Which actor plays Charles in "Four Weddings and a Funeral"?

Hugh Grant plays Charles in "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Charles is a charming but awkward Englishman whose social circle repeatedly gathers for weddings, while he struggles to understand his own romantic feelings.

Released in 1994, the British romantic comedy was written by Richard Curtis and directed by Mike Newell. Charles meets Carrie, an American played by Andie MacDowell, at a wedding and becomes increasingly attached to her despite a series of misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and complicated relationships. Grant's nervous, self-deprecating performance helped make him an international romantic-comedy star.

The film was Grant's first major collaboration with Curtis, who later wrote several other films featuring him, including "Notting Hill" and "Love Actually." Viewers sometimes confuse the cast because Rupert Everett plays Charles's friend Matthew, while Colin Firth became associated with another Curtis-created romantic-comedy role in "Bridget Jones's Diary." Alan Rickman is not part of the principal cast of this film.