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'''Richard E. Grant''', born '''Richard Grant Esterhuysen''' [[5 May]] [[1957]] in [[Wikipedia:Mbabane|Mbabane]], [[Wikipedia:Swaziland|Swaziland]], played the [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' and voiced an [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|animated version of the Ninth Doctor]] | '''Richard E. Grant''', born '''Richard Grant Esterhuysen''' [[5 May]] [[1957]] in [[Wikipedia:Mbabane|Mbabane]], [[Wikipedia:Swaziland|Swaziland]], has made several appearences in [[Doctor Who]]. He played the [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' and voiced an uncanonical [[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 only canonical appearance was as Doctor [[Walter Simeon]] in the 2012 Christmas special, ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]. | ||
[[image:GrantTenthDoctor.jpg|thumb|left|Grant as [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'']][[image:ShalkaDoctor.jpg|thumb|left|Grant voiced the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|alternate Ninth Doctor]] in ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'']]Grant is one of three actors to have played two separate incarnations of the Doctor, albeit not in a canonical context. The others were [[Sylvester McCoy]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], who briefly played the [[Sixth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]] | [[image:GrantTenthDoctor.jpg|thumb|left|Grant as [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'']][[image:ShalkaDoctor.jpg|thumb|left|Grant voiced the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|alternate Ninth Doctor]] in ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'']] Grant is one of three actors to have played two separate incarnations of the Doctor, albeit not in a canonical context. The others were [[Sylvester McCoy]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], who briefly played the [[Sixth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', and [[Jon Culshaw]], who played multiple Doctors on the sketch show [[Dead Ringers]], most notably the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]. | ||
Outside the'' Doctor Who'' universe, Grant appeared | 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]]). | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 26 December 2012
Richard E. Grant, born Richard Grant Esterhuysen 5 May 1957 in Mbabane, Swaziland, has made several appearences in Doctor Who. He played the Tenth Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death and voiced an uncanonical animated version of the Ninth Doctor in the webcast animation Scream of the Shalka. His only canonical appearance was as Doctor Walter Simeon in the 2012 Christmas special, The Snowmen.
Grant is one of three actors to have played two separate incarnations of the Doctor, albeit not in a canonical context. The others were Sylvester McCoy, the Seventh Doctor, who briefly played the Sixth Doctor in TV: Time and the Rani, and Jon Culshaw, who played multiple Doctors on the sketch show Dead Ringers, most notably the Fourth and Tenth.
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).
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.
External links
[Richard-E-Grant.com]
