Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grantis a Swazi-born English actor, screenwriter, and director. He came to public attention in 1987 for playing Withnail in the film Withnail and I, and achieved recognition as John Seward in 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth5 May 1957
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The wisest person is not the one who has the fewest failures but the one who turns failures to best account.
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