



Richard Curtis
Writing1956Wellington, New Zealand

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.
Known For

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Bicycle Courier (uncredited)

Love Actually
Trombone Player (uncredited)

The Tall Guy
Man Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)

Blackadder Rides Again
Self

Starsuckers
Self (archive footage)

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self

The Story of Bean
Self

The Russell Howard Hour
Self
Acting History
2024
2023
Genie
Writer
2020
Rising Phoenix
Executive Producer
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Bicycle Courier (uncredited)
The Russell Howard Hour
TVas Self• 1 eps
Yesterday
Story
Yesterday
Screenplay
Yesterday
Producer
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Executive Producer
2017
Red Nose Day Actually
Director
Red Nose Day Actually
Screenplay
2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Writer
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Executive Producer
2014
A Life on Screen
TVas Self
Trash
Screenplay
2013
2011
War Horse
Writer
2009
Starsuckers
as Self (archive footage)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Boat That Rocked
Director
The Boat That Rocked
Writer
The Boat That Rocked
Executive Producer
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
TVProducer
2006
Sixty Six
Executive Producer
2005
2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Screenplay
2003
2002
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
TVCreator
2001
1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Writer
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Executive Producer
Notting Hill
Executive Producer
Notting Hill
Writer
1997
1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Screenplay
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Co-Executive Producer
The Vicar of Dibley
TVWriter• 14 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
TVProducer• 14 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
TVCreator
1991
1990
Mr. Bean
TVWriter
1989
The Tall Guy
as Man Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
The Tall Guy
Writer
1988
1986
Casualty
TVWriter
1983
Blackadder
TVWriter
1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News
TVWriter
1963
Doctor Who
TVWriter