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 Ben Stiller Hugh Grant Leah Remini Jerry Stiller
(voice of Blitzen) Hugh Grant's acting credits are diverse and numerous, and include theatre, television and film. In 1994, Grant became an international star for his work in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," for which Grant won both a Golden Globe and a British Academy Award. In the same year, he also starred in Roman Polanski's "Bitter Moon," as well as in "Sirens," directed by John Duigan. Grant next appeared with Gene Hackman in the thriller "Extreme Measures." "Extreme Measures" was the first feature film from Simian Films -- the development company Grant and Elizabeth Hurley set up in partnership with Castle Rock Entertainment. "Mickey Blue Eyes" was the second feature for Simian Films with Castle Rock, which teamed up Grant and James Caan. Next for Grant was "Notting Hill" with Julia Roberts. The film's opening weekend was the biggest opening for a romantic comedy in history. Grant then appeared opposite Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth in the screen adaptation of "Bridget Jones's Diary." The film was a huge success and became the highest grossing British film in that country's history. Grant was most recently seen in "About a Boy," a comedy-drama based on the best-selling novel by Nick Hornby. Grant can next be seen in the romantic comedy "Two Weeks Notice" opposite Sandra Bullock. Grant first came to notice in 1982 while at Oxford University when he made the movie "Privileged," but it was in the 1987 Merchant-Ivory production of "Maurice" that Grant first received international acclaim. For that film, E.M. Foresters turn-of-the-century account of a young man confronting his homosexuality, Grant received a Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival. This led to a succession of film roles including "The Dawning," with Anthony Hopkins, Ken Russell's "The Lair of the White Worm," "The Big Man," and the role of Chopin in James Lapine's "Impromptu." Grant was reunited with director James Ivory in 1993 for his pivotal role as a journalist in "The Remains of the Day." Among Grant's other film credits are "Sense and Sensibility," "Nine Months," "The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain," "An Awfully Big Adventure," "Restoration," "White Mischief," "Bengali Nights," and "Rowing in the Wind." Grant's television credits include "The Changeling" and "The Trials of Oz," both for the BBC, ABC's "Our Sons" with Julie Andrews, and CBS's "Dangerous Love" and "Till We Meet Again." On the stage he has worked with director Richard Wilson in "An Inspector Calls" at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, and with Richard Digby Day in "Lady Windermere's Fan," "Hamlet" and "Coriolanus" at the Nottingham Playhouse. |
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