1957-05-05 Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
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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Nuremberg | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe | 2025-11-06 |
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100 Nights of Hero | Birdman | 2025-12-05 |
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Death of a Unicorn | Odell | 2025-03-27 |
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The Thursday Murder Club | Bobby Tanner | 2025-08-22 |
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Argylle | Director Fowler | 2024-01-31 |
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Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (archive footage) | 2024-12-24 |
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The Coronation Concert | Self | 2023-05-07 |
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Saltburn | Sir James Catton | 2023-11-16 |
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The Lesson | J.M. Sinclair | 2023-07-07 |
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Persuasion | Sir Walter Elliot | 2022-07-01 |
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A Royal Grand Design | Host | 2022-09-30 |
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Seifert | 2021-06-14 |
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle | 2021-09-10 |
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An Audience with Adele | Self | 2021-11-21 |
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Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime | Self - Host | 2021-04-05 |
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The Spine of Night | The Guardian (voice) | 2021-10-29 |
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Robin Robin | Magpie (voice) | 2021-10-09 |
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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Classic Loki (archive footage) | 2021-11-12 |
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Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! | Self - Actor | 2021-09-27 |
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The Skywalker Legacy | Self | 2020-03-18 |
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Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | 2020-05-20 |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Allegiant General Pryde | 2019-12-18 |
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The Space: Theatre of Survival | as Self | 2019-06-07 |
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Master Moley by Royal Invitation | The Gardener (voice) | 2019-11-16 |
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7 Up & Me | Self | 2019-06-03 |
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Palm Beach | Billy | 2019-08-08 |
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An Accidental Studio | Self | 2019-07-12 |
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Jack Hock | 2018-10-19 |
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Shiver | 2018-10-26 |
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Making 'Logan' | Self | 2017-05-23 |
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Their Finest | Roger Swain | 2017-02-19 |
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Logan | Dr. Rice | 2017-02-28 |
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The Hitman's Bodyguard | Seifert | 2017-08-16 |
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The Last Dragonslayer | Dragon (voice) | 2016-12-25 |
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Jackie | Bill Walton | 2016-12-02 |
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The Gospel of Luke | Narrator (voice) – New International Version | 2015-01-01 |
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Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked | The Duke of Wellington | 2015-05-10 |
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Queen & Country | Major Cross | 2015-01-07 |
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The Secret World of Lewis Carroll | Himself - Actor | 2015-01-31 |
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Teeth | 2015-01-25 | |
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Dirty Weekenders in France | Self - Presenter | 2014-04-13 |
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Dom Hemingway | Dickie Black | 2013-11-14 |
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About Time | Lawyer in Play (uncredited) | 2013-09-04 |
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Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips | Self / Larry Oliphant | 2013-09-28 |
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Khumba | Bradley (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
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Words of the Titanic | Reader | 2012-04-15 |
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The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey | Narrator | 2012-12-15 |
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Kath & Kimderella | Alain the Page | 2012-09-06 |
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For No Good Reason | Self | 2012-10-12 |
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Cherrywood Cannon | (Voice) | 2012-01-01 |
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen | Dr. Walter Simeon | 2012-12-25 |
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Zambezia | Cecil (voice) | 2012-06-05 |
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Foster | Mr. Potts | 2011-02-10 |
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Sotto il vestito niente - L'ultima sfilata | Federico Marinoni | 2011-03-25 |
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How to Stop Being a Loser | Ian | 2011-11-18 |
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The Iron Lady | Michael Heseltine | 2011-12-26 |
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Horrid Henry: The Movie | Vic Van Wrinkle | 2011-07-29 |
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The Nutcracker | Father | 2010-11-24 |
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Cuckoo | Professor Julius Greengrass | 2010-12-17 |
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The Man Who Married Himself | Olivier | 2010-04-03 |
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First Night | Adam | 2010-10-13 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall | The Vicar (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
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Victoria Wood: Seen on TV | 2009-12-21 | |
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Love Hurts | Ben Bingham | 2009-09-09 |
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Filth and Wisdom | Prof Flynn | 2008-09-17 |
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Garden of Eden | Colonel Philip Boyle | 2008-01-01 |
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Penelope | Franklin Wilhern | 2007-11-17 |
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) | 2007-10-08 |
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Always Crashing in the Same Car | James Booth | 2007-06-03 |
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Elementary My Dear Viewer | Self - Presenter | 2007-11-17 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall | Self | 2006-10-31 |
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Preston (voice) | 2006-06-15 |
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Pulp: The Story of Common People | Narrator | 2006-02-14 |
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Above and Beyond | 2006-10-29 | |
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The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' | Narrator | 2005-12-19 |
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Corpse Bride | Barkis Bittern (voice) | 2005-09-12 |
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Colour Me Kubrick | Jasper | 2005-10-06 |
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Tooth | Jarvis Jarvis | 2004-02-13 |
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The Story of an African Farm | Bonaparte Blenkins | 2004-10-08 |
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The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | Narrator (voice) | 2004-12-04 |
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Bright Young Things | Father Rothschild | 2003-10-03 |
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Monsieur N. | Hudson Lowe | 2003-01-15 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | Jack Stapleton | 2002-12-26 |
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Robert Altman in England | Himself | 2002-02-03 |
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The Making of Gosford Park | Self | 2002-06-18 |
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Sherlock: Case of Evil | Mycroft | 2002-10-25 |
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Strictly Sinatra | Himself | 2001-06-29 |
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Hildegarde | Wolf | 2001-10-10 |
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Gosford Park | George | 2001-12-26 |
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Various Characters | 2000-12-25 |
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The Miracle Maker | John The Baptist (voice) | 2000-03-31 |
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The Little Vampire | Frederick Sackville-Bagg | 2000-10-27 |
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A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | 1999-12-05 |
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Withnail and Us | Self | 1999-08-04 |
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The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson | Self | 1999-08-02 |
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The Match | Gorgeous Gus | 1999-08-13 |
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I Demand to Have Some Booze! | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Quite Handsome Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
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Cash in Hand | Sir Harry Parkins | 1998-01-01 |
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St. Ives | Major Farquhar Chevening | 1998-01-01 |
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Gordon Comstock | 1997-11-20 |
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Spice World | Clifford | 1997-12-18 |
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Food of Love | Alex Salmon | 1997-10-19 |
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Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady | Self | 1997-01-01 |
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The Serpent's Kiss | James Fitzmaurice | 1997-05-14 |
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Treasure Island | Long John Silver | 1997-07-14 |
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An Audience with Elton John | Self | 1997-09-27 |
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A Royal Scandal | George, Prince of Wales | 1997-10-10 |
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The Portrait of a Lady | Lord Warburton | 1996-10-17 |
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An Evening with Lily Savage | Self - Audience Member | 1996-11-11 |
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The Cold Light of Day | Viktor Marek | 1996-08-20 |
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Vem Var Dracula | Self | 1996-10-02 |
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Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | 1996-10-25 |
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Empire of the Censors | Self - Host | 1995-05-28 |
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Bed | Nurse/Bed Head | 1995-10-20 |
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Jack & Sarah | Jack | 1995-06-02 |
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Butter | Gerrard | 1994-01-01 |
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Pink Floyd: The Story | Narrator (voice) | 1994-11-15 |
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Hard Times | James Harthouse | 1994-04-29 |
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Calliope | The Producer | 1994-02-06 |
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Prêt-à-Porter | Cort Romney | 1994-12-23 |
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The Age of Innocence | Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts | 1993-09-10 |
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The Legends of Treasure Island | Long John Silver (voice) | 1993-09-10 |
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' | Self | 1993-09-01 |
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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Franz Kafka | 1993-01-01 |
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Suddenly, Last Summer | George Holly | 1993-01-06 |
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The Other Side | Sherlock Holmes | 1992-08-29 |
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The Player | Tom Oakley | 1992-05-08 |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | 1992-11-13 |
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L.A. Story | Roland Mackey | 1991-02-08 |
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Hudson Hawk | Darwin Mayflower | 1991-05-23 |
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Mountains of the Moon | Oliphant | 1990-02-16 |
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Henry & June | Hugo Guiler | 1990-09-28 |
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Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) | Berg | 1989-09-01 |
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How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Denis Dimbleby Bagley | 1989-05-05 |
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Thieves in the Night | Joseph | 1989-10-11 |
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Here Is the News | David Dunhill | 1989-03-05 |
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Warlock | Giles Redferne | 1989-06-01 |
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Codename: Kyril | Laurence Sculby | 1988-03-29 |
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Withnail & I | Withnail | 1987-06-19 |
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Hidden City | Brewster | 1987-06-24 |
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Honest Decent & True | Moonee Livingstone | 1986-02-09 |
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Rose's Baby | ||
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Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint | Mr. Hopkins | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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Wittgenstein's Poker | Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice) | |
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The Queen of Fashion | Evelyn Delves Broughton | |
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Wildwood | (voice) | |
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Fado! | ||
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Savage House | Sir Chauncey Savage | |
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