Richard E. Grant
Born May 05, 1957 (Age: 68)
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Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Biography
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).
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).
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Filmography
Wildwood
2026
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as (voice)
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Age: 69
Nuremberg
2025
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as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
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Age: 68
Death of a Unicorn
2025
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as Odell
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Age: 67
Argylle
2024
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as Director Fowler
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Age: 66
Saltburn
2023
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as Sir James Catton
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Age: 66
The Lesson
2023
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as J.M. Sinclair
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Age: 66
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
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as Seifert
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Age: 64
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
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as Self
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Age: 62
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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as Allegiant General Pryde
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Age: 62
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
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as as Self
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Age: 62
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
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as Shiver
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Age: 61
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
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as Jack Hock
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Age: 61
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
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as Seifert
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Age: 60
Making 'Logan'
2017
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as Self
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Age: 60
Logan
2017
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as Dr. Rice
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Age: 59
Their Finest
2017
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as Roger Swain
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Age: 59
Jackie
2016
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as Bill Walton
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Age: 59
Queen & Country
2015
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as Major Cross
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Age: 57
Dom Hemingway
2013
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as Dickie Black
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Age: 56
About Time
2013
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as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
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Age: 56
Khumba
2013
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as Bradley (voice)
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Age: 56
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
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as (Voice)
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Age: 54
The Iron Lady
2011
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as Michael Heseltine
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Age: 54
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
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as Vic Van Wrinkle
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Age: 54
The Nutcracker
2010
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as Father
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Age: 53
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
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as The Vicar (voice)
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Age: 53
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
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as
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Age: 52
Filth and Wisdom
2008
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as Prof Flynn
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Age: 51
Garden of Eden
2008
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as Colonel Philip Boyle
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Age: 50
No Image
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
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as Self - Presenter
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Age: 50
Penelope
2007
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as Franklin Wilhern
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Age: 50
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 50
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
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as James Booth
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Age: 50
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
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as Preston (voice)
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Age: 49
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006
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as Narrator
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Age: 48
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005
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as Narrator
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Age: 48
Corpse Bride
2005
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as Barkis Bittern (voice)
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Age: 48
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 47
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
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as Jack Stapleton
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Age: 45
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
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as Mycroft
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Age: 45
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
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as Self
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Age: 45
No Image
Robert Altman in England
2002
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as Himself
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Age: 44
Gosford Park
2001
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as George
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Age: 44
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
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as Various Characters
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Age: 43
The Little Vampire
2000
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as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
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Age: 43
The Miracle Maker
2000
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as John The Baptist (voice)
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Age: 42
Victoria's Secrets
2000
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as Self
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Age: 42
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
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as Self
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Age: 42
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999
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as Self
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Age: 41
St. Ives
1998
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as Major Farquhar Chevening
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Age: 40
No Image
Cash in Hand
1998
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as Sir Harry Parkins
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Age: 40
Spice World
1997
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as Clifford
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Age: 40
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
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as Gordon Comstock
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Age: 40
Food of Love
1997
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as Alex Salmon
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Age: 40
A Royal Scandal
1997
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as George, Prince of Wales
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Age: 40
An Audience with Elton John
1997
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as Self
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Age: 40
No Image
Treasure Island
1997
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as Long John Silver
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Age: 40
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
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as James Fitzmaurice
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Age: 40
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
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as Self
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Age: 39
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
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as Self - Audience Member
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Age: 39
Twelfth Night
1996
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as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
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Age: 39
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
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as Lord Warburton
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Age: 39
Vem Var Dracula
1996
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as Self
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Age: 39
The Cold Light of Day
1996
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as Viktor Marek
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Age: 39
Jack & Sarah
1995
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as Jack
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Age: 38
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
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as Cort Romney
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Age: 37
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 37
Calliope
1994
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as The Producer
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Age: 36
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
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as Long John Silver (voice)
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Age: 36
The Age of Innocence
1993
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as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
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Age: 36
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
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as Self
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Age: 36
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
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as George Holly
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Age: 35
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1993
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as Franz Kafka
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Age: 35
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
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as Dr. Jack Seward
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Age: 35
No Image
The Other Side
1992
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 35
The Player
1992
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as Tom Oakley
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Age: 35
Hudson Hawk
1991
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as Darwin Mayflower
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Age: 34
L.A. Story
1991
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as Roland Mackey
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Age: 33
Henry & June
1990
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as Hugo Guiler
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Age: 33
Mountains of the Moon
1990
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as Oliphant
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Age: 32
Thieves in the Night
1989
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as Joseph
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Age: 32
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
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as Berg
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Age: 32
Warlock
1989
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as Giles Redferne
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Age: 32
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
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as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
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Age: 32
Here Is the News
1989
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as David Dunhill
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Age: 31
Codename: Kyril
1988
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as Laurence Sculby
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Age: 30
Hidden City
1987
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as Brewster
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Age: 30
Withnail & I
1987
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as Withnail
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Age: 30