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Hugh John Mungo Grant 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. 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. In 2022, Time Out magazine listed Grant as one of Britain's 50 greatest actors of all time. As of 2025, his films have grossed over US$4 billion worldwide.

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Hugh Grant is a British comedian, film actor, and stage actor who began his work period in 1981. Born Hugh John Mungo Grant in 1960, he is a male citizen of the United Kingdom. He was educated at New College and speaks English and French. His professional roles include film producer and stage performer.

Grant has received several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Golden Globes, Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and Empire Awards. He has also been nominated for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor and the European Film Award for Best Actor. He has been in unmarried partnerships with Elizabeth Hurley and Jemima Goldsmith.

The actor has five children and is related to Rick Cosnett. He has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and stuttering. His given names are Hugh and John, and his name in his native language is recorded as Hugh Grant.

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Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. His movies have also earned more than $2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide. Grant achieved international stardom after appearing in Richard Curtis's sleeper hit Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). He used this breakthrough role as…

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French
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1960-09-09
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Jemima Goldsmith
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Rick Cosnett
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1981-00-00
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stuttering
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Hugh John Mungo Grant (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. 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. In 2022, Time Out magazine listed Grant as one of Britain's 50 greatest actors of all time. As of 2025, his films have grossed over US$4 billion worldwide.

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), 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 and 2025 sequels, About a Boy (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Love Actually (2003) and Music and Lyrics (2007).

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