Richard Curtis (born in Wellington, New Zealand, November 8, 1956), raised in the UK, created the BBC comedy series Mr. Bean (1990-1995) with Rowan Atkinson, wrote the screenplays for The Tall Guy (1989), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) directed by Mike Newell starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, Notting Hill (1999) directed by Roger Mitchell with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, was a co-writer with novels’ author Helen Fielding on Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). Curtis wrote and directed Love Actually (2003), Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked, 2009), About Time (2013) with Rachel McAdams. He co-wrote War Horse (2011) directed by Steven Spielberg, wrote the TV movie Mary and Martha (2013) directed by Phillip Noyce, Yesterday (2019) directed by Danny Boyle.
