Biography
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis is a British screenwriter, producer and director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known for romantic comedy-drama films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Love Actually (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), About Time (2013) and Yesterday (2019), as well as the war drama film War Horse (2011), and for having co-written the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. His early career saw him write material for the comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Spitting Image.
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Awards & recognition
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award · 2025
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Writers Guild of America Award
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2004 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
Filmography35 titles
Rising Phoenix
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Mr. Bean
The Black Adder
About Time
Doctor Who
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
Doctor Who
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
War Horse
Notting Hill
The Vicar of Dibley
Bernard and the Genie
That Christmas
Pirate Radio
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Trash
Love Actually
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Yesterday
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Starsuckers
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Bridget Jones's Diary
Dead on Time
Genie
Bean
Mary and Martha
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Casualty
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)