
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
Cast

Julia Roberts
Anna Scott

Hugh Grant
William Thacker

Gina McKee
Bella

Tim McInnerny
Max

Rhys Ifans
Spike

Emma Chambers
Honey

Hugh Bonneville
Bernie

Richard McCabe
Tony

James Dreyfus
Martin

Dylan Moran
Rufus the Thief

Roger Frost
Annoying Customer

Henry Goodman
Ritz Concierge

Julian Rhind-Tutt
'Time Out' Journalist

Lorelei King
Anna's Publicist

John Shrapnel
PR Chief

Emily Mortimer
Perfect Girl

Dorian Lough
Loud Man in Restaurant

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Loud Man in Restaurant

Paul Chahidi
Loud Man in Restaurant
Matthew Whittle
Loud Man in Restaurant

Mischa Barton
12-year-old Actress

Clarke Peters
'Helix' Lead Actor

Ann Beach
William's Mother

Samuel West
Anna's Co-Star

Tony Armatrading
Security Man

Andy de la Tour
Journalist

Rupert Procter
Journalist
Maureen Hibbert
Journalist
David Sternberg
Journalist

Arturo Venegas
Foreign Actor
Phillip Manikum
Harry the Sound Man

Patrick Barlow
Savoy Concierge

Yolanda Vazquez
Interpreter
Melissa Wilson
Tessa
Emma Bernard
Keziah
September Buckley
Third Assistant Director
Dennis Matsuki
Japanese Businessman

Alec Baldwin
Jeff King (uncredited)

Simon Callow
Simon Callow (uncredited)

Omid Djalili
Coffee Shop Cashier (uncredited)

Matthew Modine
Actor (uncredited)
Crew

Roger Michell
Director

Richard Curtis
Writer, Executive Producer
Emma Freud
Script Editor
Nick Moore
Editor
Michael Coulter
Director of Photography

Christopher Newman
First Assistant Director
Bernard Bellew
Second Assistant Director
Simon Fraser
Production Coordinator

Eric Fellner
Executive Producer

Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Sally-Ann Ritchie
Executive Producer's Assistant
Sarah McDougall
Executive Producer's Assistant
Belinda Curtis
Executive Producer's Assistant
Lara Thompson
Executive Producer's Assistant
Juliette Dow
Executive Producer's Assistant
Duncan Kenworthy
Producer
Francesca Castellano
Producer's Assistant
Wendy Dade
Producer's Assistant
Mary Richards
Line Producer
Karen McLuskey
Production Assistant
Jon Brown
Production Runner

Stuart Craig
Production Design
Mike Roberts
Camera Operator
Joe Gormley
Camera Trainee
Deborah Harding
Post Production Supervisor
Jennifer Duffy
Casting Assistant
Mary Selway
Casting
David Rubin
Casting Consultant

Ronna Kress
Casting Consultant

Debra Zane
Casting Consultant
Shuna Harwood
Costume Designer
John Scott
Wardrobe Supervisor
Natalie Ward
Additional Wardrobe Assistant
David Fields
Hairstylist
Lyndell Quiyou
Hairstylist
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
Norma Webb
Makeup Artist

Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Makeup Artist
John King
Supervising Art Director
Dominic Lester
Sound Editor
Ian Fuller
Sound Supervisor
John Lewis
Sound Assistant
David Williams
Sound Assistant
David Stephenson
Sound Recordist

Paula Boram
Foley Artist
Pauline Griffiths
Foley Artist
Ed Colyer
Foley Mixer
Dave Crownshaw
Special Effects

Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Betty Williams
Production Accountant
Brian Bailey
Post Production Accountant
Rajeshree Patel
Assistant Accountant
Michele Tandy
Finance, Controller
Julian Tomlin
Finance
Philip Alton
Dialogue Editor

Stephenie McMillan
Set Decoration
Michael Redding
Construction Coordinator
Clive Coote
Still Photographer
Angela Morrison
Executive Consultant
Libbie Barr
Script Supervisor
Sue Quinn
Location Manager
Michael Harm
Location Manager
Jeremy Johns
Location Manager
Joseph Jayawardena
Location Assistant

Nick Gillard
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator

Dominic Preece
Stunts
Tim Battersby
Clapper Loader
Emma Horton
Floor Runner
Suzanne Weinert
Actor's Assistant

Sara Woodhatch
Actor's Assistant
Sue Harper
Video Assist Operator
Colin Manning
Grip
Chris Allies
Title Designer
John Jordan
Focus Puller
Jane Frazer
Executive In Charge Of Production
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Andrew Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
David Allday
Art Direction
Sue Wood
Crowd Assistant Director
Terry Jarvis
Wigmaker
Gabrielle Smith
First Assistant Editor
Julian Kershaw
Orchestrator
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