Grant was careful to play up to the affable and self-deprecating English gent. Sophia Bush and Grant Hughes Get Cozy as They Step Out in Malibu Together Looks like former One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush has a new beau. Digital Spy's review stated that "There's always been a bit of the devil in Grant's best turns, and in Thorpe, a man with a fully-realised dark side, he's found his richest part in years". To a certain extent, both were struggling to build their careers. [218] He has also praised Meryl Streep, who co-starred with him on Florence Foster Jenkins, calling her "a genius", while only noting that she had trouble with her eyesight during production. [202], In 2011, Grant appeared at the Liberal Democrats' conference on the News International phone-hacking scandal, where he briefly met then-party leader Nick Clegg. With this role and that in the recent A Very English Scandal, Grant has become expert at bringing his charm to darker characters. Sandoval. "[203], In the 2015 UK general election, Grant expressed support for Liberal Democrat MP Danny Alexander[204] and later hosted a dinner for the Liberal Democrats, in which he met the winner of a draw of donors to the Liberal Democrats. [95], Two Weeks Notice was followed by the 2003 ensemble comedy, Love Actually, headlined by Grant as the British Prime Minister. Don't know, I just think he is. Sometimes tension makes a good crackle. [17], Hugh John Mungo Grant was born on 9 September 1960[18] at Hammersmith Hospital in White City, London, the second son of Fynvola Susan MacLean (b. Wickham, Hampshire, 11 October 1933; d. Hounslow, London, July 2001) and Captain James Murray Grant (b. (previous page) () Hugh Grant Photos Photos: 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards . [142][143] Film critic Caryn James said Grant has the "richest part" and added, "He sharply defines Jonathan as a slippery character, and walks the line expertly to keep us off guard. Hugh Grant Is Living His Best British Election. I panicked, it was such a big jump up from what I'd been paid before to what they were offering me. "[140] Joe Morgenstern of Wall Street Journal also highly praised his work, writing, "[I]n a word, Mr. Grant is sensational. Grant Hughes, Actor: Through My Eyes. Ended: October 14th 2016, 10:04pm +07. Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor, known for his roles as Prince Albert in the ITV drama Victoria and Joe Lambe in the BBC drama The Game.Hughes has also portrayed Michael Rogers in Agatha Christie's Marple, Jonty Millingden in the ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction, and Nick Slade in the BBC legal drama Silk. ", 1982–1986: First film; stage and comedy work, 2000–2009: Continued romantic comedy roles. The miniseries was premiered on 25 October 2020 to mostly positive reviews. About a Boy is a 2002 British-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz and written by them and Peter Hedges.It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby.The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz.The film at times uses double voice-over narration, when the audience hears both Will's and Marcus's thoughts. "[93] About a Boy also marked a notable change in his boyish look. His entry in The Trouble with Men: Masculinities in European and Hollywood Cinema states: Four Weddings made him a truly international star whose image was endlessly promoted in tabloid newspaper articles, television chat shows and magazine profiles, especially in mass circulation women's magazines. Hugh Laurie in David Hare’s BBC series Roadkill. [4] Grant starred in such notable romantic comedies as Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), About a Boy (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Love Actually (2003) and Music and Lyrics (2007).[5]. Hugh Grant, one of Britain's best known faces, has been equally entertaining on-screen as well as in real life, and has had enough sense of humor to survive a media frenzy. Hugh John Mungo Grant, popularly known as Hugh Grant is an English actor who has been in the entertainment industry for over 35 years.