
Richard E. Grant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Biography
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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Filmography
The Queen of Fashion
Movie · as Evelyn Delves Broughton
Wittgenstein's Poker
Movie · as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
Fado!
Movie
Margot & Rudi
Movie
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Movie
New Line: Independent Legacies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Alma
Movie · as Charles

Up Against It
Movie · as Dr. Abaras

National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
Movie · as David Bliss

Wildwood
Movie · as Owl Rex (voice)

Savage House
Movie · as Sir Chauncey Savage

Ladies First
Movie · as Pigeon Man

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Movie · as Mr. Hopkins

Wicker
Movie · as The Doctor

Confessions II – The Film
Movie · as Self

Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps

The Other Bennet Sister
TV · as Mr. Bennet · 3 eps

TFI Unplugged
TV · 1 ep

Death of a Unicorn
Movie · as Odell

Nuremberg
Movie · as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

The Thursday Murder Club
Movie · as Bobby Tanner

100 Nights of Hero
Movie · as Birdman

Too Much
TV · as Jonno Ratigan · 10 eps

The Celebrity Traitors
TV · as Self - Contestant · 3 eps

The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Argylle
Movie · as Director Fowler

Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie · as The Doctor (archive footage)

Nautilus
TV · as The White Rajah · 2 eps

The Franchise
TV · as Peter Fairchild · 8 eps

Mozart: Rise of a Genius
TV · as Self · 3 eps

The Coronation Concert
Movie · as Self

The Lesson
Movie · as J.M. Sinclair

Saltburn
Movie · as Sir James Catton

A Royal Grand Design
Movie · as Host

Persuasion
Movie · as Sir Walter Elliot

Suspect
TV · as Harry · 8 eps

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
TV · as Self · 1 ep

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Frankly
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Movie · as Self - Actor

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Movie · as Classic Loki (archive footage)

An Audience with Adele
Movie · as Self

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Movie · as Seifert

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Movie · as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

Robin Robin
Movie · as Magpie (voice)

The Spine of Night
Movie · as The Guardian (voice)

Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Movie · as Self - Host

Loki
TV · as Classic Loki · 2 eps

Marvel Studios Assembled
TV · as Self - Classic Loki · 1 ep

Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps

Moley
TV · as The Gardener (voice) · 52 eps

The Outlaws
TV · as The Earl · 4 eps

The Skywalker Legacy
Movie · as Self

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Movie · as Self

Between the Covers
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV · as Self - Expert · 1 ep

Dispatches from Elsewhere
TV · as Octavio · 10 eps

The Space: Theatre of Survival
Movie · as as Self

Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Movie · as The Gardener (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Allegiant General Pryde

An Accidental Studio
Movie · as Self

7 Up & Me
Movie · as Self

Palm Beach
Movie · as Billy

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Movie · as Jack Hock

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Movie · as Shiver

Hang Ups
TV · as Leonard Conrad · 3 eps

Logan
Movie · as Dr. Rice

Their Finest
Movie · as Roger Swain

The Hitman's Bodyguard
Movie · as Seifert

Making 'Logan'
Movie · as Self

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
TV · as Self · 1 ep

A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV · as Man with Beard But No Hair · 3 eps

Jackie
Movie · as Bill Walton

The Last Dragonslayer
Movie · as Dragon (voice)

Queen & Country
Movie · as Major Cross

The Gospel of Luke
Movie · as Narrator (voice) – New International Version

Teeth
Movie

The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Movie · as Himself - Actor

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Movie · as The Duke of Wellington

Jekyll and Hyde
TV · as Sir Roger Bulstrode · 10 eps

Dig
TV · as Ian Margrove · 10 eps

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Dirty Weekenders in France
Movie · as Self - Presenter
The Kumars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Dom Hemingway
Movie · as Dickie Black

Khumba
Movie · as Bradley (voice)

About Time
Movie · as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Movie · as Self / Larry Oliphant

Angel in the House
Movie

Psychobitches
TV · as Matthew Hopkins · 1 ep

Zambezia
Movie · as Cecil (voice)

For No Good Reason
Movie · as Self
Words of the Titanic
Movie · as Reader

Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Movie · as Dr. Walter Simeon

Kath & Kimderella
Movie · as Alain the Page

Cherrywood Cannon
Movie · as (Voice)

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Movie · as Narrator

Girls
TV · as Jasper · 5 eps

The Fear
TV · as Seb Whiting · 4 eps

Gadget Man
TV · 1 ep

Playhouse Presents
TV · as Stephen / Tony · 1 ep

Horrid Henry: The Movie
Movie · as Vic Van Wrinkle

Foster
Movie · as Mr. Potts

The Last Fashion Show
Movie · as Federico Marinoni

How to Stop Being a Loser
Movie · as Ian

The Iron Lady
Movie · as Michael Heseltine

The Crimson Petal and the White
TV · as Doctor Curlew · 4 eps

Game of Thrones
TV · as Izembaro · 3 eps

Jackboots on Whitehall
Movie · as The Vicar (voice)

First Night
Movie · as Adam

The Man Who Married Himself
Movie · as Olivier

Cuckoo
Movie · as Professor Julius Greengrass

The Nutcracker
Movie · as Father

Downton Abbey
TV · as Simon Bricker · 4 eps

Love Hurts
Movie · as Ben Bingham

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Movie · as Self

Garden of Eden
Movie · as Colonel Philip Boyle

Filth and Wisdom
Movie · as Prof Flynn

Always Crashing in the Same Car
Movie · as James Booth

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Movie · as Self - Presenter

Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

British Film Forever
TV · 1 ep

Penelope
Movie · as Franklin Wilhern
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Movie · as Self

Pulp: The Story of Common People
Movie · as Narrator

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Movie · as Preston (voice)

The One Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Above and Beyond
TV · as Don Bennett · 2 eps

Corpse Bride
Movie · as Barkis Bittern (voice)

Colour Me Kubrick
Movie · as Jasper

The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Movie · as Narrator

The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Doctor Who
TV · as The Great Intelligence, Dr Simeon · 1 ep

8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Story of an African Farm
Movie · as Bonaparte Blenkins

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Tooth
Movie · as Jarvis Jarvis
90 Days in Hollywood
TV · 13 eps

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Raymond West · 1 ep

Monsieur N.
Movie · as Hudson Lowe

Bright Young Things
Movie · as Father Rothschild

Posh Nosh
TV · as Simon Marchmont · 9 eps

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
TV · as The Doctor (voice) · 6 eps

QI
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Jack Stapleton
Robert Altman in England
Movie · as Self

Sherlock: Case of Evil
Movie · as Mycroft

The Making of Gosford Park
Movie · as Self

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self - Guest Announcer · 1 ep

Gosford Park
Movie · as George

Hildegarde
Movie · as Wolf

Strictly Sinatra
Movie · as Himself

We Know Where You Live. Live!
Movie · as Self
I Love 1980's
TV · 1 ep

The Miracle Maker
Movie · as John The Baptist (voice)

The Little Vampire
Movie · as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Movie · as Various Characters

Victoria's Secrets
Movie · as Self

The Match
Movie · as Gorgeous Gus

A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Bob Cratchit

Withnail and Us
Movie · as Self

The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Movie · as Self

I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Movie · as Self

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Movie · as The Quite Handsome Doctor

The Scarlet Pimpernel
TV · as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel · 6 eps

Let Them Eat Cake
TV · 1 ep
Home Farm Twins
TV · 81 eps

St. Ives
Movie · as Major Farquhar Chevening
Cash in Hand
Movie · as Sir Harry Parkins
The Heaven and Earth Show
TV · 1 ep

Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Serpent's Kiss
Movie · as James Fitzmaurice

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Movie · as Gordon Comstock

A Royal Scandal
Movie · as George, Prince of Wales
Treasure Island
Movie · as Long John Silver

Spice World
Movie · as Clifford

An Audience with Elton John
Movie · as Self

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Movie · as Self

Food of Love
Movie · as Alex Salmon

Captain Star
TV · 13 eps

Trial & Retribution
TV · as Stephen Warrington · 1 ep

The Portrait of a Lady
Movie · as Lord Warburton

An Evening with Lily Savage
Movie · as Self - Audience Member

Twelfth Night
Movie · as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

The Cold Light of Day
Movie · as Viktor Marek

Karaoke
TV · as Nick Balmer · 4 eps

TFI Friday
TV · 4 eps

Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Lee Knight · 2 eps

Jack & Sarah
Movie · as Jack

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Movie · as Franz Kafka
Empire of the Censors
Movie · as Self - Host

Bed
Movie · as Nurse/Bed Head

Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Prêt-à-Porter
Movie · as Cort Romney

Calliope
Movie · as The Producer

Pink Floyd: The Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Butter
Movie · as Gerrard

Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hard Times
TV · as James Harthouse · 4 eps

The Age of Innocence
Movie · as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

The Legends of Treasure Island
Movie · as Long John Silver (voice)

Suddenly, Last Summer
Movie · as George Holly

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Movie · as Self

Shooting Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Legends of Treasure Island
TV · as Long John Silver (voice) · 26 eps

Frasier
TV · as Stephen Moon · 1 ep

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Player
Movie · as Tom Oakley
The Other Side
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Movie · as Dr. Jack Seward

Absolutely Fabulous
TV · as Dream Justin · 1 ep

L.A. Story
Movie · as Roland Mackey

Hudson Hawk
Movie · as Darwin Mayflower

Performance
TV · as Nurse/Bed Head, George Holly · 1 ep

Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as Oliphant

Henry & June
Movie · as Hugo Guiler

Rab C. Nesbitt
TV · as Chingford Steel · 1 ep

Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Word
TV · 1 ep

Warlock
Movie · as Giles Redferne

How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Movie · as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Here Is the News
Movie · as David Dunhill

Killing Dad
Movie · as Berg

Thieves in the Night
Movie · as Joseph

The Simpsons
TV · as British Voice / Julian (voice) · 1 ep

Codename: Kyril
TV · as Sculby · 2 eps

Withnail & I
Movie · as Withnail

Hidden City
Movie · as Brewster
Lizzie's Pictures
TV · 4 eps
Honest Decent & True
Movie · as Moonee Livingstone

Screen Two
TV · as Moonee Livingstone, David Dunhill · 1 ep
Aspel & Company
TV · 1 ep

Natural World
TV · 1 ep

An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Omnibus
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep




