Hugh Grant Biography (1960-)

Full name, Hugh John Mungo Grant; born September 9, 1960, in London, England;son of James Murray (a carpet sales representative and artist) and Fynvola Susan (a teacher of French; maiden name, MacLean) Grant; children: Caroline Stanburg. Addresses: Office: Simian Films, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
September 9, 1960
London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Hughie Grant) Lord Adrian, Privileged, Oxford Film Foundation/New Yorker, 1982
  • Clive Durham, Maurice, Cinecom, 1987
  • Hugh Dickinson, White Mischief, Columbia, 1988
  • Lord James D'Ampton, The Lair of the White Worm, Vestron, 1988
  • Harry, The Dawning, TVS Entertainment/Vista, 1988
  • Lord Byron, Remando al viento (also known as Rowing in the Wind and Rowing with the Wind), Ditrambo/Viking, 1988
  • Allan, La nuit bengali (also known as Bengali Night), Miramax, 1988
  • Chopin, Nocturnes, 1988
  • Frederic Chopin, Impromptu, Hemdale, 1990
  • Gordon, Crossing the Line (also known as The Big Man), Miramax, 1991
  • Nigel, Bitter Moon (also known as Lunes de fiel), Fine Line, 1992
  • Cardinal, The Remains of the Day, Columbia, 1992
  • Martin Gamil, Night Train to Venice (also known as Train to Hell), 1993
  • Charles, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gramercy, 1994
  • Anthony Campion, Sirens, Miramax, 1994
  • Edward Frears (some sources cite Ferrars), Sense and Sensibility,Columbia, 1995
  • Elias Finn, Restoration, Miramax, 1995
  • Meredith Potter, An Awfully Big Adventure, Fine Line, 1995
  • Reginald Anson, The Englishman Who Went up a Hill But Came down a Mountain, Miramax, 1995
  • Dr. Samuel "Sam" Faulkner, Nine Months, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • Dr. Guy Luthan, Extreme Measures, Columbia, 1996
  • Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
  • Junket Whore (documentary), 1998
  • William Thacker, Notting Hill, MCA/Universal, 1999
  • Michael Felgate, Mickey Blue Eyes, Warner Bros., 1999
  • David Grant, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
  • Daniel Cleaver, Bridget Jones's Diary (also known as Le journalde Bridget Jones), Universal, 2001
  • Will, About a Boy (also known as About a Boy oder: Der Tag dertoten Ente and Pour un garcon), Universal, 2002
  • George Wade, Two Weeks Notice, Warner Bros., 2002
  • Love Actually, United Artists/Universal, 2003
  • Television Appearances
  • Miniseries
  • Apsley Cherry-Garrard, The Last Place on Earth, Central Television(England), then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1985
  • The Detective, 1985
  • Bruno de Lancel, Judith Krantz's "Till We Meet Again" (also knownas Till We Meet Again), CBS, 1989
  • Movies
  • Peter Baines, Jenny's War, syndicated, 1985
  • Lord Lucius Vyne (the highwayman), The Lady and the Highwayman (also known as Dangerous Love, CBS, 1989
  • Charles Heidsieck, Champagne Charlie, 1989, Bravo, 1994
  • James Grant, Our Sons (also known as Too Little, Too Late),1991
  • Alsemero, The Changeling, Bravo, 1994
  • Specials
  • William Hamilton/James, Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value, PBS, 1987
  • Comic Relief: Behind the Nose, 1995
  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
  • The Making of a Mobster: "Mickey Blue Eyes," 1999
  • Voice of Blitzen, Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire, CBS, 1999
  • (In archive footage) The Billy Elliot Boy (also known as Omnibus: The Billy Elliot Boy), BBC, 2001
  • Voice of Blitzen, Legend of the Lost Tribe (also known as Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe), CBS, 2002
  • Episodic
  • Colin Harries, "We Love You, That's Why We're Here," A Very Peculiar Practice, 1986
  • The Demon Lover, 1986
  • Late Show with David Letterman, multiple appearances, beginning 1995
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, multiple appearances, beginning 1995
  • Himself, "The Rosie Show," The Nanny, CBS, 1996
  • Des O'Connor Tonight, ITV, 1999
  • The Panel, Ten Network, 1999
  • "Hugh Grant Revealed," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2001
  • Parkinson, BBC, 2001
  • Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2002
  • The View, 2002
  • Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2003
  • "Wetten, dass...? aus Boeblingen," Wetten, dass...?, 2003
  • Also appeared in episodes of Handel and Shades of Darkness.
  • Awards Presentations
  • Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
  • The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
  • The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000
  • The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2001
  • Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
  • Other
  • Burlington, Honour, Profit & Pleasure, 1985
  • Ladies in Charge (series), Thames TV, 1986
  • Richard Neville, The Trials of Oz, 1991
  • Stage Appearances
  • The Jockeys of Norfolk (revue), King's Head Theatre, London, 1985
  • Made stage debut at the Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • The twelfth doctor, Comic Relief: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (also known as Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death), 1999
  • WRITINGS
  • Books
  • How to Be a Gentleman, Hyperion, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Empire, Issue 1977, 1995, pp. 111-18
    • Entertainment Weekly, August 13, 1999, pp. 24-32
    • Evening Standard, April 18, 2002, p. 32
    • Evening Standard Hot Tickets, May 13, 1999, pp. 2, 3
    • Harper's Bazaar, September, 1996, pp. 142-46; September, 1999, pp.78-81, 98
    • People Weekly, June 5, 2000, p. 65; May 27, 2002, p. 169; December2, 2002, p. 104
    • Premiere, May, 1994, pp. 78-81
    • Razor, July-August, 2002, pp. 38-39
    • Time, May 31, 1999, p. 86

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