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A Knives Out Mystery, Ranked

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Emily Cortez

Published Aug 08, 2026

It was tricky to pick a cameo to top this list, but it had to go to someone. In the end, Hugh Grant's appearance in "Glass Onion" was the one that had us hooting and hollering with joy. This cameo gave Benoit Blanc fans more than one thing to laugh at throughout the film.

Much like the first "Knives Out," "Glass Onion" has a mid-movie twist that completely reframes the entire mystery. After spending an hour of screen time on the island, we cut back to the day Blanc received the package to explain why he came to Bron's party in the first place. The movie shows Andi Brand (Janelle Monáe) in the hallway of a luxury apartment building knocking on a door. A flabbergasted Hugh Grant, covered in flour and donning an apron, answers the door. Andi asks for Blanc by name. 

Grant's performance is brief but perfect. Plus, this confirms that the voice that yelled out to Blanc that he had a package arrive in one of the movie's first scenes was Hugh Grant. Moreover, this scene confirms a part of Blanc's identity, namely that he is a gay man who lives with his partner. This fact of Benoit Blanc's sexuality has been confirmed by Rian Johnson (via Newsweek).