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| aka            = Richard Esterhuysen
|image          = Richard E. Grant.jpg
| role          = {{il|[[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|alternate Tenth Doctor]]|[[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|alternate Ninth Doctor]]|[[Walter Simeon|Dr Walter Simeon]]|The [[Great Intelligence]]}}
|aka            = Richard Esterhuysen
| story          = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''}}
|birth date    = [[5 May (people)|5 May]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]
| non dwu        = Withnail & I
|role          = {{il|[[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Alternate Tenth Doctor]]|[[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Alternate Ninth Doctor]]|[[Walter Simeon]]|[[Great Intelligence]]}}
| imdb          = 0001290
|story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| official site  = richard-e-grant.com
|non dwu        = ''[[Withnail and I]]'', ''L.A. Story'', ''The Age of Innocence'', ''The Legends of Treasure Island'', ''Franz Kafka's It'a A Wonderful Life'', ''The Portrait of a Lady'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''A Royal Scandal'', ''Trial & Retribution'', ''A Christmas Carol'', ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', ''Bright Young Things'', ''QI'', ''Corpse Bride'', ''Colour Me Kubrick'', ''Agatha Christie's Marple'', ''Dalziel & Pascoe'', ''The Crimson Petal and the White'', ''The Iron Lady'', ''About Time'', ''Game of Thrones'', ''Their Finest'', ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'', ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie''
| twitter        = @RichardEGrant
|imdb          = 0001290
}}'''Richard E Grant''', born '''Richard Esterhuysen''' in {{w|Mbabane}}, {{w|Swaziland}}, has made several appearances in [[Doctor Who]]. He played the [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' and voiced a non-canonical [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|animated version of the Ninth Doctor]] in the webcast animation ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''. His canonical appearances as Doctor [[Walter Simeon]], and later the [[Great Intelligence]], include the 2012 Christmas special, ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', and ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]''.
|official site  = www.richard-e-grant.com
|twitter        = RichardEGrant
|time          = 1999, 2003, 2012-13
}}{{you may|Richard E Grant (in-universe)|n1=his DWU counterpart}}
'''Richard E Grant''', born '''Richard Esterhuysen''' in {{w|Mbabane}}, {{w|Swaziland}} on [[5 May (people)|5 May]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]<ref>[https://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-long-version/ Official Site]</ref>) has made several appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He played the [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' and voiced an [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|animated version of the Ninth Doctor]] in the webcast animation ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''. He later appeared as Doctor [[Walter Simeon]] and the [[Great Intelligence]], in the 2012 Christmas special, ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'' and ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''.


Grant is one of two actors to have played two separate incarnations of the Doctor, albeit not in a canonical context; [[Jon Culshaw]], played multiple Doctors on the sketch show [[Dead Ringers]], most notably the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]. While Grant and Culshaw played two separate incarnations of the Doctor in non-canon work they are two out of four actors to have played two different incarnations, the other two actors having done so in canon work; the other two actors were [[Sylvester McCoy]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], who briefly played the [[Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[Time and the Rani]]'',  and [[Paul McGann]], the [[Eighth Doctor]], who briefly played the [[War Doctor]] in [[Night of the Doctor]].  
Grant is one of few actors to have played two separate incarnations of the Doctor; others include [[Jon Culshaw]] (who played multiple Doctors on the sketch show ''[[Dead Ringers]]'', most notably the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]), [[Tom Baker]] (who portrayed the Doctor's future self [[the Curator]] on top of his [[Fourth Doctor]]); [[Sylvester McCoy]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], who briefly played the [[Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[Time and the Rani]]''; [[Paul McGann]], the [[Eighth Doctor]], who briefly played the [[War Doctor]] in the television story ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''; and [[David Tennant]], who portrayed both the [[Tenth Doctor]] and the [[Fourteenth Doctor]].


Between his first and second ''Doctor Who'' appearances, Grant was referred to (albeit not by name) in the novel ''[[Independence Day (novel)|Independence Day]]''. Ace mentioned that she saw ''Withnail and I'' in the cinema several days before she was transported to [[Iceworld]] and commented that she fancied "the actor who played Withnail."
An image of Grant was used to represent his version of the Ninth Doctor in the episode ''[[Rogue (TV story)|Rogue]]''. The photo was taken specifically for that episode.<ref>https://x.com/livvyedwards97/status/1799378872888390016</ref>


Outside the'' Doctor Who'' universe, Grant appeared in the 1987 cult film ''[[Withnail and I]]'', opposite [[Eighth Doctor]] actor [[Paul McGann]]. He also appared in the films ''Warlock'' (1989), ''Hudson Hawk'' (1991), ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993), ''Prêt-à-Porter'' (1994), ''Spice World'' (1997), ''The Little Vampire'' (2000), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Bright Young Things'' (2003), and ''Corpse Bride'' (2005).
== Career ==
Outside the ''Doctor Who'' universe, Grant appeared in the 1987 cult film ''[[Withnail and I]]'', opposite [[Eighth Doctor]] actor [[Paul McGann]]. He also appeared in the films ''Warlock'' (1989), ''Hudson Hawk'' (1991), ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993), ''Prêt-à-Porter'' (1994), ''Spice World'' (1997), ''The Little Vampire'' (2000), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Bright Young Things'' (2003), and ''Corpse Bride'' (2005).


Mr Grant studied English and Drama at University in [[Capetown]], [[South Africa]]. He is married to voice coach Joan Washington and has a daughter, Olivia, and a stepson, Tom.
== Personal life ==
Grant studied English and Drama at University in [[Capetown]], [[South Africa]]. He was married to voice coach Joan Washington until her death in 2021 and has a daughter, Olivia, and a stepson, Tom.


Grant has the somewhat dubious distinction of being the only ''Doctor Who'' actor to have been nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award. It was for his performance in ''Hudson Hawk'', a film which Grant himself has described as a "steaming pile of donkey droppings". Fellow Razzie nominee [[David Selby]] voiced a character in ''[[HMS Surprise (audio story)|HMS Surprise]]'' but that is part of the ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]'' series and therefore not a ''Doctor Who'' story.
== DWU credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
As the [[Great Intelligence]]
* ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' - [[Walter Simeon|Dr Simeon]]
* ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]''
* ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''
 
==== Other ====
* ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' - [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]]
 
=== Webcast ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' - [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Ninth Doctor]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{official website|www.richard-e-grant.com}}
{{twitter|RichardEGrant}}


== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 3 November 2024

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Richard E Grant, born Richard Esterhuysen in Mbabane, Swaziland on 5 May 1957[1]) has made several appearances in Doctor Who. He played the Tenth Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death and voiced an animated version of the Ninth Doctor in the webcast animation Scream of the Shalka. He later appeared as Doctor Walter Simeon and the Great Intelligence, in the 2012 Christmas special, The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John and The Name of the Doctor.

Grant is one of few actors to have played two separate incarnations of the Doctor; others include Jon Culshaw (who played multiple Doctors on the sketch show Dead Ringers, most notably the Fourth and Tenth), Tom Baker (who portrayed the Doctor's future self the Curator on top of his Fourth Doctor); Sylvester McCoy, the Seventh Doctor, who briefly played the Sixth Doctor in Time and the Rani; Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor, who briefly played the War Doctor in the television story The Night of the Doctor; and David Tennant, who portrayed both the Tenth Doctor and the Fourteenth Doctor.

An image of Grant was used to represent his version of the Ninth Doctor in the episode Rogue. The photo was taken specifically for that episode.[2]

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside the Doctor Who universe, Grant appeared in the 1987 cult film Withnail and I, opposite Eighth Doctor actor Paul McGann. He also appeared in the films Warlock (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), Spice World (1997), The Little Vampire (2000), Gosford Park (2001), Bright Young Things (2003), and Corpse Bride (2005).

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Grant studied English and Drama at University in Capetown, South Africa. He was married to voice coach Joan Washington until her death in 2021 and has a daughter, Olivia, and a stepson, Tom.

DWU credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

As the Great Intelligence

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Webcast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Official Site
  2. ↑ https://x.com/livvyedwards97/status/1799378872888390016
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