{"id":26453,"date":"2026-07-10T18:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=richard-e-grant"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:38:43","slug":"richard-e-grant","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=richard-e-grant","title":{"rendered":"Richard E. Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. 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