Hugh Grant The Quintessential English Charmer Who Turned Wit Into an Art Form

Full Name: Hugh John Mungo Grant

Date of Birth: September 9, 1960

Hugh Grant Age: 65 years

Age Generation: Baby Boomer

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nationality: British

Ethnicity: English ethnicity with Scottish roots.

Married Status: Married

Occupation:

• Actor
• Film producer

Religion: Atheist

Resident Off: London, England

Ruling Planet: Mercury

Chinese Zodiac: Rat

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Family

Father Name: Captain James Murray Grant

Mother Name: Fynvola Susan MacLean

Brothers Name: James Grant

Hugh Grant Wife: Anna Eberstein

Daughter Names:

• Tabitha Xiao Xi
• Lulu Danger
• Blue Grant

Sonsr Names:

• John Mungo Grant
• Felix Chang Hong Grant

Hugh Grant Girlfriends:

• Elizabeth Hurley
• Tinglan Hong
• Jemima Khan

Physical Traits

Height in Centimeters: 180

Height in Feet: 5 feet 11 inches

Weight in Kilograms: 75

Weight in Pounds: 165

Bodytype: Slim to medium

Build: Lean build

Distinctive Features:

• Boyish smile, expressive eyes, and a characteristic slightly flustered persona.

Body Measurements: 44 – 33 – 14

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Originally brown, now turning grey

Education and Acting Training

• Attended Hogarth Primary School in Chiswick, London.
• Moved to St Peter’s Primary School in Hammersmith in the 1960s
• Studied at Latymer Upper School on a scholarship from 1969 to 1978.
• Earned a BA in English Literature with honors from New College, Oxford, in 1982.
• Began acting post-Oxford with the Finchley Arts Centre Theatre.

Hugh Grant Movies And TV Shows

Hugh Grant Movies

• Paddington 2 2017
• Sense and Sensibility 1995
• Heretic 2024
• Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994
• The Remains of the Day 1993
• Florence Foster Jenkins 2016
• Love Actually 2003
• Notting Hill 1999
• Cloud Atlas 2012
• The Gentlemen 2019
• About a Boy 2002
• Bridget Jones’s Diary 2001
• Music and Lyrics 2007
• Maurice 1987
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2023
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, upcoming
• Paddington in Peru, upcoming

Hugh Grant TV Shows and OTT

• A Very English Scandal 2018
• The Undoing 2020 HBO
• The Regime 2024 HBO

Major Awards and Recognitions

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1995
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1995
• Honorary César Award 2006 for lifetime achievement, by the French Academy of Cinema.
• Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in A Very English Scandal, 2019.
• Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Undoing, 2021.

Hobbies and Interests

• Enjoys golf and various outdoor pastimes when not filming.
• Supporter of Fulham Football Club and keen football fan.
• Reads widely and has an interest in contemporary British politics.

Business Ventures

• Hugh Grant co-founded Simian Films, a production company.
• He endorses brands like Hackett London for menswear.

Philanthropy or Advocacy Work

• Hugh Grant supports Hacked Off and campaigns for press regulation.
• He advocates for pancreatic cancer research.
• Hugh Grant backs environmental causes.

Interesting or Lesser-Known Fun Facts

• He earned an Oxford scholarship and competed on the UK’s Jeopardy equivalent as a student.
• He once cooked a chicken poorly, giving his family worms, as humorously recounted in the media.
• Hugh Grant speaks fluent French, which has aided his roles in international films.

Controversies

• 1995 Los Angeles arrest for lewd conduct with a sex worker, publicly addressed it.
• He sued News Group Newspapers for phone hacking, settling out of court, as reported by Variety.

Hugh Grant Net worth

• $150 million as of 2025