Hugh Grant's biography
Hugh Grant is a famous actor from Great Britain, who was brought to fame by numerous roles in romantic comedies and melodramas. Despite winning prestigious Golden Globe, BAFTA, César, and Venice Film Festival awards, he famously claims acting was never his calling—just a job he happened to do well. Net worth: $150 million.
Childhood and student years
The future movie star was born on September 9, 1960, in the family of former military James Murray Grant, who took up a small business, and teacher Fynvola. Hugh was their second child. His older brother James made a successful career in the US banking industry.While Grant can trace his lineage to English aristocracy, his family lived modestly—comfortable enough to get by, but nothing fancy. In interviews, he's often said that growing up without luxury was actually good for him and his brother—it taught them early on that they could only rely on themselves.

Grant graduated high school in 1979 and enrolled at prestigious Oxford University to study art history, hoping to become an art critic. His student life passed very actively. He joined the exclusive Piers Gaveston Society and started performing with a comedy theater group.

Acting career
After graduating from college, Hugh turned down further studies at the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London, choosing to pursue acting instead. He took on theater work, reviewed books, did radio ads for the BBC, and dabbled in writing. In 1985-86, Grant appeared frequently on television in various shows and TV movies, including The Last Place on Earth, The Detective, Honour, Profit, and Pleasure, and Jenny's War.







Charity
Hugh Grant is actively involved in charity issues. He regularly donates to cancer-fighting organizations, including the Oxford DIPEx Charity, Marie Curie, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Foundation, which focuses on early pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Hugh knows this battle firsthand—his mother died from pancreatic cancer in 2001. He also sponsors the Fynvola charity foundation named after her.
Hugh Grant's personal life
Until 2018, Hugh was famously committed to bachelorhood, openly rejecting traditional family life. In interviews, he'd argue that marriage breeds possessiveness and jealousy, ultimately destroying romance.


Hugh Grant nowadays
Hugh continues his career in cinema. In 2019, Hugh Grant starred in The Gentlemen. The actor's partners in the film were Matthew McConaughey and Colin Farrell.