Ready for a flashback? love actually is a millennial Christmas classic and a rom-com dream. The film, which was released on November 14, 2003, follows a group of Brits whose lives and love stories are loosely intertwined in the days leading up to Christmas and the New Year. Not only love actually have that feel-good holiday vibe, but the film also has a great 2000s-era cast that’s included Keira Knightly37, Hugh Grant62, Emma Thompson63, Colin Firth62 and more.
The film’s stars have done so much, some have won Oscars while others have appeared on hit TV shows. Keira was only 18 years old and her career was just beginning love actually came out in 2003. That same year she made her debut as Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Since love actually was released, Keira was nominated for two Oscars, got married and had two children!
Keira’s co-star Andrew Lincoln, 49, played Mark, the man hopelessly in love with Julia. Mark made many swoon when he showed up on Juliet’s doorstep and declared his love to her with cue cards. “To me you are perfect” was the most iconic cue card. Andrew went on to land the mega-popular role of Rick Grimes the Walking Dead.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, 32, was one of the youngest castmates when he played Sam at just 13 years old. Sam is the adorable stepson of Liam Neeson character and falls in love with his classmate Joanna. Even if it doesn’t look like it, there was only a 5 year age difference between Thomas and Keira!
Thomas is now an adult and has had a number of starring roles. He notably played Jojen Reed game of Thrones and voiced Ferb in the long-running animated series Phineas and Ferb. He also starred as Newt in the maze runner trilogy and faced Benny Watts Anya Taylor Joy in Netflix’s big hit The Queen’s Gambit.