Name	Richard E. Grant
Height
Naionality	British
Date of Birth	5-May-1957
Place of Birth	Mbabane, Swaziland
Famous for	Acting

Richard E. Grant is a British-Swazi actor, screenwriter, and director.Grant came to public attention in 1987 for playing Withnail in the film Withnail and I.
Grant was born Richard Esterhuysen in Mbabane, Swaziland. He adopted his stage name when he moved to Britain as an adult and registered with the British Actors' Equity Association. His father, Henrik Esterhuysen, was head of education for the British government administration in the British Protectorate of Swaziland. His South African mother, Leonne, was a local ballet teacher. His father had Dutch/Afrikaner and Hungarian ancestry and his mother was of German descent.