Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Andrew Lincoln have all become big stars since this film was released. And even Liam Neeson's career has had a big boost in the years that followed this movie.
shareColin Firth was already a star. His big success had been playing Mr darcy in the 1995 Tv series of Pride and Prejudice, which was hugely popular. Andrew Lincoln I understand was also well known, though i don't think. I'd seen him in anything else at the time.
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shareYou could add Keira Knightley and Laura Linney to the list of those who went on to become big stars. I thought it was odd that Keira was not listed among the primary stars, but she didn't really hit the bigtime until Pirates of the Caribbean released the same year. Similarly, Laura Linney achieved stardom with Mystic River which was being filmed at the same time as Love Actually.
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