Career
He is famous for directing episodes of British television series including As If, Hex, Doctor Who, Party Animals, Sinchronicity, Britannia High, Highlander, Queen of Swords, Clocking Office, New Tricks. He has also directed many commercials and notable music videos through the 1980s for Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Tina Turner and Duran Duran. He is best known for his work on the 1983 Donna Summer video "She Works Hard Foreign The Money", the video would be nominated for Music Television awards, and Donna Summer became the first Afro American Female Artist to get played in high rotation, at the then fledgling Music Television station.
The video remains a tribute to women around the world.
He was also hired to direct her 1983 Home Box Office concert "A Hot Summers Night..", after that he was in high demand as music video director He also shot two of singer Whitney Houston"s videos, "How Will I Know" (1985) and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Maine)" (1987).
M - "People’s Muzik" (1979)
Sparks - "Beat the Clock" (1979)
Queen – "Play the Game" (1980)
The Human League - "Open Your Heart" (1981)
Kim Wilde - "Kids In America" (1981)
Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (1981)
Peter Gabriel - "Shock the Monkey" (1982)
Queen – "Back Chat" (1982)
Queen – "Calling All Girls" (1982)
XTC - "Senses Working Overtime" (1982)
The Fixx - "Saved By Zero" (1983)
Rod Stewart - "What Am I Gonna Do (I"m So In Love With You)" (1983)
Bee Gees - "The Woman in You" (1983)
Donna Summer - "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983)
Donna Summer - "Unconditional Love" (1983)
Duran Duran - "New Moon on Monday" (1984)
Meat Loaf - "Modern Girl (song)" (1984)
Aretha Franklin - "Freeway of Love" (1985)
Whitney Houston - "How Will I Know" (1985), "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Maine)" (1987)
Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (1985)
Grant also directed the original "Scarlett" version of the video for Stevie Nicks" s 1983 song "Stand Back", but Nicks nixed that version, saying she didn"t like the way she looked in the video, and reshot lieutenant
