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- Hugh Grant. By Love Actually's 2003 release, Grant already had quite the roster of films on his résumé, including Sense and Sensibility, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary.
- Martine McCutcheon. McCutcheon hasn't stopped feeling the holiday magic since playing Hugh Grant's love interest in the rom-com — she also starred in Elf: The Christmas Spectacular, a musical tour in the U.K.
- Keira Knightley. The actress was just 17 years old when she starred in the holiday film. In the same year she made her debut as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise — she's starred in all five films, with the most recent out in 2017.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor. In the years surrounding his brief role as an unsuspecting husband in Love Actually, Ejiofor was one of the industry's premier "that guy" actors, popping up in small parts in big films like Inside Man and Children of Men, as well as anchoring indies like Dirty Pretty Things and Kinky Boots.
- Hugh Grant, 63. As the newly minted prime minister of the U.K., Hugh Grant's character David quickly realizes he's falling for young staffer Natalie. Though taboo to be dating someone within the inner government circle, David's feelings can only be suppressed for so long, and the two are eventually caught kissing at the local primary school's Christmas play.
- Martine McCutcheon, 47. Martine McCutcheon played Natalie, the prime minister's striking but slightly awkward junior staffer, in the 2003 film. From the moment she meets David, Natalie is at a loss for words and her feelings towards him only grow stronger over time.
- Emma Thompson, 64. Emma Thompson's character Karen is the sister of the prime minster and married to Harry, who she shares two kids with. The holiday season seems pleasant for Karen until she notices her husband having eyes for his secretary.
- Alan Rickman, died at 69. Alan Rickman, who died in January 2016 from cancer, played Harry, Karen's husband. He's emotionally cheating on his wife, at the very least, with his secretary Mia, who attempts to seduce him any chance she gets.
- Hugh Grant
- Keira Knightley
- Colin Firth
- Liam Neeson
- Bill Nighy
- Gregor Fisher
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Andrew Lincoln
- Alan Rickman
- Emma Thompson
Grant was Hollywood's undisputed king of the rom-com and arguably the cast's biggest star when he played David, the newly-elected British Prime Minister who ends up falling for Natalie, a junior member of the household staff at his residence. Since then, Grant has done a few more romantic comedies, but recently transitioned to meatier roles. Recent...
Knightley starred in Love Actually as Juliet, a newlywed who realizes that the best man at her recent wedding is actually in love with her. After Love Actually filming wrapped, Knightley starred in huge movies like Atonement and Pride and Prejudice, along with several Pirates of the Caribbean movies. She also played Sugar Plum in Disney's onscreen ...
Firth plays writer Jamie, who goes to Juliet and Peter's wedding alone because his girlfriend is "sick." He comes home before the reception to check on her, where he realizes that she's sleeping with his brother. Jamie goes to his French cottage, where he falls in love with his Portuguese housekeeper, Aurélia, who doesn't speak English. Jamie ends ...
In Love Actually, Neeson played Daniel, a man who recently lost his wife and is trying to take care of his stepson, Sam. Daniel encourages Sam to try to impress his classmate-crush Joanna and ends up having a spark with the mom of one of Sam's schoolmates. In real life, Neeson lost his wife, actress Natalie Richardson, in a skiing accident in 2009....
Nighy plays fading rock-and-roll legend Billy Mack, who records a Christmas-themed version of "Love Is All Around" that he thinks is pretty bad, in Love Actually. (Still, the song ends up becoming a huge holiday hit.) Nighy went on to star in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, along with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1. He also play...
Fisher is Billy's longtime manager, Joe, in Love Actually; in the movie, the two memorably skip a party hosted by Elton John to get drunk and watch porn together. Fisher went on to appear in The Merchant of Venice along with a slew of shows that were big in the U.K. Gregor published his autobiography, The Boy from Nowhere, in 2015, and most recentl...
Ejiofor plays Peter, Juliet's husband, in Love Actually, but the actor found even greater success when he earned an Oscar nomination for his leading role in 12 Years a Slave. He also co-starred in The Martian and the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Next, he'll be appearing in The Old Guard 2.
Lincoln ends up having what might be Love Actually's most memorable (and memed) scene, where he plays Christmas music on a boombox while telling Juliet he loves her with help from a set of cue cards. Lincoln has appeared in a bunch of projects sinceLove Actually, but he's gained the most fame for playing one of the main characters in the AMC post-a...
Rickman played Harry, the managing director at a design agency who falls for his new secretary, Mia, in Love Actually. A highly respected character actor throughout his career, Alan also starred in the Harry Potter series as Severus Snape and was Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Sadly, he died of pancreatic cancerin 2...
Thompson stars as happily married stay-at-home mom Karen, who discovers that her husband, Mark, gave an expensive necklace to someone else on Christmas. At the end of the movie, Karen and Mark are still together, but their relationship looks pretty strained. Like Rickman, Thompson has also starred in the Harry Potter series, and a slew of other big...
- Mark (Andrew Lincoln) In Love Actually. His Love Actually angle: Poor old (slash, bordering on creepy) Mark fell in love with his best friend Peter's wife Juliet, which was exposed only when their wedding tape was shown revealing Mark's stealthy camera close ups of the bride on her big day.
- Andrew Lincoln Now. What's he been doing since? Lincoln is best known for his role as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, which he starred in from 2010 until July 2018.
- Sarah (Laura Linney) In Love Actually. Her Love Actually angle: Sarah has been desperately in love with her colleague Karl for roughly 'two years, seven months, three days and an hour and thirty minutes'.
- Laura Linney Now. What's she been doing since? Winning awards left, right and centre. Linney, who has starred in more than 25 films and 10 TV series since Love Actually, has won an Emmy and Golden Globe for her role as a cancer patient in hit TV series The Big C. She's also been nominated for three Oscars, won Emmys for Wild Iris, Frasier, John Adams (and a Golden Globe and SAG award for this role) and starred in 2019's Netflix hit Ozark.
- Hugh Grant. Grant started acting in 1982 when he was cast as Lord Adrian in Privileged. Before starring in Love Actually as the prime minister who falls in love with his secretary, Natalie, Grant already had several breakout roles.
- Martine McCutcheon. McCutcheon’s road to fame started during her childhood when she was featured in several billboard ads. Her first acting role was Mandy in the show Bluebirds in 1989.
- Emma Thompson. Thompson's had a prolific acting career. In college, she was in Cambridge University’s drama club, Footlights. She pursued a career in comedy after graduation, making appearances on BBC radio and touring with comedy troupes.
- Alan Rickman. Rickman studied graphic design at Chelsea College of Art and Design and opened a business, Graphiti, with friends. When he was 26, he switched career paths and auditioned with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and received a scholarship.
Dec 15, 2020 · The 2003 holiday classic "Love Actually" had a star-studded cast — many of whom have gone on to appear in iconic TV show or film franchises. ... He fell in love with one of his staff members ...
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Nov 14, 2018 · Olivia Olson (joanna) Now 26, Olivia Olson played the precocious American classmate to Sam (and gave us a much-needed dose of Mariah Carey). Since the film, the actress-singer has done voice work for animated shows on Cartoon Network and the Disney channel, and recently released her second album, Nowhere Land.
