“I cling to the fantasy that I could have done something more creative. Like actually writing a script, or writing a book. But the awful truth is that I... probably can't!”

English actor

Hugh Grant is an English actor, associated with film work across several decades. Born Hugh John Mungo Grant, he became known first as a charming, vulnerable romantic leading man and later as a character actor. He has won a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. He also received an Honorary César in 2006. In 2022, Time Out listed him among Britain’s 50 greatest actors of all time, and by 2025 his films had grossed over US$4 billion worldwide.