About a Boy

1h 41min

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

StudioCanal

Working Title Films

Tribeca Productions

Cast

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Will Freeman
Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Marcus Brewer
Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Fiona Brewer
Sharon Small

Sharon Small

Christine
Chris Webster

Chris Webster

Ellie's Friend
Orlando Thor Newman

Orlando Thor Newman

Louie, Angie's Kid
Paulette P. Williams

Paulette P. Williams

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Susannah Doyle

Susannah Doyle

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Fritha Goodey

Fritha Goodey

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Delma Walsh

Delma Walsh

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Peter Roy

Peter Roy

Will's Dad
Rosalind Knight

Rosalind Knight

Lindsey's Mum
Joanne Petitt

Joanne Petitt

Hairdresser
Mark Heap

Mark Heap

Math Teacher
Claire Harman

Claire Harman

Skechers Shopgirl
Jason Salkey

Jason Salkey

Amnesty International Worker Tom
Annabelle Apsion

Annabelle Apsion

Amnesty International Worker
Russell Barr

Russell Barr

Maitre D'
Joyce Henderson

Joyce Henderson

Moira / SPAT
Jenny Galloway

Jenny Galloway

Frances / SPAT
Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski

Caroline / SPAT
Alex Kew

Alex Kew

Simon Cosgrove
Murray Lachlan Young

Murray Lachlan Young

New Year's Eve Party Guest
Aaron Keeling

Aaron Keeling

Candy Thrower
Bethany Muir

Bethany Muir

Child in Supermarket
Tessa Vale

Tessa Vale

Class Teacher

Release date

26th Apr 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English