In the '90s, there was nothing quite as British as a rom-com starring Hugh Grant [1]. The actor found fame playing a series of slightly bumbling romantic posh boys, and while he slowly made the move to more varied parts (philanderers, washed-up writers, futuristic cannibals) and proved to be a world away from his film roles in real life [2], we will always have a place in our hearts for Four Weddings and a Funeral's hapless Charlie, Sense & Sensibility's adorable Edward, and Notting Hill's eternally optimistic William [3]. Sadly, we won't be seeing any performances like this from Hugh in the future, as he's decided now he's "older and uglier" (his words, not ours [4]) that his rom-com days are over. Luckily, we have lots of history to look back on. I mean, I can't be the only one who's seen Music and Lyrics at least a dozen times, right?

Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994

Sense & Sensibility, 1995

Two Weeks Notice, 2002

Notting Hill, 1999

Night Train to Venice, 1996

Did You Hear About the Morgans?, 2009

Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994

Mickey Blue Eyes, 1999

An Awfully Big Adventure, 1995

Maurice, 1987

Music and Lyrics, 2007

Impromptu, 1991

The Bengali Night, 1988

Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001

Notting Hill, 1999

Two Weeks Notice, 2002

Bitter Moon, 1992

Rowing With the Wind, 1988

Notting Hill, 1999

Music and Lyrics, 2007

The Bengali Night, 1988

Sense & Sensibility, 1995

Nine Months, 1995

Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001

The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, 1995

Notting Hill, 1999

The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, 1995

Impromptu, 1991

Nine Months, 1995

Mickey Blue Eyes, 1999