Richard E. Grant (born May 5, 1957) is a British actor perhaps most well known for portraying the world-weary, drug-crazed alcoholic Withnail in Withnail and I.
Father of Olivia Grant (I).
One stepson, Tom
Studied English and Drama at University in Capetown, South Africa
His father was the last minister of education in the British colony of Swaziland before independence in 1968.
Played Doctor Who, in a line of BBC Animated Doctor Who Adventures showcased on the Internet.
Had a piano suite composed for him by Canadian artist Emm Gryner.
He was one of the guests at Prince Charles's and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding
Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blind Date on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live. He and actor Sir Roger Moore lost to The X Factor's Chico Slimani, who got to date Dame Edna Everage.
He has two roles in common with David Warner (I): he played Bob Cratchit in Christmas Carol, A (1999) (TV) while Warner played him in Christmas Carol, A (1984) (TV); he played the Doctor from "Doctor Who" (1963) in both the BBCi webcast Comic Relief: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (1999) (V) and "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka" (2003) (mini) while Warner played in the Big Finish audio dramas "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Engines of Destruction" .
