Richard E. Grant
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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- 2025 · 100 Nights of Hero as Birdman
- 2025 · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Bobby Tanner
- 2025 · Too Much as Jonno Ratigan
- 2025 · Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2024 · Nautilus as The White Rajah
- 2024 · The Franchise as Peter Fairchild
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Fowler
- 2023 · Saltburn as Sir James Catton
- 2023 · The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2022 · Frankly as Self
- 2022 · Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- 2022 · Suspect as Harry
- 2022 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Spine of Night as The Guardian (voice)
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2021 · Loki as Classic Loki
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Classic Loki
- 2020 · Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2020 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 2019 · Palm Beach as Billy
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Self
- 2018 · The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Shiver
- 2018 · Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Leonard Conrad
- 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2017 · Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- 2017 · Logan as Dr. Rice
- 2017 · Their Finest as Roger Swain
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Man with Beard But No Hair
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2016 · Jackie as Bill Walton
- 2015 · Jekyll and Hyde as Sir Roger Bulstrode
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Dig as Ian Margrove
- 2015 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014 · Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2007 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005 · Corpse Bride as Barkis Bittern (voice)
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who as The Great Intelligence
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Dr Simeon
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Raymond West
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 2000 · The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1998 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1997 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Stephen Moon
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1992 · Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- 1992 · The Player as Tom Oakley
- 1991 · Performance as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1991 · Performance as George Holly
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 1991 · L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1983 · Natural World as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1967 · Omnibus as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- Future · Fado! as
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2020 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2019 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2017 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015 · Teeth as
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 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
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2005 · The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' as Narrator
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2002 · Sherlock: Case of Evil as Mycroft
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins
- 2002 · The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- Future · The Other Bennet Sister as Mr. Bennet
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- Future · Ladies First as
- 1995 · Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Sculby
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · Rose's Baby as