Collider highlights Hugh Grant’s range beyond his familiar romantic-comedy persona, arguing that his best performances turn awkwardness, vanity and emotional restraint into distinctive character work. The article presents a ranked selection of films in which Grant is portrayed as especially funny, affecting and rewatchable.

– ‘Paddington 2’ (2017): Grant plays Phoenix Buchanan, a vain, fading actor whose elaborate disguises and theatrical self-importance make him a comic villain without undermining the film’s warmth.
– ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1995): As Edward Ferrars, Grant brings hesitant decency and restraint to a man constrained by duty and a secret engagement, complementing the film’s focus on class, money and suppressed emotion.