Hugh Bonneville was born on November 10, 1963 in Paddington, London, England as Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams. He is an actor, known for Notting Hill (1999), Paddington (2014) and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). He has been married to Lucinda Williams since November 4, 1998. They have one child.

Family

Spouse Lucinda Williams

Trivia

Described Iris (2001) co-star Kate Winslet as "a force of nature."
Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Minnie Driver, Matthew Goode, Julian Fellowes, Rupert Friend, Sue Johnston, Angela Lansbury, David Macmillan, Julia Ormond and Terence Stamp.
Speaks French.
Counts Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) and Rev. (2010) among his favorite TV sitcoms.
Has acted in both the Doctor Who franchise and the Eon James Bond franchise.
Starred in Cloaca at London's Old Vic Theatre. [November 2004]
Is occasionally mistaken for fellow British actor Colin Firth and Paul Burrell, Princess Diana's former butler and biographer.

[on the universal popularity of 'Downton Abbey'] We have a word in England: gob-smacked. I don't know if it translates. Overwhelmed is an understatement.
[on the appeal of Downton Abbey (2010)] It's Breaking Bad (2008) with tea instead of meth.
When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you.
At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line.
Everyone at some point in their lives feels excluded and misunderstood.
I'd love to retire somewhere like Winchester, where you have one foot on the pavement but a sense of being in the country as well.
At 19, you know everything; by the time you're 40, you haven't got a clue.
After World War II, the major estates really did collapse.
Am I athletic? In my dreams.