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
- 2022 · Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Loki as Classic Loki
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Classic Loki
- 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
- 2017 · Logan as Dr. Rice
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Man with Beard But No Hair
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2007 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 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
- 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 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 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
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 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 · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2022 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2020 · Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2017 · Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- 2015 · Dig as Ian Margrove
- 2015 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 1998 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 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 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 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 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2022 · Suspect as Harry
- 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 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy 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
- 2018 · Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Leonard Conrad
- 2017 · Their Finest as Roger Swain
- 2016 · Jackie as Bill Walton
- 2015 · Jekyll and Hyde as Sir Roger Bulstrode
- 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 2000 · The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- Future · Fado! as
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins
- 2015 · Teeth as
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- 2022 · Frankly as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2020 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
- 2017 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 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 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 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)
- 2007 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2005 · The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' as Narrator
- 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 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 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 Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1995 · Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
- 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
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Sculby
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · Rose's Baby as