Hugh Bonneville is one of the renowned British actors who have performed in various movies, and television and radio programs. He began acting on screen when he was of around 27 years old. Since then he has appeared in a number of movies and television series which has earned him huge public recognition. Out of all the movies and television series he has performed in, he is best known for his appearance in ITV production, Downtown Abbey as Robert Crawley. 50 years old Hugh was actually born as Hugh Richard Bonneville on 10th November, 1963 in London.
Hugh was born to a couple living in Blackheath, London. His father is a urological surgeon while her mother is a nurse. In 1998, when Hugh was of around 35 years old, he got married to Lulu Evans. The couple began dating a year before they got married. They have been together since then and are currently living in West Sussex with their only son Felix. Besides Lulu, Hugh’s relationship with any other woman has not been reported.
Hugh attended Sherborne School for his primary education. After passing out from the school, he joined Corpus Christi College, Cambridge as a student of Theology. Hugh was not satisfies with the score he achieved in theology at the college, hence he decided to pursue his acting career rather than focusing on studies. To learn about acting precisely he joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. As a professional actor, Hugh first started performing in various stage acts. He has performed at various theatres around the country such as Open Air Theatre, National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. As a theatre actor, he has appeared in some major plays such as Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore and The Alchemist. Hugh made his debut appearance in television in 1990 by playing a role as Jas in television series Chancer. Since then, Hugh has appeared in huge number of television series and television movies. In his early years as a television actor, he appeared in television series such as Paul Merton: The Series, The Memories of Sherlock Holmes, Peak Practice, Cadfael, etc. In 1994, he landed on his first film role as Schiller in an American horror movie Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Hugh was widely spread in television during 1997. He appeared in television series such as See You Friday, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, Get Well Soon, Tomorrow Never Dies, and in television movie Breakout in the year 1997. Similarly, the 2000s also brought him opportunities to appear in several such television films and series which earned him huge public attention. Iris, French Film, Downtown Abbey, Tsunami: The Aftermath, Twenty Twelve, etc are those movies and series for which Hugh is best recognized. These movies did not only earn him public attention but also won him various awards like Screen Actors Guild Award, Jury Prize and New Talent Award. Recently, he has appeared in movies such as The Monuments Men, Muppets Most Wanted, W1A and Paddington and looking forward to appear in several more. Hugh is a talented actor whose acting career has earned him net worth of around 8 million USD.
It has quite a long time that Hugh has spent in the acting industry. He has been working in this field since he was young. He has liked acting since a very early age and finally succeeded to establish himself as one of the successful actors of Britain.
Hugh has earned huge fame and success through his acting career. He began his career as a theatre actor and eventually succeeded to become a television as well as a radio actor. He is full of acting talent and his skill of making natural expressions on screen is liked by almost everyone.