Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen) 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 · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 2025 · 100 Nights of Hero as Birdman
- 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 · Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- 2022 · Suspect as Harry
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2021 · Loki as Classic Loki
- 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 · An Accidental Studio 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 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2017 · Logan as Dr. Rice
- 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
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 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 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2006 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 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 Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 2000 · The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Stephen Moon
- 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 · L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- 1983 · Natural World as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1967 · Omnibus as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1998 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1993 · The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- Future · Fado! as
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- Future · Wildwood as
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2022 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Spine of Night as The Guardian (voice)
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2019 · Palm Beach as Billy
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Leonard Conrad
- 2017 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 2017 · Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- 2017 · Their Finest as Roger Swain
- 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2014 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002 · Sherlock: Case of Evil as Mycroft
- 2002 · The Making of 'Gosford Park' as Self
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- Future · Ladies First as
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- 2022 · Frankly as Self
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2020 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2020 · Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Self
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015 · Teeth as
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014 · Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 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 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 2005 · The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’ as Narrator
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- Future · The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)