Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-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.

Grant was born as Richard Grant Esterhuysen on 5 May 1957 in Mbabane, Protectorate of Swaziland (now Eswatini). He is the son of Leonne and Henrik Esterhuysen; Henrik was head of education for the British government administration in the British protectorate of Swaziland. He has English, Dutch/Afrikaner, and German ancestry. He has a younger brother, Stuart, an accountant in Johannesburg, from whom he is estranged.

Grant married voice coach Joan Washington in 1986 and had one daughter with her, Olivia, and a stepson, Tom. Washington died on 2 September 2021, after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

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