Hugh Bonneville
Biography
Hugh Bonneville is a British actor who began on stage, joining the National Theatre in 1987 and the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991. His film debut came in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in 1994, and his early roles were often good-natured, bumbling men such as Bernie in Notting Hill (1999) and Mr Rushworth in Mansfield Park (1999). Playing the young John Bayley in Iris (2001) brought him a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is best known as the Earl of Grantham in Downton Abbey, the period drama he appeared in from 2010 to 2015, a part that earned him a Golden Globe nomination and two Emmy nominations and that he reprised in the films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). He also played Mr Brown in Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017) and Ian Fletcher in Twenty Twelve and W1A.
62years old
Turns 63 on November 10in 28 days
- Born Paddington
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (birth name)Also credited as Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams
Movie Career
- Films
- 44
- Career span
- 26 years1999 to 2025
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About the name
When he started acting, Bonneville picked Richard Bonneville, based on his middle names, as a stage name, since a well-known playwright was already named Hugh Williams. He performed as Richard Bonneville for ten years before changing it to Hugh.
First role
Bonneville made his professional stage debut at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park. He then joined the National Theatre in 1987, and later the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991.
A first
Bonneville became the host and narrator of the "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration" episode of Great Performances in 2018, taking over from Julie Andrews. The episode airs on New Year's Day on PBS in the United States.
Beyond film
On 18 November 2012, Bonneville took the stage at St Martin's Theatre in the West End. He was part of a performance marking 60 years of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the world.
Hugh Bonneville movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Paul King directed two of these films, Simon Curtis two and Richard Eyre two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Paul KingDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2017
All films by Paul King
Simon CurtisDirector, 2 films, 2022 to 2025
All films by Simon Curtis
Richard EyreDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2004
All films by Richard Eyre
Box office
What Hugh Bonneville's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.0 billion
24 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 44 films: 24 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 24Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 89% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$364M18.5% of the total
- 2$334M16.9% of the total
- 3$290M14.7% of the total
- 4$211M10.7% of the total
- 5$195M9.9% of the total
- 6$155M7.9% of the total
- 7$108M5.5% of the total
- 8$93M4.7% of the total
$222 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 11% of the total