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 · The Thursday Murder Club as
- 2025 · Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2024 · Nautilus as The White Rajah
- 2024 · The Franchise as Peter Fairchild
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Fowler
- 2024 · Wheel of Fortune as Self - Celebrity Contestant
- 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 · The Spine of Night as The Guardian
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 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 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 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 · 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 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 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
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 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 · 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 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 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 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 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 · 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 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 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 · 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
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1983 · Natural World as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- Future · Too Much as
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 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
- 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
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 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 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 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
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 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 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 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
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- Future · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Future · The One Hundred Nights of Hero as
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2020 · Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me 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
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 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 · 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 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · Making 'Logan' as Self
- Future · The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- Future · Fado! as
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- Future · The Post Office Girl as
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as