Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Dutch-English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987) and has had prominent roles in films such as How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), The Player (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Spice World (1997), Gosford Park (2001), The Iron Lady (2011), Logan (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021).
Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male as well as receiving Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.