Love Actually is "actually" one of the greatest British Christmas movies ever made, including A Christmas Carol.
Hell, Love Actually is one of the greatest Christmas movies ever made — period. Since it came out in 2003, the film has grossed almost 250 million dollars, and cast megawatt stars like Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, and Laura Linney, amongst a ton of other A-list names.
See where the stars of your favorite Christmas movie are now … and what they look like now!
1. Bill Nighy
Nighy, who played aging rocker Billy Mack, went on to star in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 as Rufus Scrimgeour, and the Best Marigold Hotel films, as well as the Underworld and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises. No matter what he’s done since, he still has that Billy Mack flair about him, though, doens’t he?
2. Martin Freeman
Freeman, who played Porno John, went on to star in the television version of Fargo, BBC’s hit show, Sherlock, Captain America: Civil War, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and the Hobbit films. He’s got that cute Hobbit-y look going for him, right?
3. Laura Linney
Linney, who played the lovelorn Sarah who was too good-hearted to have her own damn life, went on to star in Sully, The Squid and the Whale, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Linney was definitely in her heyday with Love Actually, and most of her more popular roles were in 2003 — when the film was released — or earlier.
4. Billy Bob Thornton
Thornton, who played the worst President of the United States since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States (man, it’s like they knew), went on to star in the Bad Santa movies, Friday Night Lights, and Entourage, as well as continued working on his musical career in a band where he plays drums and vocals. We’re still skeeved out by his performance as POTUS, though.
5. Hugh Grant
Grant, who played David the Prime Minister, later went on to star in the second-to-last Bridget Jones movie, Cloud Atlas, and Florence Foster Grant. He might be getting older, but we’d still do ‘em.
6. Colin Firth
Firth, who played writer Jamie, later starred in A Single Man, won an Oscar for The King’s Speech, and went onto finish the remainder of the Bridget Jones movies. He also stayed stunningly yummy, and anyone with eyes would agree that Firth is a silver fox.