Yahoo Lifestyle Richard E. Grant Has Revealed That A-List Actors Treated His Daughter “Appallingly” When She Worked As A Runner On Movie Sets
British actor Richard E. Grant has revealed that his daughter, Olivia Grant, was treated “appallingly” by big-name actors during the two years she worked as a runner on movie sets.
Richard, who has starred in everything from Spice World to Saltburn over his decades-long career, also shared his outrage over the fact that the A-listers “changed their tune” when they realized that Olivia was his daughter.
All of this came to light during a recent interview with Sky News, where Richard was asked what the “most underrated job on a film set” is.
“The runners,” the star immediately replied. “Who are paid the least amount of money, they’re the youngest, they get there at five in the morning and they’re the last to leave. And if anything goes wrong, they get shat on from a dizzy height.”
“And I know because my daughter was a runner for two years and appallingly treated by some very well-known household names in England,” Richard continued, visibly angry. “Who changed their tune when they found out who her father was, which made it worse. It made me damn those people even more.”
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Richard was then asked if he’d ever confronted any of the people who mistreated his daughter, and he admitted that he’d only personally encountered one of them.
“I’ve met one person, yeah,” he said. “And I’d never speak to him again.”
Olivia, now 35, is Richard’s only daughter, and he shares her with his late wife, Joan Washington.
According to her IMDB page, Olivia was a runner between 2014 and 2016, and worked on three movies during that time: The Riot Club, The Theory Of Everything, and Florence Foster Jenkins.
While Richard did not name names in the interview, Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, Sam Claflin, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, and Felicity Jones are among the big-name actors to have starred in those films.
Olivia has since established herself as a casting director. Earlier this year, she won the Zeitgeist Award from the Casting Society of America for her work on the 2023 blockbuster Barbie.
Meanwhile, one specific part of Richard’s quotes struck a chord with people as his interview was discussed on a popular Reddit forum.
“The fact they suddenly acted nice to her when they realised who her father is is so gross and fake,” one person wrote.
Several others agreed, with many taking the time to praise Richard for the fact that this had angered him more.
“The fact that he saw it as even worse when they found out who her father was and suddenly treated her better shows how much integrity he has. What a boss move!” a comment that has been upvoted thousands of times reads.
“Yeah, that part speaks volumes,” somebody else agreed. “It's not just ‘I hate that they were mean to MY kid,’ but also ‘I’m furious that they're out there treating these kids like shit including those who don't have the protection of a famous parent.’”
“I’m happy he’s speaking for all those people not just his daughter, i think that speaks volumes,” one more echoed.
Another user pointed out that both Olivia and Richard have publicly praised Eddie Redmayne in the years since she worked on The Theory of Everything, suggesting that he is not one of the A-listers who Richard was referencing.
What do you make of Richard’s revelation? Let us know in the comments!
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