Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (2024)

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Just this past week, Diane Sawyer sat down with the stars of Love Actually for an interview, because — believe it or not — it's been TWENTY YEARS since the movie premiered. So here's what the cast looked like in the movie vs. what they look like today in The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later — A Diane Sawyer Special. Here's Emma Thompson as Karen in the movie: And here's Thompson in her interview with Diane: And here's a side-by-side: Here's Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister in the movie: And here's Hugh speaking to Diane today: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Sam in the movie, at 12 years old: Here he is now, at 32: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Laura Linney as Sarah in the movie: And here she is sitting down with Diane: And here's a side-by-side: Here's Martine McCutcheon as Natalie: And here she is in the interview with Diane: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Olivia Olson as Joanna: And here's Olivia today, speaking with Diane: And here's a side-by-side of her singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You," which of course she sang a snippet of for the interview: Here's Bill Nighy in the movie as Billy Mack: And here's Bill Nighy in the Diane Sawyer special: Here's a side-by-side: Those were the only cast members who were featured in the special, but here are a few other stars of the film, just for the fun of it: Here's Lúcia Moniz as Aurelia in the movie: And here's Lúcia now, in her most recent role in the movie Listen: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Colin Firth in the movie: And here's Colin Firth in his most recent red carpet appearance: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Kris Marshall as Colin: And here's Kris at a recent movie premiere: Here's a side-by-side: Here's January Jones as one of the Wisconsin bar girls: And here's January at a recent event: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Keira Knightley in the movie: And here's Keira today: Here's a side-by-side: Here's Heike Makatsch as Mia: And here's Heike today: Here's a side-by-side: And finally, here's Andrew Lincoln as Mark: And here's Andrew on the set of The Walking Dead: Here's a side-by-side: References

    Time, actually, is flying by us at alarming speeds.

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    Just this past week, Diane Sawyer sat down with the stars of Love Actually for an interview, because — believe it or not — it's been TWENTY YEARS since the movie premiered.

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    So here's what the cast looked like in the movie vs. what they look like today in The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later — A Diane Sawyer Special.

    Here's Emma Thompson as Karen in the movie:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (2)

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    And here's Thompson in her interview with Diane:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (3)

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    Emma recently starred in Good Luck to You, Leo Grandeand is playing Miss Trunchbull in the upcoming Matildamusical movie.

    And here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister in the movie:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (4)

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    And here's Hugh speaking to Diane today:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (5)

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    Hugh has a role in the new Knives Outmovie, which premiered in theaters last week.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Sam in the movie, at 12 years old:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (6)

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    Here he is now, at 32:

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    Thomas recently appeared in Game of Thronesand The Queen's Gambit, to name a couple.

    Here's a side-by-side:

    Here's Laura Linney as Sarah in the movie:

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    And here she is sitting down with Diane:

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    Linney most recently starred inOzark,which ended this year.

    And here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Martine McCutcheon as Natalie:

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    And here she is in the interview with Diane:

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    Martine most recently appeared in the 2018 movie The Bromley Boys.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Olivia Olson as Joanna:

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    And here's Olivia today, speaking with Diane:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (13)

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    Olivia is a veteran voice actor, perhaps most famous for voicing Marceline in Adventure Time. She also makes her own music and has a few albums.

    And here's a side-by-side of her singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You," which of course she sang a snippet of for the interview:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (14)

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    Here's Bill Nighy in the movie as Billy Mack:

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    And here's Bill Nighy in the Diane Sawyer special:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (16)

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    Nighy famously starred in Pirates of the Caribbeanas Davy Jones, and most recently appeared in the TV series The Man Who Fell to Earth.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Those were the only cast members who were featured in the special, but here are a few other stars of the film, just for the fun of it:

    Here's Lúcia Moniz as Aurelia in the movie:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (17)

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    And here's Lúcia now, in her most recent role in the movie Listen:

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    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Colin Firth in the movie:

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    And here's Colin Firth in his most recent red carpet appearance:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (20)

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    Colin starred in the recent true crime series The Staircase, and in his newest movie Empire of Light.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Kris Marshall as Colin:

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    And here's Kris at a recent movie premiere:

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    Kris has been starring in the period drama Sanditonamong other projects.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's January Jones as one of the Wisconsin bar girls:

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    And here's January at a recent event:

    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (24)

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    January starred in Man Men, The Last Man on Earth, and most recently Spinning Out.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Keira Knightley in the movie:

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    And here's Keira today:

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    You've probably seen Keira in a ton of stuff of course, her most recent movie being Silent Night.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's Heike Makatsch as Mia:

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    And here's Heike today:

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    Heike has appeared in a bunch of projects in both English and German, including most recently the TV series Tatort.

    Here's a side-by-side:

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    And finally, here's Andrew Lincoln as Mark:

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    And here's Andrew on the set of The Walking Dead:

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    Here's a side-by-side:

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    Here's What The Cast Of "Love Actually" Looks Like Now, 20 Years Later (2024)

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