Richard E. Grant

Narrator

Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-British actor whose career has been defined by his unique combination of patrician elegance and manic energy. Born in Mbabane, Swaziland (now Eswatini), he trained at the University of Cape Town before moving to London. Grant's breakthrough came with Withnail and I in 1987, a performance that has achieved... cult immortality. He has since appeared in How to Get Ahead in Advertising, The Age of Innocence, Gosford Park, Can You Ever Forgive Me? (earning him an Oscar nomination), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Loki, and Saltburn. Grant is also a published diarist and memoirist, with books including With Nails, The Wah-Wah Diaries, and A Pocketful of Happiness. He has been open about his life with a candour and wit that has endeared him to audiences beyond his acting work. As an audiobook narrator — particularly of his own books — Grant brings his distinctive voice to bear: clipped, precise, theatrical, and frequently hilarious. His narration of his memoirs captures the same combination of name-dropping, self-deprecation, and genuine emotional depth that characterises his public persona. He was appointed CBE in 2022 for services to drama and charity. For listeners who enjoy memoir and autobiography narrated with real personality and theatrical flair, Richard E. Grant is immensely entertaining. His voice is utterly distinctive — once heard, never forgotten. Read more Show less