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Richard Curtis(I)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Richard Curtis at an event for Cheval de guerre (2011)
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Richard Curtis was born on 8 November 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a writer and producer, known for Love Actually (2003), 4 mariages et 1 enterrement (1994) and Il était temps (2013).
BornNovember 8, 1956
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BornNovember 8, 1956
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 37 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
    Love Actually
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in 4 mariages et 1 enterrement (1994)
    4 mariages et 1 enterrement
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1994
    Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in Il était temps (2013)
    Il était temps
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2013
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in Good Morning England (2009)
    Good Morning England
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Writer



    • The Little Mermaid
      • screenplay
      • In Development



    • Brian Cox, Deborah Findlay, Fiona Shaw, Ava Talbot, Sienna Sayer, Kuhu Agarwal, Jack Wisniewski, India Brown, Bronte Smith, Guz Khan, and Zazie Hayhurst in Ce Noël-là (2024)
      Ce Noël-là
      6.8
      • books "The Empty Stocking", "Snow Day", "That Christmas"
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu in Genie (2023)
      Genie
      5.9
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Tony Robinson in Baldrick's Bedtime Stories (2023)
      Baldrick's Bedtime Stories
      6.1
      TV Short
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Craig, David Tennant, David Walliams, Jimmy Akingbola, Olivia Colman, Regé-Jean Page, Aisling Bea, Tom Davis, Daisy May Cooper, Rosie Jones, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Cooper, and Guz Khan in Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
      Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
      6.5
      TV Special
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
      The Vicar of Dibley
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1994–2020
    • A Cheeky Nativity Poem (2020)
      A Cheeky Nativity Poem
      5.8
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Quiz Results Are In! (2020)
      The Quiz Results Are In!
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Vicar's First 'Viral' Sermon (2020)
      The Vicar's First 'Viral' Sermon
      6.6
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The United Nations Association 2019 Global Citizen Awards & 12th Annual West Coast Global Forum (2019)
      The United Nations Association 2019 Global Citizen Awards & 12th Annual West Coast Global Forum
      7.0
      TV Special
      • We The People - Segment writer
      • 2019
    • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
      Yesterday
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2019
    • Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and John Hannah in One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019)
      One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
      6.6
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Gemma Arterton and Rose Johnson in Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019)
      Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
      6.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
      Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
      6.6
      • story by
      • 2018
    • The Red Nose Day Special
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Kristen Bell, Jane Lynch, Kenan Thompson, John Legend, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Sullivan in The Red Nose Day Special (2017)
      The Red Nose Day Special
      6.8
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2017

    Producer



    • Old Bean
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Brian Cox, Deborah Findlay, Fiona Shaw, Ava Talbot, Sienna Sayer, Kuhu Agarwal, Jack Wisniewski, India Brown, Bronte Smith, Guz Khan, and Zazie Hayhurst in Ce Noël-là (2024)
      Ce Noël-là
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu in Genie (2023)
      Genie
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Craig, David Tennant, David Walliams, Jimmy Akingbola, Olivia Colman, Regé-Jean Page, Aisling Bea, Tom Davis, Daisy May Cooper, Rosie Jones, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Cooper, and Guz Khan in Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
      Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
      6.5
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
      The Vicar of Dibley
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 1994–2020
    • A Cheeky Nativity Poem (2020)
      A Cheeky Nativity Poem
      5.8
      Video
      • executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • The Quiz Results Are In! (2020)
      The Quiz Results Are In!
      Video
      • executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • The Vicar's First 'Viral' Sermon (2020)
      The Vicar's First 'Viral' Sermon
      6.6
      Video
      • executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Jean-Baptiste Alaize in Comme des phénix: L'esprit paralympique (2020)
      Comme des phénix: L'esprit paralympique
      8.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Nathalie Emmanuel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Nikesh Patel in Quatre mariages et un enterrement (2019)
      Quatre mariages et un enterrement
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
      Yesterday
      6.8
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2019
    • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
      Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Red Nose Day: Greg Davies' Hot Tub Half Hour
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • David Walliams, Dominic Littlewood, and Jeremy Kyle in Comic Relief: Graham Norton's Big Chat Live (2017)
      Comic Relief: Graham Norton's Big Chat Live
      TV Special
      • executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Global Citizen Festival (2015)
      Global Citizen Festival
      6.9
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Red Nose Day (2015)
      Red Nose Day
      6.8
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2015

    Director



    • Ed Sheeran: Under the Tree (2024)
      Ed Sheeran: Under the Tree
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
      Red Nose Day Actually
      7.1
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in Il était temps (2013)
      Il était temps
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Jason Orange and Catherine Tate in Take That & Fake That: Happy Now (2011)
      Take That & Fake That: Happy Now
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in Good Morning England (2009)
      Good Morning England
      7.3
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2009
    • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
      Love Actually
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2003

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos3

    Starsuckers
    Trailer 2:43
    Starsuckers
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    Video 3:54
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    Video 3:54
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    'Yesterday' Cast Plays Who Said It: The Beatles or Danny Boyle?
    Video 2:24
    'Yesterday' Cast Plays Who Said It: The Beatles or Danny Boyle?

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Richard Curtis CBE
    • Height
      • 1.80 m
    • Born
      • November 8, 1956
      • Wellington, New Zealand
    • Children
        Child
    • Parents
        Glyness S. Curtis
    • Other works
      Author of the very brief, very rude parody The Skinhead Hamlet.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Portrayal
      • 2 Interviews
      • 5 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When he was in college, his girlfriend left him for a man named Bernard. In each of his screenplays, there is a fairly unpopular character named Bernard.
    • Quotes
      You won't find many people who've had an easier ride in movies than I.
    • Trademarks
        He frequently works with Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Grant

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    • How old is Richard Curtis?
      68 years old
    • When was Richard Curtis born?
      November 8, 1956
    • Where was Richard Curtis born?
      Wellington, New Zealand
    • What is Richard Curtis's birth name?
      Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis
    • How tall is Richard Curtis?
      5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters

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