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Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swaziland-born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Grant is also known for his roles in the feature films Warlock (1989), Henry & June (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Little Vampire (2000), Gosford Park (2001), Penelope (2006), The Iron Lady (2011), Jackie (2016), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Saltburn (2023). He is also known for his roles in television, including Frasier (2004), Dig (2015), Game of Thrones (2016), Hang Ups (2018), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019), and Suspect (2022).
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for M in James Bond : Giving Up is not a Option
Suggested by jeanpaulvalley
Set two years after "Why Women Kills?". While Bond was planning to take a vacation, a very ambitious terrorist attack takes place at MI6 headquarters, killing M! Very angry, and ashamed of not knowing how to prevent this, James disobeys the orders of his new superiors and goes to question Blomfeld, in prison since the end of "Legend Ressurection". He learns that the person responsible for this attack is a former brother-in-arms, one of his mentors whom he considered a big brother, Gordon Thompson, whom M had sent into disgrace after serious crimes committed in the Middle East. Understanding that this is all very personal, James decides to find Thompson and do what it takes, even if it means stopping the new "M" from getting his hands on him first... and possibly losing his license to kill !
