Directed by Sharon Maguire   Written by Helen Fielding   Andrew Davies   Richard Curtis   Cast Renée Zellweger ... Bridget Jones Gemma Jones ... Bridget's Mum Celia Imrie ... Una Alconbury James Faulkner ... Uncle Geoffrey Jim Broadbent ... Bridget's Dad Colin Firth ... Mark Darcy Charmian May ... Mrs. Darcy Hugh Grant ... Daniel Cleaver Paul Brooke ... Mr. Fitzherbert Felicity Montagu ... Perpetua Shirley Henderson ... Jude Sally Phillips ... Shazza James Callis ... Tom Charlie Caine ... Handsome Stranger Gareth Marks ... Simon in Marketing John Clegg ... Elderly Man Salman Rushdie ... Self Embeth Davidtz ... Natasha Matthew Bates ... Kafka Author Jeffrey Archer ... Self Patrick Barlow ... Julian Rebecca Charles ... Receptionist Honor Blackman ... Penny Husbands-Bosworth Dominic McHale ... Bernard Joan Blackham ... Shirley Lisa Barbuscia ... Lara Joseph Alessi ... Interviewer 1 Rhydian Jai-Persad ... Interviewer 2 Neil Pearson ... Richard Finch Paul Ross ... Mr. Sit Up Britain Stewart Wright ... Stage Manager Claire Skinner ... Magda Dolly Wells ... Woney Mark Lingwood ... Cosmo Toby Whithouse ... Alastair David Cann ... Cameraman Lisa Kay ... Eleanor Ross Heaney Sulayman Al-Bassam ... Kafir Aghani Millennia Strings ... The Musicians Donald Douglas ... Mr. Darcy Renu Setna ... Mr. Ramdas Emma Amos ... Paula Sara Stockbridge ... Melinda Uncredited Cast Sarah Alexander ... Daniel Cleaver Lover Steve Apelt ... Launch Party Guest Julian Barnes ... Self Amber Batty ... Bride Crispin Bonham-Carter ... Greg Stefan Booth ... Drunken Man Ch'Lu ... Journalist Max Digby ... Office Worker Ray Donn ... Journalist Campbell Graham ... Hamish Christine Hewett ... Guest at the Darcy's Ben Illis ... Michael Edmund Kente ... Harry - Party Guest Christopher Kouros ... Chef Nikos Rebecca Lock ... Bridesmaid Ben Peyton ... Bridegroom June Smith ... Extra Jimmy White ... Self (archive footage) Produced by Tim Bevan   Jonathan Cavendish   Liza Chasin   Eric Fellner   Helen Fielding   Debra Hayward   Peter McAleese   Original Music by Patrick Doyle

Additional Info Premiere: April 04, 2001 Theatrical Release: April 13, 2001 DVD Release: October 09, 2001 Blu-ray Release: July 19, 2011 Countries: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Miramax (presents) Universal Pictures (presents) StudioCanal (presents) Working Title Films (as Working Title) Little Bird Distributors Miramax   (2001) (USA) (theatrical) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #715 / 21,035 Site Ranking #711 Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006) #712 Batman Forever (1995) #713 Birds Of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn (2020) #714 Crank (2006) #715 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) #716 Identity (2003) #717 Bad Boys II (2003) #718 Paul (2011) #719 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)