Here’s What The Cast Of 'Love Actually' Looks Like Now

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    Olivia Olson as Joanna: Olivia Olsen actually sang “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for Love Actually — but her voice ended up being so powerful that Director Richard Curtis had to tone it down in post-production so that she sounded more like a child.
    3/14 Olivia Olson as Joanna: Olivia Olsen actually sang “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for Love Actually — but her voice ended up being so powerful that Director Richard Curtis had to tone it down in post-production so that she sounded more like a child.
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    Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter: Chiwetel Ejiofor actually would go on to star in 12 Years A Slave.
    4/14 Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter: Chiwetel Ejiofor actually would go on to star in 12 Years A Slave.
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    Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Sam: Thomas Brodie-Sangster actually didn’t know how to play the drums before the film — he was taught by his dad. Also, Brodie-Sangster not only played a 13-year-old boy in the film, but would go on to play a 13-year-old boy again in Games of Thrones… ten years later.
    5/14 Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Sam: Thomas Brodie-Sangster actually didn’t know how to play the drums before the film — he was taught by his dad. Also, Brodie-Sangster not only played a 13-year-old boy in the film, but would go on to play a 13-year-old boy again in Games of Thrones… ten years later.
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    Andrew Lincoln as Mark: Andrew Lincoln actually physically wrote out the famous Love Actually cards upon which he declares his love to Keira Knightley’s character (in case you were curious about his handwriting). He would also go on to star as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead.
    6/14 Andrew Lincoln as Mark: Andrew Lincoln actually physically wrote out the famous Love Actually cards upon which he declares his love to Keira Knightley’s character (in case you were curious about his handwriting). He would also go on to star as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead.
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    Heike Makatsch as Mia: Heike Makatsch actually was dating Daniel Craig while she was filming Love Actually (she was with him for seven years).
    7/14 Heike Makatsch as Mia: Heike Makatsch actually was dating Daniel Craig while she was filming Love Actually (she was with him for seven years).
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    Gregor Fisher as Joe: Gregor Fisher actually has a small, uncredited cameo in Shaun of the Dead which also stars his Love Actually co-star Bill Nighy.
    8/14 Gregor Fisher as Joe: Gregor Fisher actually has a small, uncredited cameo in Shaun of the Dead which also stars his Love Actually co-star Bill Nighy.
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    January Jones as Jeannie: January Jones actually was a relatively little-known actress when she played Jeannie, one of the blond Americans Colin Frissell successfully seduces with his British accent. She, of course, went on to star as Betty Draper in Mad Men.
    9/14 January Jones as Jeannie: January Jones actually was a relatively little-known actress when she played Jeannie, one of the blond Americans Colin Frissell successfully seduces with his British accent. She, of course, went on to star as Betty Draper in Mad Men.
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    Joanna Page as Judy: Joanna Page actually is a serious dramatic actress who spent 10 years acting in dramas for the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, despite being best known for her more comic roles (namely Stacey on the BBC’s hit show Gavin & Stacey).
    10/14 Joanna Page as Judy: Joanna Page actually is a serious dramatic actress who spent 10 years acting in dramas for the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, despite being best known for her more comic roles (namely Stacey on the BBC’s hit show Gavin & Stacey).
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    Kris Marshall as Colin: Kris Marshall actually loved filming so much that he returned his paycheck for the day when he filmed the scene where he charms January Jones and Eliza Dushku in the American bar.
    11/14 Kris Marshall as Colin: Kris Marshall actually loved filming so much that he returned his paycheck for the day when he filmed the scene where he charms January Jones and Eliza Dushku in the American bar.
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    Laura Linney as Sarah: Laura Linney actually wishes her character, Sarah, had not picked up the phone call from her brother, which kept her away from Karl. Linney most recently starred in 2013’s The Fifth Estate, and her Showtime series The Big C finished its 4 season run in 2013.
    12/14 Laura Linney as Sarah: Laura Linney actually wishes her character, Sarah, had not picked up the phone call from her brother, which kept her away from Karl. Linney most recently starred in 2013’s The Fifth Estate, and her Showtime series The Big C finished its 4 season run in 2013.
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    Martine McCutcheon as Natalie: Martine McCutcheon actually has expressed pretty solid interest in doing a Love Actually 2, though she admits that it’s tough to improve on perfection.
    13/14 Martine McCutcheon as Natalie: Martine McCutcheon actually has expressed pretty solid interest in doing a Love Actually 2, though she admits that it’s tough to improve on perfection.
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    Rodrigo Santoro as Karl: Rodrigo Santoro actually went on to play Xerxes in the 300 movies, and is also a general all-around foxy human.
    14/14 Rodrigo Santoro as Karl: Rodrigo Santoro actually went on to play Xerxes in the 300 movies, and is also a general all-around foxy human.

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