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Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swaziland-born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Grant is also known for his roles in the feature films Warlock (1989), Henry & June (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Little Vampire (2000), Gosford Park (2001), Penelope (2006), The Iron Lady (2011), Jackie (2016), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Saltburn (2023). He is also known for his roles in television, including Frasier (2004), Dig (2015), Game of Thrones (2016), Hang Ups (2018), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019), and Suspect (2022).
I feel unclean, I feel as if I need to lay on the largest bar of soap in the world because I'm so fascinated by the world in 2022's Crimes Of The Future. Which is weird because while this is Cronenberg's first cinematic outing to hearken back to his 'body horror' roots (a genre of which he himself apparently rejects), the graphics are actually quite mild conpared to what you'd expect from that. It's also just a minor aspect in the larger functions of the film, that almost comes off like an adaptation of an incredibly dense book. The ambiance, the themes and the look of it all just cerebrally tickles me and I'm just thinking of the cast of characters we could use to deepen the lore of Crimes Of The Future.
