Born in Mbabane, then the Protectorate of Swaziland, and educated at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College before studying English and drama at the University of Cape Town, he relocated to Britain in 1982, shortening his surname to Grant for his professional name. After a stint with Cape Town’s Space Theatre Company, his screen breakthrough arrived with Withnail and I (1987), establishing him as… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Game of Thrones 2011 Logan 2017 Loki 2021 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 Series ★ 8.3 The Other Bennet Sister 2026
Mr. Bennet Series ★ 7.8 Agatha Christie's Marple 2004
Raymond West ★ 7.7 Doctor Who: The Snowmen 2012
Dr. Walter Simeon Series ★ 7.6 Absolutely Fabulous 1992
Dream Justin ★ 7.5 Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death 1999
The Quite Handsome Doctor Series ★ 7.4 The Outlaws 2021
The Earl Series ★ 7.4 Natural World 1983
★ 7.2 The Player 1992
Tom Oakley ★ 7.2 Withnail & I 1987
Withnail ★ 7 Savage House 2026
Sir Chauncey Savage ★ 7 Robin Robin 2021
Magpie (voice) Series ★ 7 Gadget Man 2012
Series ★ 7 The Crimson Petal and the White 2011
Doctor Curlew ★ 7 A Christmas Carol 1999
Bob Cratchit ★ 7 Twelfth Night 1996
Sir Andrew Aguecheek ★ 7 Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life 1995
Franz Kafka ★ 7 The Age of Innocence 1993
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts Series ★ 7 Rab C. Nesbitt 1990
Chingford Steel ★ 6.9 Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special 2021
Classic Loki (archive footage) Series ★ 6.8 Nautilus 2024
The White Rajah ★ 6.8 Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018
Jack Hock ★ 6.8 Gosford Park 2001
George Series ★ 6.8 Karaoke 1996
Nick Balmer ★ 6.8 Jack & Sarah 1995
Jack Series ★ 6.7 Dispatches from Elsewhere 2020
Octavio ★ 6.7 Teeth 2015
★ 6.7 Foster 2011
Mr. Potts ★ 6.6 The Thursday Murder Club 2025
Bobby Tanner ★ 6.6 Mountains of the Moon 1990
Oliphant ★ 6.5 L.A. Story 1991
Roland Mackey Series ★ 6.4 Jekyll and Hyde 2015
Sir Roger Bulstrode Series ★ 6.4 Dalziel and Pascoe 1996
Lee Knight Series ★ 6.3 Dig 2015
Ian Margrove ★ 6.3 Monsieur N. 2003
Hudson Lowe ★ 6.3 Bright Young Things 2003
Father Rothschild ★ 6.3 Sherlock: Case of Evil 2002
Mycroft ★ 6.3 Warlock 1989
Giles Redferne ★ 6.3 How to Get Ahead in Advertising 1989
Denis Dimbleby Bagley ★ 6.2 Everybody's Talking About Jamie 2021
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle ★ 6.2 Zambezia 2012
Cecil (voice) ★ 6.2 The Miracle Maker 2000
John The Baptist (voice) ★ 6.1 Persuasion 2022
Sir Walter Elliot ★ 6.1 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018
Shiver ★ 6.1 Queen & Country 2015
Major Cross ★ 6.1 Henry & June 1990
Hugo Guiler ★ 6 The Spine of Night 2021
The Guardian (voice) ★ 6 Khumba 2013
Bradley (voice) ★ 6 The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002
Jack Stapleton ★ 6 Keep the Aspidistra Flying 1997
Gordon Comstock ★ 5.9 100 Nights of Hero 2025
Birdman ★ 5.9 The Portrait of a Lady 1996
Lord Warburton ★ 5.8 Dom Hemingway 2013
Dickie Black Series ★ 5.7 Too Much 2025
Jonno Ratigan ★ 5.7 The Lesson 2023
J.M. Sinclair ★ 5.7 Colour Me Kubrick 2005
Jasper ★ 5.7 Hudson Hawk 1991
Darwin Mayflower ★ 5.6 Filth and Wisdom 2008
Prof Flynn ★ 5.4 The Serpent's Kiss 1997
James Fitzmaurice ★ 5.3 Palm Beach 2019
Billy ★ 5.2 Horrid Henry: The Movie 2011
Vic Van Wrinkle ★ 5.2 Prêt-à-Porter 1994
Cort Romney ★ 5 The Nutcracker 2010
Father ★ 5 The Cold Light of Day 1996
Viktor Marek ★ 4.9 Jackboots on Whitehall 2010
The Vicar (voice) ★ 4.9 Love Hurts 2009
Ben Bingham ★ 4.7 Garden of Eden 2008
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