Biography
Grant began acting in his native South Africa, where he founded the multi-ethnic Troupe Theater Company. In 1982, he moved to London to stomp the boards in fringe and repertory productions. Grant made his English TV-film debut in Les Blair's improvisational satire, "Honest, Decent and True" (1985). The next year, he entered films as the star of "Withnail & I" (1986), writer-director Bruce Robinson's brilliant observation of the eccentricities …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Co-starred in "Penelope"; produced by and co-starred Reese Witherspoon | |
2006 | Feature writing and directing debut with "Wah-Wah" an autobiographical piece about growing up in Swaziland at the time of independence | |
2005 | Voiced Barkis Bittern in Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" | |
2004 | Cast in the final two episodes of "Frasier" (NBC) | |
2003 | Cast in Stephen Fry's "Bright Young Things" | |
2001 | Portrayed a lecherous footman in Robert Altman's "Gosford Park" | |
1999 | Cast as Bob Cratchit in the TNT remake of "A Christmas Carol" | |
1999 | Played title role in three TV-movies (aired on A&E in the USA) based on "The Scarlet Pimpernel" | |
1998 | Published first novel "By Design" | |
1998 | Co-starred as the manager of the Spice Girls in "Spiceworld" | |
1997 | Starred opposite Helen Bonham Carter in "A Merry War/Keep the Aspidistra Flying" | |
1996 | Published memoir "With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant" | |
1995 | Starred as a widower raising a baby in "Jack and Sarah" | |
1994 | Had small role in Altman's "Ready to Wear (Pret-a-Porter)" | |
1993 | Returned to the stage as Algernon Moncrieff in a revival of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" | |
1992 | Had supporting role in Robert Altman's superb Hollywood satire "The Player" | |
1991 | Offered a comically villainous turn in "Hudson Hawk" | |
1989 | American feature debut, "Warlock" | |
1988 | Reteamed with Bruce Robinson for "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" | |
1988 | American TV debut, "Codename: Kyril" (Showtime) | |
1986 | Feature acting debut, "Withnail and I"; directed by Bruce Robinson | |
1985 | British TV-movie debut, "Honest, Decent and True" | |
| British TV series debut, "Sweet Sixteen" | ||
1984 | Began appearing at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park | |
| Worked as a waiter at Covent Garden | ||
| Worked as a "dogsbody" on Jonathan Miller's production of "Hamlet" at the Donmar Warehouse | ||
1982 | Moved to London from Swaziland | |
1980 | Appeared in David Hare's "Fanshen" in Cape Town | |
1979 | Formed touring Troupe Theatre Company with actors from Cape Town University and Cape Town's Space Theatre | |
| While an undergraduate at Univeristy of Cape Town, dropped surname | ||
| Born and raised in Mbabane, Swaziland | ||
Awards
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Gosford Park |