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 · 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
- 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 · 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 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 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 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall 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
- 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 · 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 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 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
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show 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 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 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
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 2000 · The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1998 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 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
- 1992 · Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- 1992 · The Player as Tom Oakley
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 1991 · Performance as Nurse
- 1991 · L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1983 · Natural World as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- 2024 · Wheel of Fortune as Self - Celebrity Contestant
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Self
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 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
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- Future · The Thursday Murder Club as
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · Too Much as
- Future · Making 'Logan' as Self
- Future · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 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 · Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as 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
- 2014 · Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 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 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005 · The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’ as Narrator
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 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 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- Future · The One Hundred Nights of Hero as
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- Future · The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
- Future · Fado! as
- Future · The Post Office Girl as