Richard E. Grant
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard E. Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as
- 2025 · Too Much as
- 2025 · Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 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
- 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
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2020 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2019 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · Palm Beach as Billy
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2017 · Their Finest as Roger Swain
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 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 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- Future · 100 Nights of Hero as
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 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 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 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 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 2020 · Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 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 · 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 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2015 · Dig as Ian Margrove
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015 · Teeth as
- 2014 · Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 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 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 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 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 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
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005 · The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’ 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
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Raymond West
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 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 · Withnail and Us 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
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1997 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 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 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1992 · Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1992 · The Player as Tom Oakley
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 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
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- 1989 · The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- 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 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- Future · Fado! as
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- Future · The Post Office Girl as