Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis

1956-11-08 Wellington, New Zealand 76 Credits

Biography

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born 8 November 1956) is New Zealand-born British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. He is also the founder of the British charity Comic Relief. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Curtis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, ful...

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Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

2025

as Self

8.0
Acting

An uplifting and touching documentary special which tells the story of one of Britain's best loved sitcoms as it comes to an end after 17 years. Featu...

That Christmas

That Christmas

2024

Book, Screenplay, Executive Producer

7.2
Writing Producing

It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's...

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024

as Self

Acting

A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how the show was made, pay tri...

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023

as Self

7.0
Acting

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, sillines...

Genie

Genie

2023

Writer

6.6
Writing

Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally called to service by Bernard, whose life is unraveling...

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

2023

as Self – Contributor

7.5
Acting

A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans ...

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

2023

Thanks

7.5

A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans ...

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

as Self

7.0
Acting

Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot epis...

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

Writer

7.0
Writing

Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot epis...

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

2022

as Self

9.5
Acting

Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling book The Boy, the Mo...

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

2022

as Self

4.0
Acting

ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer marks the 20th anniversary of the making of the holiday classic movie “Love Actually” in this primetime special. Featurin...

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

as Self

Acting

Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first ...

Happy Birthday Mr Bean

Happy Birthday Mr Bean

2021

as Himself

7.8
Acting

A celebratory documentary looking back at the 30 years since comedy legend Mr Bean landed on our screens. This documentary explores the magic behind t...

Being Bridget Jones

Being Bridget Jones

2020

as Self

9.0
Acting

Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her perso...

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

2020

Writer

6.0
Writing

The nation's favourite vicar muses upon lockdown, social distancing, masks and absent friends.

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

2020

Director

10.0
Directing

Nations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary and to mark five years since the adoption o...

Rising Phoenix

Rising Phoenix

2020

Executive Producer

8.2
Producing

Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence...

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

2020

as Self

6.3
Acting

Miranda Hart and the cast of her sitcom come together to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary with a music-filled, star-studded spectacular from the...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

2019

Writer

7.6
Writing

Jennifer Saunders and a host of famous faces star in this hilarious Comic Relief reimagining of the hit movie featuring some of ABBA's biggest hits as...

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019

as Bicycle Courier (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But w...

Yesterday

Yesterday

2019

Story, Screenplay, Producer

6.7
Writing Producing

A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was ...

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

2019

Writer

7.2
Writing

You’re invited to the wedding of the year, as the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral reunite in this one-off sequel. Twenty-five years after...

Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend

Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend

2018

Characters

Thanks to you, the fans, Mr Bean is back to receive his DIAMOND PLAY BUTTON in this special animated episode!

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018

Executive Producer, Story

7.1
Producing Writing

Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each ...

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017

Executive Producer

9.0
Producing

A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.

Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

2017

Director, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, act...

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

2016

as Self

7.5
Acting

The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth ...

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Self

5.7
Acting

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a tri...

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

2016

as Self

8.0
Acting

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, film and television personalities take turns championing their favourite of Dahl's 10 b...

There's Something About Romcoms

There's Something About Romcoms

2016

as Self

6.0
Acting

The inside story of the best modern romcoms with Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, Richard Curtis, Dermot Mulrooney, Rupert Everett, Jason Alexander, Stephen Merc...

Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny

2015

as Self

7.0
Acting

Documentary looking at the career to date of Peter Kay, from Bolton schoolboy to award-winning, record-breaking comic, actor, writer and director.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

2015

Writer, Executive Producer

6.7
Writing Producing

Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives ...

Trash

Trash

2014

Screenplay

7.1
Writing

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

2013

as Self

4.0
Acting

A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches...

About Time

About Time

2013

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

7.9
Directing Writing Producing

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel t...

Frost on Sketch Shows

Frost on Sketch Shows

2013

as Self

8.5
Acting

Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety theatre to primetime television.

Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha

2013

Writer

6.4
Writing

Wealthy American housewife Mary Morgan takes her bullied son George out of school for home education,including a trip to Southern Africa. Whilst in Mo...

Megh Roddur

Megh Roddur

2013

Story

Writing

In this Notting Hill remake, Madhuja Sen, an Indian Bengali actress, comes to shoot her film in Shillong and falls in love with a local bookshop owner...

War Horse

War Horse

2011

Writer

7.3
Writing

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey beg...

No Pressure

No Pressure

2010

Writer

7.0
Writing

No Pressure is a controversial 2010 short film produced by the global warming mitigation campaign 10:10. Intended for cinema and television advertise...

Starsuckers

Starsuckers

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

Starsuckers is the most controversial documentary of the year, and was released in British cinemas in November 2009 to critical acclaim. It's a darkly...

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

2009

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

7.2
Directing Writing Producing

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing ...

Blackadder Rides Again

Blackadder Rides Again

2008

as Self

7.6
Acting

This documentary marks the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of The Black Adder in 1983 and reunites the iconic cast to give their opinion...

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008

as Self

8.0
Acting

A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008

as Self

8.0
Acting

To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documen...

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008

Writer

8.0
Writing

To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documen...

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

2007

as Self

Acting

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out was a one-off, one-hour documentary/biography about Stephen Fry released in 2007 by the BBC, celebrating Stephen Fry's fiftiet...

Sixty Six

Sixty Six

2006

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.

The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005

Screenplay, Executive Producer

7.1
Writing Producing

Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bon...

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time...

Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

as Trombone Player (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

Director, Screenplay

7.1
Directing Writing

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

2001

as Self

6.0
Acting

An intimate behind the scenes short film while shooting the Black Adder special Back and Forth.

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's r...

French & Saunders - Live

French & Saunders - Live

2000

Writer

8.5
Writing

For the first time in 10 years, see Britain's funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best... Together they perform their u...

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

1999

Writer

6.1
Writing

Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued ...

Notting Hill

Notting Hill

1999

Executive Producer, Writer

7.3
Producing Writing

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romanc...

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999

Writer

7.0
Writing

What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and h...

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999

Executive Producer

7.4
Producing

Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master.

The Story of Bean

The Story of Bean

1997

as himself

7.1
Acting

Pending release of the movie "Bean," Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how his comic creation Mr Bean evolved. This 1997 docume...

Bean

Bean

1997

Screenplay, Executive Producer

6.5
Writing Producing

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him f...

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer

6.8
Writing Producing

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit

Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit

1992

Writer

Writing

In this hilarious clip Rowan bumps into something seemingly innocuous while sweeping the stage. This world famous clip sees him play an invisible drum...

Rowan Atkinson Live

Rowan Atkinson Live

1992

Writer

8.0
Writing

Rowan Atkinson and Angus Deayton in Boston doing a live performance of the same styles of humor we've seen in Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Included are le...

Bernard and the Genie

Bernard and the Genie

1991

Writer

7.3
Writing

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie ...

Mr. Bean Takes an Exam

1991

Writer

7.6
Writing

Mr. Bean realizes he doesn't know the answers to his exam paper and tries desperately to copy from the man seating next to him.

The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

1991

Writer

6.2
Writing

Rowan Atkinson stars in another comic creation; Mr Bean a mute oddball who trips in and out of chaos and mayhem including; 'The Curse of Mr Bean' and ...

Mr. Bean Goes to a Première

1991

Writer

7.3
Writing

Mr. Bean arrives at a movie premiere attended by a royal guest. Unfortunately, he finds that his breath smells, his nails and teeth are dirty and his ...

The Robbie Coltrane Special

1989

Writer

6.0
Writing

A comedy special starring Robbie Coltrane as a variety of different characters.

The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy

1989

as Man Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy

1989

Writer

5.8
Writing

An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988

Writer

7.8
Writing

After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

1988

Writer

7.2
Writing

A short movie, made for Comic Relief, in which Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) and Baldrick (Tony Robinson) must help protect King Charles I (Stephen Fry)...

Madness the Pilot

Madness the Pilot

1984

Writer

6.0
Writing

The ska band is elected as the new British government and they move the cabinet to Camden.

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

1983

as Man in restaurant

6.5
Acting

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to...

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

1983

Writer

6.5
Writing

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to...