary School in Chiswick, later moved to St Peter’s Primary School in Hammersmith, followed by Wetherby School, an independent preparatory school in Notting Hill. From 1969 through 1978, Hugh went to Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, at the time a direct grant grammar school. Hugh was educated on a scholarship and played 1st XV rugby, cricket, and football.
In 1979, Hugh won the Galsworthy scholarship to New College, Oxford. Hugh studied English literature and graduated with second-class honours. Hugh joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society and was Fabian in a production of Twelfth Night. He got an offer from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, to pursue a Ph.D. in art history, but decided not to take the offer due to failure to secure a grant.
Hugh Grant Movies
– Privileged (1982) as Lord Adrian
– Maurice (1987) as Clive Durham
– The Dawning (1988) as Harry
– Impromptu (1991) as Frédéric Chopin
– The Remains of the Day (1993) as Reginald Cardinal
– Sense and Sensibility (1995) as Edward C. Ferrars
– Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) as Michael Felgate
– Notting Hill (1999) as William Thacker
– Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) as Daniel Cleaver
– Love Actually (2003) as David
– Music and Lyrics (2007) as Alex Fletcher
– The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) as Mr. Waverly
– Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) as St. Clair Bayfield
– The Gentlemen (2019) as Fletcher
– Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) as Phillip
– Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2022) as Greg Simmonds
Hugh Grant In Love Actually
He starred as David in the 2003 ensemble comedy, Love Actually, headlined by Grant as the British Prime Minister. A Christmas release by Working Title Films, the movie became promoted as “the ultimate romantic comedy” and accumulated $246 million at the international box office. The film marked the directorial debut of Richard Curtis, who told The New York Times that Hugh adamantly tempered the characterisation of the role to make his character more authoritative and less haplessly charming than recent Richard incarnations.
Hugh Grant Nicole Kidman
In 2020, Hugh appeared in the HBO miniseries The Undoing, opposite Nicole Kidman and Donald Sutherland.
Hugh Grant Tv Shows
– Honour, Profit and Pleasure (1985) as Lord Burlington
– The Last Place on Earth (1985) as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
– Ladies in Charge (1986) as Gerald Boughton-Green
– Champagne Charlie (1989) as Charles Heidsieck
– Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Sebastian
– Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (1999) as The 12th Doctor
– Robbie the Reindeer (2002) as Blitzen
– Red Nose Day Actually (2017) as David
– A Very English Scandal (2018) as Jeremy Thorpe
– One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019) as Charles
Hugh Grant Notting Hill
In 1999 Hugh partnered with Julia Roberts in Notting Hill, which became written by Richard Curtis and produced by much of the same team that became responsible for Four Weddings and a Funeral. The new Working Title production deranged Four Weddings and a Funeral as the biggest British hit in the history of cinema, equalling $363 million worldwide.
Hugh Grant And Sandra Bullock
He was partnered with Sandra Bullock in Warner Bros.’s Two Weeks Notice (2002), which earned $199 million internationally but received poor reviews.
Hugh Grant And Elizabeth Hurley
In 1987 Hugh met actress Elizabeth Hurley, who became cast in a supporting role as Byron’s previous lover Claire Clairmont. Hugh began dating Elizabeth during filming and their relationship was later the subject of much media attention. While dating Elizabeth, Hugh gained international notoriety for soliciting the services of a prostitute, Divine Brown, in 1995. The two separated in May 2000, but Hugh is godfather to Elizabeth’s son Damian, born in 2002.
Hugh Grant Maurice
Hugh’s first leading film role came in Merchant-Ivory’s Edwardian drama film Maurice (1987), adapted from E. M. Forster’s novel.Hugh and co-star James Wilby shared the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival due to their portrayals of lovers Clive Durham and Maurice Hall, respectively.
Hugh Grant Net Worth
Hugh gets his wealth from his work as an actor who established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man. Therefore, Hugh has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Hugh’s estimated net worth is $150 million.
How Old Is Hugh Grant
Hugh is a 62-year-old who was born on September 9, 1960, in Hammersmith, London, England.
Who Is Hugh Grant
Hugh is an actor who established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man and has since changed into a more dramatic character actor. Among Hugh’s accolades, he has won a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Honorary César.