In 1982, he participated in his first movie "Oxford Love" and entered the show business circle
. In 1987, he co-starred in the feature film " Maurice " with James Wilby and Rupert Graves , in which he played the bohemian aristocratic young Cliff, and won the best actor at the 44th Venice International Film Festival
. In 1988, starred in the feature film "Bangladesh Night" directed by Nicholas Croz; in September, starred in the romance film " Remando al Viento ", playing the poet Byron in the film; October 21, with Amanda Do Nuohou partner, co-starring in the horror film " The Lair of the White Worm ", playing the role of archaeologist James in the film.
In April 1989, the feature film "Charlie Champagne", co-produced with Megan Gallagher and Megan Follows , was released. In the film, he played the young Charles
, who is a family of champagne producers . In November, he played in the mini-series " Till We "Meet Again " plays Paul's son Bruno. In September 1992, he co-starred in the feature film " Bitter Moon " with Kristin Scott Thomas and Emanuelle Seigner , in which he played Nigel, a middle-aged man suffering from gains and losses
. In 1993, he starred in the suspense film " Train to Hell " and played the writer Martin in the film.
In 1994, he starred in the feature film "A Meeting in This Life " directed by John Dugan , in which he played the role of Anthony, a staff member of the Church of England; in March, the romance film " Four Weddings and a Funeral " co-starring with Rosalie Anderson MacDowell was released. In the film, he plays Charles, a single young man who is afraid of marriage
. In 1995, for his performance in "Four Weddings and a Funeral", he won the 52nd American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in Film Musical Comedy, and the 48th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards for Best Actor
; April , Participated in the filming of the romance film " Sense and Sensibility " directed by Ang Lee , playing Eleanor's husband Edward in the film
; in May, co-starring with Tara Fitzgerald in the romance film " The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain " , The handsome young Reginald who joined the survey team in the film; in July, played the child psychiatrist Samuel in the romance film " Nine Months " directed by Chris Columbus
. In 1996, partnered with Eugene Allen Hackman , co-starring in the thriller " Extreme Measure ", plays the New Orleans young Guy in the film.
In May 1999, the starring romance film " Notting Hill " was released, playing the role of Will
, the owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill ; in August, he played the polite appearance in the comedy " Mickey Blue Eyes " released by Warner Bros. Entertainment . Michael Fairgate, owner of the auction house. In 2000, for his performance in the romantic film "Notting Hill", he was nominated for the best actor in the 57th American Golden Globe Awards for the best actor in the film music comedy category
; in the same year, he co-starred in the feature film " Small " with Woody Allen and Trish Yuma. "Time Crooks ", plays the handsome and handsome vineyard owner David in the film.
In April 2001, the romance film " Bridget Jones's Diary " filmed in collaboration with Renée Kathleen Zellweger and Colin Firth was released. In the film, he played the inconsistent playboy Daniel Clifford
. In April 2002, co-starring with Nicholas Caradoc Hoult in the comedy " About a Boy " adapted from the novel " About a Boy ", in which he played Wel Freeman
, a single young man who had nothing to do all day long with affluent economic conditions ; December , Starred in the romance film " Two Weeks Notice " directed by Marc Lawrence , in which he played George Vader, the owner of the construction company
.
In 2003, with the starring comedy "About a Boy", he was nominated for the best actor in the 60th American Golden Globe Awards for film musical comedy
; in November, starring in the romantic film " Love Actually ", playing a young and promising role in the film Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
. In November 2004, the romantic film " Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason " was released
. In 2006, he co-starred in the comedy " American Dreamz " with Dennis William Quaid and Mandy Moore , and played the TV talent show host Martin Tweed in the film; in the same year, he won the 31st French Caesar Awards Honorary Caesar Award
.
In 2007, he partnered with Drew Blyth Barrymore , co-starring in the romance film " Music and Lyrics ", and played the role of singer Alex in the film
. In 2009, the comedy " Did You Hear About The Morgans " co-produced with Sarah Jessica Parker was released, playing the role of Paul, the husband of Meryl, a working woman in the film
. In June 2012, he dubbed the pirate captain in the cartoon " The Pirates! Band of Misfits "
; in October, he appeared in the drama " Cloud Atlas " produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment
.
In October 2014, the romantic film " The Rewrite " he participated in was released, playing the role of screenwriter Keith Mack who encountered a creative bottleneck in the film
. In 2015, he participated in the action film " The Man From UNCLE " starring Henry Cavill and Armand Douglas Hammer . In the film, he played Waverley, a senior official of the British Naval Intelligence Agency
. In February 2016, he won the British Film Association's highest honor award
; in May , he co-starred in the comedy " Florence Foster Jenkins " with Meryl Streep and Simon Maxwell Helberg , and played Florence Foster Jenkins in the film Husband St. Claire
.
In 2017, for his performance in "Florence Foster Jenkins", he was nominated for the best actor in the 74th American Golden Globe Awards in the film musical comedy category
; in November, he played the former West Side Theater in the feature film " Padington 2 " directed by Paul King Star Phoenix Buchanan
.
In 2018, co-starred in the miniseries " A Very English Scandal " with Ben Whishaw , in which he played the leader of the British Liberal Party, Jeremy Thorpe
. In 2019, with the starring miniseries "A Very English Scandal", he was nominated for the best actor in a limited series at the 76th American Golden Globe Awards
. On December 27, 2020, the pseudo-documentary "To Die 2020 " was released
.