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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self
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
2024
Book, Screenplay, Executive Producer
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
2024
as Self
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
2023
as Self
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
2023
Writer
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
2023
as Self – Contributor
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
2023
Thanks
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
2023
as Self
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
2023
Writer
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
2022
as Self
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
2022
as Self
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
2021
as Self
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
2021
as Himself
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
2020
as Self
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
2020
Writer
The nation's favourite vicar muses upon lockdown, social distancing, masks and absent friends.

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Director
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
2020
Executive Producer
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
2020
as Self
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
2019
Writer
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
2019
as Bicycle Courier (uncredited)
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
2019
Story, Screenplay, Producer
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
2019
Writer
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
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
2018
Executive Producer, Story
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
2017
Executive Producer
A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.

Red Nose Day Actually
2017
Director, Screenplay
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
2016
as Self
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
2016
as Self
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
2016
as Self
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
2016
as Self
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
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
2015
Writer, Executive Producer
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
2014
Screenplay
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
2013
as Self
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
2013
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
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
2013
as Self
Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety theatre to primetime television.

Mary and Martha
2013
Writer
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
2013
Story
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
2011
Writer
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
2010
Writer
No Pressure is a controversial 2010 short film produced by the global warming mitigation campaign 10:10. Intended for cinema and television advertise...

Starsuckers
2009
as Self (archive footage)
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
2009
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
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
2008
as Self
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
2008
as Self
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
2008
as Self
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
2008
Writer
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
2007
as Self
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
2006
Executive Producer
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
2005
Screenplay, Executive Producer
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
2004
Screenplay
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
2003
as Trombone Player (uncredited)
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
2003
Director, Screenplay
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
2001
as Self
An intimate behind the scenes short film while shooting the Black Adder special Back and Forth.

Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
Screenplay
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
2000
Writer
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
1999
Writer
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
1999
Executive Producer, Writer
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
1999
Writer
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
1999
Executive Producer
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
1997
as himself
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
1997
Screenplay, Executive Producer
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
1994
Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer
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
1992
Writer
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
1992
Writer
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
1991
Writer
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
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
1991
Writer
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
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
A comedy special starring Robbie Coltrane as a variety of different characters.

The Tall Guy
1989
as Man Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

The Tall Guy
1989
Writer
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Writer
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
1988
Writer
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
1984
Writer
The ska band is elected as the new British government and they move the cabinet to Camden.

Dead on Time
1983
as Man in restaurant
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
1983
Writer
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...