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Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Known for: Acting

Born 05/05/1957
Place of birth Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

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).

Filmography

Game of Thrones Series ★ 8,5

Game of Thrones

Izembaro

2011

The Simpsons Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

British Voice / Julian (voice)

1989

Late Night with Seth Meyers Series ★ 5,2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

2014

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

The Great Intelligence

2005

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Dr Simeon

2005

The Graham Norton Show Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Frasier Series ★ 7,7

Frasier

Stephen Moon

1993

Ladies First Film ★ 6,0

Ladies First

Pigeon Man

2026

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2003

Downton Abbey Series ★ 8,1

Downton Abbey

Simon Bricker

2010

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self - Guest

2006

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Raymond West

2004

QI Series ★ 7,9

QI

Self

2003

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self

1990

Loki Series ★ 8,2

Loki

Classic Loki

2021

Natural World Series ★ 7,4

Natural World

1983

8 Out of 10 Cats Series ★ 7,2

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

2005

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

Narrator (voice)

1967

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

1967

Absolutely Fabulous Series ★ 7,5

Absolutely Fabulous

Dream Justin

1992

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Series ★ 6,2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015

Girls Series ★ 6,4

Girls

Jasper

2012

Nuremberg Film ★ 7,5

Nuremberg

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

2025

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Moonee Livingstone

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

David Dunhill

1985

Would I Lie to You? Series ★ 7,8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

2007

A Series of Unfortunate Events Series ★ 7,4

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Man with Beard But No Hair

2017

Corpse Bride Film ★ 7,6

Corpse Bride

Barkis Bittern (voice)

2005

No Hiding Place Series ★ 4,8

No Hiding Place

1959

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Film ★ 6,3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Allegiant General Pryde

2019

Logan Film ★ 7,8

Logan

Dr. Rice

2017

Soccer AM Series ★ 6,3

Soccer AM

Self

1995

Parkinson Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Series ★ 6,2

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Self - Guest Announcer

2002

About Time Film ★ 7,9

About Time

Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

2013

Performance Series ★ 6,3

Performance

Nurse/Bed Head

1991

Performance Series ★ 6,3

Performance

George Holly

1991

Trial & Retribution Series ★ 6,8

Trial & Retribution

Stephen Warrington

1997

Room 101 Series ★ 6,5

Room 101

Self

1994

Shooting Stars Series ★ 7,7

Shooting Stars

Self

1993

Death of a Unicorn Film ★ 6,4

Death of a Unicorn

Odell

2025

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Stephen / Tony

2012

Series ★ 4,4

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Series ★ 5,6

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Self - Expert

2020

Bram Stoker's Dracula Film ★ 7,5

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Dr. Jack Seward

1992

Marvel Studios Assembled Series ★ 7,2

Marvel Studios Assembled

Self - Classic Loki

2021

The Outlaws Series ★ 7,4

The Outlaws

The Earl

2021

Nautilus Series ★ 6,7

Nautilus

The White Rajah

2024

The Other Bennet Sister Series ★ 8,6

The Other Bennet Sister

Mr. Bennet

2026

Too Much Series ★ 5,5

Too Much

Jonno Ratigan

2025

The Hitman's Bodyguard Film ★ 6,9

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Seifert

2017

Saltburn Film ★ 7,0

Saltburn

Sir James Catton

2023

Argylle Film ★ 6,0

Argylle

Director Fowler

2024

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Series ★ 6,3

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

Self - Guest Judge

2022

Savage House Film

Savage House

Sir Chauncey Savage

2026

The Franchise Series ★ 6,5

The Franchise

Peter Fairchild

2024

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Film ★ 6,6

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Seifert

2021

Rab C. Nesbitt Series ★ 7,0

Rab C. Nesbitt

Chingford Steel

1990

Suspect Series ★ 6,0

Suspect

Harry

2022

The Thursday Murder Club Film ★ 6,6

The Thursday Murder Club

Bobby Tanner

2025

The Player Film ★ 7,2

The Player

Tom Oakley

1992

The Age of Innocence Film ★ 7,0

The Age of Innocence

Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

1993

Karaoke Series ★ 6,7

Karaoke

Nick Balmer

1996

Between the Covers Series ★ 5,5

Between the Covers

Self

2020

Moley Series ★ 6,0

Moley

The Gardener (voice)

2021

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Film ★ 6,1

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Shiver

2018

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Film ★ 5,6

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Preston (voice)

2006

Penelope Film ★ 6,7

Penelope

Franklin Wilhern

2007

Series

Home Farm Twins

1999

Dispatches from Elsewhere Series ★ 6,7

Dispatches from Elsewhere

Octavio

2020

Gosford Park Film ★ 6,8

Gosford Park

George

2001

Hudson Hawk Film ★ 5,7

Hudson Hawk

Darwin Mayflower

1991

Henry & June Film ★ 6,0

Henry & June

Hugo Guiler

1990

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Matthew Hopkins

2013

Gadget Man Series ★ 7,0

Gadget Man

2012

Jackie Film ★ 6,5

Jackie

Bill Walton

2016

The Legends of Treasure Island Series ★ 7,9

The Legends of Treasure Island

Long John Silver (voice)

1993

Spice World Film ★ 4,9

Spice World

Clifford

1997

Khumba Film ★ 6,0

Khumba

Bradley (voice)

2013

Hang Ups Series ★ 6,4

Hang Ups

Leonard Conrad

2018

Zambezia Film ★ 6,2

Zambezia

Cecil (voice)

2012

The Iron Lady Film ★ 6,4

The Iron Lady

Michael Heseltine

2011

Series

Aspel & Company

1984

Persuasion Film ★ 6,1

Persuasion

Sir Walter Elliot

2022

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series ★ 7,7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

1999

The Little Vampire Film ★ 6,9

The Little Vampire

Frederick Sackville-Bagg

2000

Dig Series ★ 6,2

Dig

Ian Margrove

2015

Wildwood Film

Wildwood

(voice)

2026

The Crimson Petal and the White Series ★ 7,0

The Crimson Petal and the White

Doctor Curlew

2011

The Celebrity Traitors Series ★ 8,1

The Celebrity Traitors

Self - Contestant

2025

Series ★ 5,0

The Kumars

Self

2014

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks Series

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

Self

2017

Their Finest Film ★ 6,6

Their Finest

Roger Swain

2017

British Film Forever Series ★ 5,5

British Film Forever

2007

Jekyll and Hyde Series ★ 6,4

Jekyll and Hyde

Sir Roger Bulstrode

2015

100 Nights of Hero Film ★ 6,0

100 Nights of Hero

Birdman

2025

The Fear Series ★ 6,4

The Fear

Seb Whiting

2012

The Portrait of a Lady Film ★ 6,0

The Portrait of a Lady

Lord Warburton

1996

Withnail & I Film ★ 7,3

Withnail & I

Withnail

1987

Warlock Film ★ 6,3

Warlock

Giles Redferne

1989

Twelfth Night Film ★ 7,0

Twelfth Night

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

1996

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win Series ★ 6,9

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win

Self

2022

Wicker Film ★ 10,0

Wicker

Doctor

2026

Posh Nosh Series ★ 7,5

Posh Nosh

Simon Marchmont

2003

The Nutcracker Film ★ 5,0

The Nutcracker

Father

2010

Prêt-à-Porter Film ★ 5,2

Prêt-à-Porter

Cort Romney

1994

Hard Times Series

Hard Times

James Harthouse

1994

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Film ★ 6,8

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Jack Hock

2018

Let Them Eat Cake Series ★ 7,3

Let Them Eat Cake

1999

A Christmas Carol Film ★ 7,0

A Christmas Carol

Bob Cratchit

1999

Bright Young Things Film ★ 6,3

Bright Young Things

Father Rothschild

2003

Tooth Film ★ 4,1

Tooth

Jarvis Jarvis

2004

Dom Hemingway Film ★ 5,8

Dom Hemingway

Dickie Black

2013

Palm Beach Film ★ 5,3

Palm Beach

Billy

2019

The Match Film ★ 6,0

The Match

Gorgeous Gus

1999

Frankly Series ★ 5,0

Frankly

Self

2022

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka Series ★ 7,0

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

The Doctor (voice)

2003

The Miracle Maker Film ★ 6,1

The Miracle Maker

John The Baptist (voice)

2000

Horrid Henry: The Movie Film ★ 5,2

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Vic Van Wrinkle

2011

Queen & Country Film ★ 6,1

Queen & Country

Major Cross

2015

L.A. Story Film ★ 6,5

L.A. Story

Roland Mackey

1991

Foster Film ★ 6,7

Foster

Mr. Potts

2011

Robin Robin Film ★ 7,0

Robin Robin

Magpie (voice)

2021

Above and Beyond Series ★ 6,8

Above and Beyond

Don Bennett

2006

Captain Star Series ★ 6,6

Captain Star

1997

The Last Dragonslayer Film ★ 6,0

The Last Dragonslayer

Dragon (voice)

2016

The Skywalker Legacy Film ★ 7,8

The Skywalker Legacy

Self

2020

Jack & Sarah Film ★ 6,7

Jack & Sarah

Jack

1995

Jackboots on Whitehall Film ★ 4,9

Jackboots on Whitehall

The Vicar (voice)

2010

Everybody's Talking About Jamie Film ★ 6,2

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

2021

Mountains of the Moon Film ★ 6,5

Mountains of the Moon

Oliphant

1990

The Spine of Night Film ★ 6,0

The Spine of Night

The Guardian (voice)

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Film ★ 6,9

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Classic Loki (archive footage)

2021

Kath & Kimderella Film ★ 5,3

Kath & Kimderella

Alain the Page

2012

Hard Times Film ★ 7,7

Hard Times

James Harthouse

1994

Making 'Logan' Film

Making 'Logan'

Self

2017

The Lesson Film ★ 5,7

The Lesson

J.M. Sinclair

2023

Film

Fado!

Love Hurts Film ★ 4,9

Love Hurts

Ben Bingham

2009

Butter Film ★ 8,7

Butter

Gerrard

1994

Doctor Who at the Proms Film ★ 7,2

Doctor Who at the Proms

The Doctor (archive footage)

2024

The Hound of the Baskervilles Film ★ 6,1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Jack Stapleton

2002

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV Film

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

2009

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' Film ★ 8,0

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

Self (archive footage)

2007

Film

Treasure Island

Long John Silver

1997

Doctor Who: The Snowmen Film ★ 7,7

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Dr. Walter Simeon

2012

How to Stop Being a Loser Film ★ 5,3

How to Stop Being a Loser

Ian

2011

Hidden City Film ★ 5,4

Hidden City

Brewster

1987

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! Film ★ 6,0

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Self - Actor

2021

The Legends of Treasure Island Film ★ 8,0

The Legends of Treasure Island

Long John Silver (voice)

1993

Keep the Aspidistra Flying Film ★ 6,0

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Gordon Comstock

1997

Sherlock: Case of Evil Film ★ 6,1

Sherlock: Case of Evil

Mycroft

2002

Codename: Kyril Series ★ 6,0

Codename: Kyril

Sculby

1988

The Last Fashion Show Film ★ 4,8

The Last Fashion Show

Federico Marinoni

2011

How to Get Ahead in Advertising Film ★ 6,3

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Denis Dimbleby Bagley

1989

An Audience with Adele Film ★ 8,4

An Audience with Adele

Self

2021

First Night Film ★ 2,3

First Night

Adam

2010

Master Moley by Royal Invitation Film ★ 5,8

Master Moley by Royal Invitation

The Gardener (voice)

2019

Cherrywood Cannon Film

Cherrywood Cannon

(Voice)

2012

Garden of Eden Film ★ 4,7

Garden of Eden

Colonel Philip Boyle

2008

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall Film ★ 7,8

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

Self

2020

For No Good Reason Film ★ 6,8

For No Good Reason

Self

2012

Colour Me Kubrick Film ★ 5,7

Colour Me Kubrick

Jasper

2005

The Coronation Concert Film ★ 6,0

The Coronation Concert

Self

2023

Series

Lizzie's Pictures

1987

Film

The Queen of Fashion

Evelyn Delves Broughton

Strictly Sinatra Film ★ 5,0

Strictly Sinatra

Himself

2001

St. Ives Film ★ 5,6

St. Ives

Major Farquhar Chevening

1998

The Making of Gosford Park Film ★ 5,3

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

2002

Teeth Film ★ 6,7

Teeth

2015

The Gospel of Luke Film ★ 8,3

The Gospel of Luke

Narrator (voice) – New International Version

2015

Cuckoo Film ★ 4,7

Cuckoo

Professor Julius Greengrass

2010

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death Film ★ 7,4

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

The Quite Handsome Doctor

1999

The Serpent's Kiss Film ★ 5,5

The Serpent's Kiss

James Fitzmaurice

1997

Filth and Wisdom Film ★ 5,7

Filth and Wisdom

Prof Flynn

2008

Monsieur N. Film ★ 6,3

Monsieur N.

Hudson Lowe

2003

Codename: Kyril Film

Codename: Kyril

Laurence Sculby

1988

Film

Rose's Baby

Dr. Abaras

2027

The Story of an African Farm Film ★ 5,8

The Story of an African Farm

Bonaparte Blenkins

2004

The Honey Wars Film

The Honey Wars

(voice)

Film

Elementary My Dear Viewer

Self - Presenter

2007

Film ★ 5,3

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

Self

2006

An Accidental Studio Film ★ 6,4

An Accidental Studio

Self

2019

The Cold Light of Day Film ★ 5,0

The Cold Light of Day

Viktor Marek

1996

Food of Love Film ★ 4,0

Food of Love

Alex Salmon

1997

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' Film ★ 7,0

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Self

1993

7 Up & Me Film ★ 7,5

7 Up & Me

Self

2019

Film ★ 5,3

Empire of the Censors

Self - Host

1995

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady Film ★ 7,5

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Self

1997

The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson Film

The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

Self

1999

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) Film ★ 4,6

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)

Berg

1989

An Evening with Lily Savage Film ★ 10,0

An Evening with Lily Savage

Self - Audience Member

1996

An Audience with Elton John Film ★ 9,0

An Audience with Elton John

Self

1997

Vem Var Dracula Film

Vem Var Dracula

Self

1996

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Film ★ 7,0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Various Characters

2000

Film ★ 8,0

Cash in Hand

Sir Harry Parkins

1998

Write Around the World with Richard E Grant Series

Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Self - Presenter

2021

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked Film

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

The Duke of Wellington

2015

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody Film ★ 8,1

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody

Narrator (voice)

2004

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips Film ★ 8,3

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Self / Larry Oliphant

2013

Bed Film ★ 7,0

Bed

Nurse/Bed Head

1995

Calliope Film ★ 8,0

Calliope

The Producer

1994

Always Crashing in the Same Car Film ★ 6,7

Always Crashing in the Same Car

James Booth

2007

Suddenly, Last Summer Film ★ 6,4

Suddenly, Last Summer

George Holly

1993

A Royal Scandal Film ★ 7,6

A Royal Scandal

George, Prince of Wales

1997

The Friday Night Project Series ★ 6,0

The Friday Night Project

Self

2005

Withnail and Us Film ★ 6,4

Withnail and Us

Self

1999

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Film ★ 7,0

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

Franz Kafka

1995

Film

Robert Altman in England

Self

2002

Series

90 Days in Hollywood

2004

Hildegarde Film ★ 6,0

Hildegarde

Wolf

2001

I Demand to Have Some Booze! Film

I Demand to Have Some Booze!

Self

1999

Pink Floyd: The Story Film ★ 10,0

Pink Floyd: The Story

Narrator (voice)

1994

The Secret World of Lewis Carroll Film ★ 6,0

The Secret World of Lewis Carroll

Himself - Actor

2015

Here Is the News Film

Here Is the News

David Dunhill

1989

Victoria's Secrets Film ★ 9,0

Victoria's Secrets

Self

2000

Film

The Man Who Stole Portugal

Film ★ 7,0

Honest Decent & True

Moonee Livingstone

1986

Pulp: The Story of Common People Film ★ 6,0

Pulp: The Story of Common People

Narrator

2006

Film

Words of the Titanic

Reader

2012

Film

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

Mr. Hopkins

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey Film ★ 10,0

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

Narrator

2012

Film

Margot & Rudi

The Space: Theatre of Survival Film

The Space: Theatre of Survival

as Self

2019

Thieves in the Night Film ★ 7,0

Thieves in the Night

Joseph

1989

Film

Wittgenstein's Poker

Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

The Man Who Married Himself Film ★ 8,0

The Man Who Married Himself

Olivier

2010

The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' Film ★ 7,6

The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

Narrator

2005

Film

The Other Side

Sherlock Holmes

1992

Dirty Weekenders in France Film

Dirty Weekenders in France

Self - Presenter

2014

Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime Film ★ 4,0

Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime

Self - Host

2021

A Royal Grand Design Film

A Royal Grand Design

Host

2022