Richard E. Grant (nama asli Richard Grant Esterhuysen; lahir 5 Mei 1957) adalah aktor Swazi-Inggris, penulis skenario, sutradara dan perfumier. Dia mendapat perhatian publik pada tahun 1987 untuk bermain Withnail dalam film Withnail and I, dan mendapatkan pengakuan sebagai John Seward dalam film 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula. Baru-baru ini ia bermain Dr. Zander Rice di film superhero 2017 Logan. Dia juga dikenal karena perannya sebagai Izembaro di musim keenam dari serial HBO Game of Thrones.
| Richard E. Grant | |
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Grant pada upacara British Academy Television Awards 2007 | |
| Lahir | Richard Grant Esterhuysen 5 Mei 1957 Mbabane, Eswatini |
| Tempat tinggal | London, Inggris |
| Kebangsaan | Inggris dan Swazi |
| Nama lain | Richard Grant |
| Pekerjaan | Aktor dan pembawa acara |
| Tahun aktif | 1987 - sekarang |
| Suami/istri | Joan Washington (1986 - sekarang) |
| Anak | 2 |
| Situs web | www |
Kehidupan awal sunting
Grant lahir dengan nama Richard Grant Esterhuysen di Mbabane, Swaziland. Ayahnya, Henrik Esterhuysen, merupakan keturunan Belanda-Afrika dan ibunya keturunan Inggris-Jerman. Sebagai seorang anak, Grant menempuh pendidikan di St Mark's, sekolah lokal milik pemerintah setempat di Mbabane yang merupakan satu-satunya sekolah yang terdiri dari murid berbagai ras. Ketika berusia sepuluh tahun, Grant menyaksikan ibunya berselingkuh di kursi belakang mobil, dengan sahabat dekat ayahnya, yang tak lama kemudian menyebabkan orang tua mereka bercerai. Kejadian itulah yang membuat Grant terinspirasi untuk selalu menulis catatan harian, yang menjadikan dia intin melakukan sesuatu yang lebih sejak saat itu. Grant mengenakan sebuah jam tangan di setiap pergelangan tangan, satu buah merupakan pemberian ayahnya, diatur dengan waktu Swaziland. Dia memiliki kewarganegaraan ganda, Inggris dan Swaziland.
Grant menempuh pendidikan lanjut di Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa (UWCSA), sekolah mandiri pinggiran Mbabane, di mana dia mendapatkan beasiswa. Grant belajar bahasa English dan drama di University of Cape Town. He menggunakan nama panggung ketika pindah ke Britania saat mulai dewasa dan terdaftar di Equity.
Filmografi sunting
Film sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Withnail and I | Withnail | |
| 1989 | Warlock | Giles Redferne | |
| 1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Denis Dimbleby Bagley | |
| 1989 | Killing Dad | Ali Berg | |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | Larry Oliphant | |
| 1990 | Henry & June | Hugo Guiler | |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk | Darwin Mayflower | Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Roland Mackey | |
| 1992 | The Player | Tom Oakley | |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Larry Lefferts | |
| 1993 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Franz Kafka | Short film |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Cort Romney | National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble |
| 1995 | Jack and Sarah | Jack | |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Lord Warburton | |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | |
| 1996 | The Cold Light of Day | Victor Marek | |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss | James Fitzmaurice | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Gordon Comstock | |
| 1997 | Spice World | Clifford | |
| 1998 | St. Ives | Major Farquhar Chevening | |
| 1999 | The Match | Gorgeous Gus | |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Crachit | |
| 2000 | The Little Vampire | Frederick Sackville-Bagg | |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | John the Baptist | Voice |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | George | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Satellite Special Achievement Award – Ensemble Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
| 2003 | Monsieur N. | Hudson Lowe | |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Father Rothschild | |
| 2004 | The Story of an African Farm | Bonaparte Blenkins | |
| 2004 | Tooth | Jarvis Jarvis | |
| 2005 | Wah-Wah | Writer, director | |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Lord Barkis Bittern | Voice |
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Jasper | |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Preston | Voice |
| 2007 | Always Crashing in the Same Car | James Booth | |
| 2008 | Penelope | Franklin Wilhern | |
| 2008 | The Garden of Eden | Colonel Philip Boyle | |
| 2008 | Filth and Wisdom | Professor Flynn | |
| 2009 | Love Hurts | Ben Bingham | |
| 2009 | Cuckoo | Professor Julius Greengrass | |
| 2010 | First Night | Adam | |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall | Campbell Babbitt | Voice |
| 2010 | The Nutcracker in 3D | Father | |
| 2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | Vic Van Wrinkle | |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Michael Heseltine | |
| 2011 | Foster (a.k.a. Angel in the House) | Mr. Potts | |
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella | Alain | |
| 2012 | Zambezia | Cecil | Voice |
| 2013 | Khumba | Bradley | Voice |
| 2013 | Dom Hemingway | Dickie | |
| 2013 | About Time | Lawyer in Play | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Queen and Country | Major Cross | |
| 2016 | Jackie | William Walton | |
| 2016 | Their Finest | Roger Swain | |
| 2017 | Logan | Dr. Zander Rice | |
| Logan Noir | |||
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Seifert | |
| 2017 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Jack | Pasca produksi |
Televisi sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Screen Two | Moonee Livingstone | Episode: "Honest, Decent & True" |
| 1988 | Codename: Kyril | Sculby | |
| 1994 | Absolutely Fabulous | Justin | Episode: "Hospital" (#2.1) |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Nick Balmer | |
| 1996 | A Royal Scandal | King George IV | |
| 1997 | Captain Star | Captain Jim Star | |
| 1999–2000 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Sir Percy Blakeney The Scarlet Pimpernel | |
| 1999 | Trial & Retribution III | Stephen Warrington | |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Monsieur Vigée-Lebrun | Episode: "The Portrait" |
| 1999 | Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death | The Conceited Doctor | |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No. 42 | Himself | Episode: "Richard E. Grant and Michael Parkinson" |
| 2002 | Sherlock: Case of Evil | Mycroft Holmes | |
| 2002 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Jack Stapleton | |
| 2004 | Posh Nosh | Simon Marchmont | |
| 2004 | Frasier | Stephen Moon | Episode: "Goodnight, Seattle" |
| 2004 | 90 Days in Hollywood | Narator | |
| 2004 | The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | Narator | |
| 2005 | Home Farm Twins | Paul Baker | |
| 2006 | Above and Beyond | Don Bennett | |
| 2007 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Lee Knight | |
| 2007 | Mumbai Calling | Benedict T. Harlow | |
| 2007 | Marple: Nemesis | Raymond West | |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and the White | Dr. Curlew | |
| 2011 | A Quiet Word With ... | Himself | |
| 2011 | Rab C Nesbitt | Chingford Steel | |
| 2012 | Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets | Himself | |
| 2012 | The Fear | Seb Whiting | |
| 2012 | The History of Safari With Richard E Grant | Diri sendiri | |
| 2012–2013 | Doctor Who | Dr. Simeon / The Great Intelligence | 3 Episode: "The Snowmen", "The Bells of Saint John" dan "The Name of the Doctor" |
| 2013 | The French Riviera: A History in Pictures | Himself | Presenter |
| 2014 | Girls | Jasper | |
| 2014 | Downton Abbey | Simon Bricker | Empat Episode |
| 2015 | Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked | Wellington | Dokumentasi |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde | Sir Roger Bulstrode | |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Izembaro | 3 Episode: "The Door", "Blood of My Blood" dan "No One" |
Lain-lain sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure Island | Long John Silver | |
| 2003 | Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka | The Shalka Doctor | |
| 2013 | Fuck: An Irreverent History of the F-Word | Narator | Audiobook |
| 2013 | The Pillars of the Earth | Narator | Audiobook |
| World Without End | Narator | Audiobook | |
| Pinocchio's Daring Journey | Stromboli Coachman |
Bibliografi sunting
- The Wah-Wah Diaries: The Making of a Film. 2006. ISBN 0-330-44196-5 (hardcover).
- With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E. Grant. ISBN 0-87951-828-6 (hardcover). ISBN 0-87951-935-5 (paperback).
- By Design: A Hollywood Novel. Picador, 1999. ISBN 0-330-36829-X (10). ISBN 978-0-330-36829-2 (13).
Referensi sunting
- ^ http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=589
- Busy Making Other Plans: Richard E. Grant, stopsmilingonline.com, 21 Juni 2006.
- Richard E. Grant Biography (1957– )
- Richard E. Grant Biography – Yahoo! Movies
- Didcock, Barry (30 April 2006). . Sunday Herald. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-11-07. Diakses tanggal 2017-02-21.
- "Richard E Grant: At 11 I caught my mother cheating with dad's best friend". Daily Mail. London. 20 September 2007.
- "Richard E. Grant" (19 June 2006) Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
- "Richard E Grant: Welcome to my family". The Independent. London. 29 May 2006.
- ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton – episode 108: Richard E. Grant (19/06/2006)
- Interview with Valerie Lawson of the Sydney Morning Herald on 04/06/08.
- Steve Martin, ‘A slag-fest collusion’: Steve Martin on his friend Richard E Grant, The Guardian, 26 September 2015
- Richard E Grant To Play Doctor Who Villain 2013-06-09 di Wayback Machine., MTV News, 2012-08-06
- Swazi 'Aids cure' scam uncovered, BBC Newsnight.
- "Richard E Grant investigates the AIDS scam", Newsnight, 1 December 2006.
- . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2008-05-11. Diakses tanggal 2017-02-21.
- "Richard Chats About God of Carnage".
- British Airways – Great Britons
- Reynolds, Gillian (6 March 2013). "Drones Dossiers And How Iraq Changed The World". The Daily Telegraph.
- "A Quiet Word With Richard E. Grant". Official website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Diakses tanggal 1 August 2011.
- "Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets". Official website. British Sky Broadcasting. Diakses tanggal 3 January 2012.
- Sky TV Accessed 20 July 2014
- Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets, (2012-) IMDB, accessed 7 March 2015
- "The Riviera: A History in Pictures". BBC. Diakses tanggal 25 January 2013.
Pranala luar sunting
- Richard E. Grant – official site
- Richard E. Grant di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- "Memories of Mischief". The Guardian, 6 August 2005. (Interview and profile pertaining to the release of his film Wah-Wah.)
- "Jack of All Trades" 2016-08-09 di Wayback Machine.. The Foxley Docket, 30 March 2016. (Interview and profile regarding his career and fragrance brand Jack Covent Garden.)