Essential festive viewing, Love Actually is easily the starriest Christmas film out there boasting screen legends such as Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson and Colin Firth. Believe it or not, it has been sixteen years(!) since the British film smashed the box office in Christmas 2003, and since then the famous faces have been rather busy. Here's a look at what the cast has been up to – other than appearing in Red Nose Day Actually of course.
Hugh Grant (David) Rom-com favourite Hugh Grant played David, the British Prime Minister who fell for Martine McCutcheon and blessed Downing Street with his dance moves, a clip which still does the online rounds on Youtube or in gif form. Other than starring in the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Grant had a quiet couple of years after Love Actually, but has recently appeared in Paddington 2, the critically-acclaimed A Very English Scandal and can soon be seen in Guy Ritchie's The Gentleman. Hugh, of course, appeared in Red Nose Day Actually in 2017, but also One Red Nose Day and a Wedding earlier this year, a short sequel to another of his Richard Curtis collaborations Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Liam Neeson (Daniel) Liam Neeson played Daniel, a grieving widow who encouraged the then-young Thomas Brodie-Sangster to pursue his American classmate crush through Heathrow airport in true rom-com fashion. After Love Actually, Neeson appeared in Batman Begins and voiced Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia films, but his image forever ch.
