Richard E. Grant
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-05-05 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Richard E. Grant
Biography
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; May 5, 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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Acting
Wildwood
as (voice)
Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage
Making 'Logan'
as Self
The Guinea Pig Club
as Archie McIndoe
The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
(2025)
Death of a Unicorn
as Odell
(2025)
(2024)
Argylle
as Director Fowler
(2024)
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (archive footage)
(2023)
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
(2023)
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
(2023)
The Coronation Concert
as Self
(2022)
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
(2022)
A Royal Grand Design
as Host
(2021)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
(2021)
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
(2021)
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian
(2021)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
(2021)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
(2021)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
(2021)
An Audience with Adele
as Self
(2021)
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
as Self - Host
(2020)
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
(2020)
(2020)
Groundhog Dave 2
as Groundhog Dave (voice)
(2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde
(2019)
Palm Beach
as Billy
(2019)
An Accidental Studio
as Self
(2019)
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
as The Gardener (voice)
(2019)
7 Up & Me
as Self
(2019)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self
(2018)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver
(2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock
(2017)
Logan
as Dr. Rice
(2017)
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Seifert
(2017)
Their Finest
as Roger Swain
(2016)
Jackie
as Bill Walton
(2016)
The Last Dragonslayer
as Dragon (voice)
(2015)
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
(2015)
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
as The Duke of Wellington
(2015)
(2015)
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
as Himself - Actor
(2014)
Queen & Country
as Major Cross
(2014)
Dirty Weekenders in France
as Self - Presenter
(2013)
About Time
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
(2013)
Khumba
as Bradley (voice)
(2013)
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black
(2013)
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Larry Oliphant
(2012)
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice)
(2012)
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon
(2012)
For No Good Reason
as Self
(2012)
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page
(2012)
(2012)
Words of the Titanic
as Reader
(2012)
Cherrywood Cannon
as (Voice)
(2011)
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine
(2011)
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle
(2011)
Foster
as Mr. Potts
(2011)
(2011)
The Last Fashion Show
as Federico Marinoni
(2010)
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice)
(2010)
The Nutcracker
as Father
(2010)
Cuckoo
as Professor Julius Greengrass
(2010)
First Night
as Adam
(2010)
The Man Who Married Himself
as Olivier
(2009)
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham
(2008)
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle
(2008)
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn
(2007)
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Always Crashing in the Same Car
as James Booth
(2007)
Elementary My Dear Viewer
as Self - Presenter
(2006)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Preston (voice)
(2006)
Penelope
as Franklin Wilhern
(2006)
(2006)
Pulp: The Story of Common People
as Narrator
(2006)
(2005)
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
(2005)
Colour Me Kubrick
as Jasper
(2005)
The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
as Narrator
(2004)
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice)
(2004)
Tooth
as Jarvis Jarvis
(2004)
The Story of an African Farm
as Bonaparte Blenkins
(2003)
Bright Young Things
as Father Rothschild
(2003)
Monsieur N.
as Hudson Lowe
(2002)
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft
(2002)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton
(2002)
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self
(2002)
Robert Altman in England
as Himself
(2001)
Gosford Park
as George
(2001)
Strictly Sinatra
as Himself
(2001)
Hildegarde
as Wolf
(2000)
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
(2000)
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice)
(2000)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
(1999)
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
(1999)
The Match
as Gorgeous Gus
(1999)
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
(1999)
(1999)
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
as Self
(1999)
Withnail and Us
as Self
(1998)
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening
(1998)
Cash in Hand
as Sir Harry Parkins
(1997)
Spice World
as Clifford
(1997)
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
(1997)
(1997)
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice
(1997)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock
(1997)
A Royal Scandal
as George, Prince of Wales
(1997)
Food of Love
as Alex Salmon
(1997)
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
(1996)
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton
(1996)
Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
(1996)
The Cold Light of Day
as Viktor Marek
(1996)
Vem Var Dracula
as Self
(1996)
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
(1995)
Jack & Sarah
as Jack
(1995)
Empire of the Censors
as Self - Host
(1994)
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cort Romney
(1994)
Hard Times
as James Harthouse
(1994)
Butter
as Gerrard
(1994)
Calliope
as The Producer
(1994)
Pink Floyd: The Story
as Narrator (voice)
(1993)
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
(1993)
Suddenly, Last Summer
as George Holly
(1993)
(1993)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Franz Kafka
(1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Long John Silver (voice)
(1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
(1992)
The Player
as Tom Oakley
(1992)
The Other Side
as Sherlock Holmes
(1991)
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower
(1991)
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey
(1990)
Henry & June
as Hugo Guiler
(1990)
Mountains of the Moon
as Oliphant
(1989)
Warlock
as Giles Redferne
(1989)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
(1989)
Here Is the News
as David Dunhill
(1989)
(1989)
Thieves in the Night
as Joseph
(1988)
Codename: Kyril
as Laurence Sculby
(1987)
Withnail & I
as Withnail
(1987)
Hidden City
as Brewster
(1986)
Honest Decent & True
as Moonee Livingstone
Crew
(2005)
Wah-Wah
Director, Screenplay