Hugh Grant filmography

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Grant at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival

Hugh Grant is an English actor. His career spans four decades. He has been recognised as an international film star since 1994, and has received a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award. His films have collectively grossed more than $2.4 billion worldwide. [1] The following are his film and television credits.

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Privileged Lord AdrianCredited as Hughie Grant
1987 Maurice Clive Durham
White Mischief Hugh Cholmondeley
1988 Rowing with the Wind Lord Byron
The Lair of the White Worm Lord James D'Ampton
The Dawning Harry
The Bengali Night Allan
NocturnesChopinShort film
1990 The Big Man Gordon
1991 Impromptu Frédéric Chopin
1992 Bitter Moon Nigel Dobson
1993 The Remains of the Day Reginald Cardinal
Night Train to Venice Martin Gamil
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral Charles
Sirens Anthony Campion
1995 Restoration Elias Finn
Sense and Sensibility Edward C. Ferrars
Nine Months Samuel Faulkner
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain Reginald Anson
An Awfully Big Adventure Meredith Potter
1996 Extreme Measures Dr. Guy Luthan
1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Michael Felgate
Notting Hill William Thacker
2000 Small Time Crooks David Perrette
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Daniel Cleaver
2002 Two Weeks Notice George Wade
About a Boy Will Freeman
2003 Love Actually David, the Prime Minister
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Daniel Cleaver
2006 American Dreamz Martin Tweed
2007 Music and Lyrics Alex Fletcher
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Paul Morgan
2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Pirate CaptainVoice role
Cloud Atlas Reverend Giles Horrox
Hotel Heavy
Lloyd Hooks
Denholme Cavendish
Seer Rhee
Kona Chief
2014 The Rewrite Keith Michaels
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Mr. Waverly
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins St. Clair Bayfield
2017 Paddington 2 Phoenix Buchanan
2019 The Gentlemen Fletcher
2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery PhillipCameo
2023 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Greg Simmonds
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Forge Fitzwilliam
Wonka Lofty
2024 Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story Thurl Ravenscroft / Tony the Tiger Completed [2]
TBA Heretic Filming [3]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Honour, Profit and Pleasure Lord Burlington Television film
Jenny's War Peter Baines3 episodes
The Last Place on Earth Apsley Cherry-Garrard 6 episodes
1986 Ladies in Charge Gerald Boughton-Green1 episode
A Very Peculiar Practice Preacher Colin1 episode
1989 Till We Meet Again Bruno de Lancel2 episodes
Champagne Charlie Charles Heidsieck Television film
The Lady and the Highwayman Lucius Vyne/Silver Blade
1991 The Trials of Oz Richard Neville
Our Sons James Grant
Performance Alsemero/Richard Neville2 episodes
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Sebastian Voice
1 episode
1996 The Nanny HimselfUncredited
1 episode
1999 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death The 12th DoctorTelevision special
2002 Robbie the Reindeer BlitzenAnimated television special; American dub
Episodes: "Hooves of Fire" and "Legend of the Lost Tribe"
2017 Red Nose Day Actually DavidTelevision short
W1A Himself1 episode
2018 A Very English Scandal Jeremy Thorpe Miniseries, 3 episodes
2019 One Red Nose Day and a Wedding CharlesTelevision short
2020 The Undoing Dr. Jonathan FraserMiniseries, 6 episodes
Death to 2020 Tennyson Foss Netflix television special
2021 Death to 2021
2024 The Regime Leader of the Opposition Upcoming miniseries

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