Hugh Bonneville Net Worth

What Is Hugh Bonneville's Net Worth?

Hugh Bonneville is a British actor who has a net worth of $8 million. Hugh Bonneville is best known for playing Robert Crawley on the ITV series "Downton Abbey" (2010–2015). Bonneville has more than 150 acting credits to his name, including the films "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), "Notting Hill" (1999), "Iris" (2001), "The Monuments Men" (2014), "Muppets Most Wanted" (2014), "Breathe" (2017), and "To Olivia" (2021) and the television series "Married for Life" (1996), "Courting Alex" (2006), "Twenty Twelve" (2011–2012), "W1A" (2014–2017), and "The Gold" (2023). He has played Henry Brown in the films "Paddington" (2014), "Paddington 2" (2017), and "Paddington in Peru" (2024), and he has narrated numerous audiobooks in Michael Bond's "Paddington" series. Hugh has been nominated for five BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe. In 2019, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of West Sussex.

Early Life

Hugh Bonneville was born Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams on November 10, 1963, in Paddington, London. His parents were both in the medical industry, with his father working as a urological surgeon and his mother as a nurse. Hugh attended Dulwich College Preparatory School and Sherborne School, then he studied theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating with a 2:2 in theology. Bonneville later attended London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He also appeared in plays with the National Youth Theatre.

Career

Bonneville began his professional acting career in a play at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, and he joined London's National Theatre in 1987. He first appeared on television in two 1990 episodes of "Chancer," and in 1991, he played Rick Bayne in five episodes of "Dodgem." Hugh's first feature film was 1994's "Frankenstein," and he followed it with the 1997 James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies." In 1999, he co-starred with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy "Notting Hill," which grossed $364 million at the box office, and he appeared in "Mansfield Park." In the '90s, he also played Alan Sinclair on "The Vet" (1995), Steve Hollingsworth on "Married for Life" (1996), Norman Tucker on "Get Well Soon" (1997), and Bob Boothby on "Mosley" (1998). Next, Bonneville appeared in the films "Blow Dry" (2001), "High Heels and Low Lifes" (2001), "The Emperor's New Clothes" (2001), "Conspiracy of Silence" (2003), "Stage Beauty" (2004), "The Commander: Blackout" (2005), "Man to Man" (2005), "Asylum" (2005), "Four Last Songs" (2007), "One of Those Days" (2008), "French Film" (2008), "Knife Edge" (2009), and "From Time to Time" (2009), and he earned a BAFTA  Award nomination for 2001's "Iris."

In 2000, Hugh played Julian Ormerod in the BBC One miniseries "Take a Girl Like You," Brin Hopper in the TV movie "Thursday the 12th," and Charles Bovary in the British drama "Madame Bovary." He starred as Hugh Cazalet on the 2001 BBC One series "The Cazalets," then he appeared in the TV movies "Armadillo" (2001), "Impact" (2002), "The Gathering Storm" (2002), "The Biographer" (2002), "Doctor Zhivago" (2002), "The Commander" (2003), "Love Again" (2003), and "Miss Austen Regrets" (2007). Bonneville played Henleigh Grandcourt on "Daniel Deronda" (2002), George Robinson on "The Robinsons" (2005), Julian/Charles Carter on "Courting Alex" (2006), DSI Iain Barclay on "Five Days" (2007), Gregory Parton on "Bonekickers" (2008), and Claude Bennet on "Lost in Austen" (2008), and he narrated "Country House Rescue" (2008–2011) and "Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue" (2009).

In 2010, Hugh appeared in the films "Critical Eye," "Shanghai," "Third Star," and "Burke & Hare," and he began starring as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, on the ITV series "Downton Abbey." The series aired 52 episodes over six seasons and earned Bonneville two Primetime Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. He reprised his role in the films "Downton Abbey" (2019), "Downton Abbey: A New Era" (2022), and "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (2025). Hugh appeared in the films "The Monuments Men" (2014), "Muppets Most Wanted" (2014), "Silent Hours" (2015), "Breathe" (2017), "The Corrupted" (2019), "To Olivia" (2021), and "I Came By" (2022), and he played Henry Brown in "Paddington" (2014), "Paddington 2" (2017), and "Paddington in Peru" (2024). He starred as Ian Fletcher on the BBC series "Twenty Twelve" (2011–2012) and "W1A" (2014–2017), and from 2011 to 2014, he narrated the documentary series "The Hotel." Bonneville played the title role in the 2012 TV movie "Mr Stink," then he guest-starred on "Galavant" (2015–2016) and "Sandylands" (2020) and narrated the documentary series "The Hidden Lives of Pets" (2022) and  "The Secret Lives of Animals" (2024). In recent years, he has played DCI Brian Boyce on "The Gold" (2023), Jonathan Wild on "The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin" (2024), Douglas Bellowes on "Douglas Is Cancelled" (2024), and James Richardson on "The Agency" (2024–2025).

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Personal Life

Hugh married Lucinda Williams on November 4, 1998, and they welcomed a son together. Bonneville and Williams separated in 2023. In 2009, Hugh voiced Justice Fosse in a Giant Olive Theatre Company production of Joseph Crilly's "Kitty and Damnation." Soon after, he became the theatre company's first patron. He is also a patron of the children's charities Scene & Heard and Go Live Theatre Projects, and he has served as an ambassador for WaterAid.

Awards and Nominations

Bonneville received two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2012 and 2013) and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (2012) for "Downton Abbey." The show also earned him nominations from the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, Satellite Awards, Monte-Carlo TV Festival, and Online Film & Television Association Awards, and he shared three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with his co-stars (2013, 2015, and 2016). Hugh has received five BAFTA Award nominations: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for "Iris" (2002) and Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for "Twenty Twelve" (2012 and 2013) and "W1A" (2015 and 2016). In 2002, he won a Berlin International Film Festival New Talent Award for "Iris," and he also earned a People's Choice Award nomination for Best European Actor at the European Film Awards. Bonneville was named Best Actor for "French Film" at the 2008 Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival. He has also received Online Film & Television Association Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries for "Five Days" (2008) and Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for "Galavant" (2015) and two British Comedy Award nominations for Best TV Comedy Actor for "Twenty Twelve" (2011 and 2012).

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