Richard E. Grant thinks his own upbringing has drawn him more towards playing outsiders
Richard E. Grant finds it appealing to play outsiders. The 63-year-old actor, who was born and raised in Swaziland, now Eswatini, admitted that "being an immigrant in England" left him with a "sense that you are an outsider looking in" and he believes this has affected what kind of roles he is drawn to. When asked in an interview with Empire magazine whether he finds it appealing playing outsiders, he said: "I suppose so. I wonder if that's partly to do with where I grew up, and then being an immigrant in England at the age of 25. I think there's inevitably a sense that you are an outsider looking in. The star recently received an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Jack Hock in the crime drama 'Can You Ever Forgive… (more)