Richard E. Grant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1957 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
- Credits
- 237
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).
Known for
Game of Thrones
2011TV
Izembaro
Logan
2017Movie
Dr. Rice
Loki
2021TV
Classic Loki
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Movie
Allegiant General Pryde
The Simpsons
1989TV
British Voice / Julian (voice)
Corpse Bride
2005Movie
Barkis Bittern (voice)
Filmography
Up Against It
2027Movie
Dr. Abaras
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
2027Movie
David Bliss
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026Movie
Mr. Hopkins
Wildwood
2026Movie
Owl Rex (voice)
Wicker
2026Movie
Doctor
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
2026TV
Self - Presenter
Savage House
2026Movie
Sir Chauncey Savage
Confessions II – The Film
2026Movie
Self
Ladies First
2026Movie
Pigeon Man
The Other Bennet Sister
2026TV
Mr. Bennet
100 Nights of Hero
2025Movie
Birdman
Nuremberg
2025Movie
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
The Celebrity Traitors
2025TV
Self - Contestant
The Thursday Murder Club
2025Movie
Bobby Tanner
Too Much
2025TV
Jonno Ratigan
Death of a Unicorn
2025Movie
Odell
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Movie
The Doctor (archive footage)
Nautilus
2024TV
The White Rajah
The Franchise
2024TV
Peter Fairchild
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
2024TV
Self
Argylle
2024Movie
Director Fowler
Saltburn
2023Movie
Sir James Catton
The Lesson
2023Movie
J.M. Sinclair
The Coronation Concert
2023Movie
Self
Frankly
2022TV
Self
A Royal Grand Design
2022Movie
Host
Persuasion
2022Movie
Sir Walter Elliot
Suspect
2022TV
Harry
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022TV
Self - Guest Judge
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022TV
Self
An Audience with Adele
2021Movie
Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021Movie
Classic Loki (archive footage)
The Spine of Night
2021Movie
The Guardian (voice)
The Outlaws
2021TV
The Earl
Robin Robin
2021Movie
Magpie (voice)
Moley
2021TV
The Gardener (voice)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021Movie
Self - Actor
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021Movie
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
2021TV
Self - Presenter
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021Movie
Seifert
Loki
2021TV
Classic Loki
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021Movie
Self - Host
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021TV
Self - Classic Loki
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020TV
Self - Expert
Between the Covers
2020TV
Self
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020Movie
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
2020Movie
Self
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020TV
Octavio
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Movie
Allegiant General Pryde
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019Movie
The Gardener (voice)
Palm Beach
2019Movie
Billy
An Accidental Studio
2019Movie
Self
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019Movie
as Self
7 Up & Me
2019Movie
Self
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018Movie
Shiver
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018Movie
Jack Hock
Hang Ups
2018TV
Leonard Conrad
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017Movie
Seifert
Making 'Logan'
2017Movie
Self
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017TV
Self
Logan
2017Movie
Dr. Rice
Their Finest
2017Movie
Roger Swain
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017TV
Man with Beard But No Hair
The Last Dragonslayer
2016Movie
Dragon (voice)
Jackie
2016Movie
Bill Walton
Jekyll and Hyde
2015TV
Sir Roger Bulstrode
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015Movie
The Duke of Wellington
Dig
2015TV
Ian Margrove
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015Movie
Himself - Actor
Teeth
2015Movie
Queen & Country
2015Movie
Major Cross
The Gospel of Luke
2015Movie
Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014Movie
Self - Presenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self
The Kumars
2014TV
Self
Dom Hemingway
2013Movie
Dickie Black
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013Movie
Self / Larry Oliphant
Khumba
2013Movie
Bradley (voice)
About Time
2013Movie
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Psychobitches
2013TV
Matthew Hopkins
Angel in the House
2013Movie
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012Movie
Dr. Walter Simeon
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012Movie
Narrator
The Fear
2012TV
Seb Whiting
Gadget Man
2012TV
For No Good Reason
2012Movie
Self
Kath & Kimderella
2012Movie
Alain the Page
Zambezia
2012Movie
Cecil (voice)
Words of the Titanic
2012Movie
Reader
Girls
2012TV
Jasper
Playhouse Presents
2012TV
Stephen / Tony
Cherrywood Cannon
2012Movie
(Voice)
The Iron Lady
2011Movie
Michael Heseltine
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011Movie
Ian
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011Movie
Vic Van Wrinkle
Game of Thrones
2011TV
Izembaro
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011TV
Doctor Curlew
The Last Fashion Show
2011Movie
Federico Marinoni
Foster
2011Movie
Mr. Potts
Cuckoo
2010Movie
Professor Julius Greengrass
The Nutcracker
2010Movie
Father
First Night
2010Movie
Adam
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010Movie
The Vicar (voice)
Downton Abbey
2010TV
Simon Bricker
The Man Who Married Himself
2010Movie
Olivier
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009Movie
Self
Love Hurts
2009Movie
Ben Bingham
Garden of Eden
2008Movie
Colonel Philip Boyle
Filth and Wisdom
2008Movie
Prof Flynn
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007Movie
Self - Presenter
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
British Film Forever
2007TV
Would I Lie to You?
2007TV
Self
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007Movie
James Booth
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006Movie
Self
Above and Beyond
2006TV
Don Bennett
Penelope
2006Movie
Franklin Wilhern
The One Show
2006TV
Self - Guest, Self
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006Movie
Preston (voice)
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006Movie
Narrator
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005Movie
Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick
2005Movie
Jasper
Corpse Bride
2005Movie
Barkis Bittern (voice)
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005TV
Self
Doctor Who
2005TV
The Great Intelligence, Dr Simeon
The Friday Night Project
2005TV
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004TV
Raymond West
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Story of an African Farm
2004Movie
Bonaparte Blenkins
Tooth
2004Movie
Jarvis Jarvis
90 Days in Hollywood
2004TV
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003TV
The Doctor (voice)
Bright Young Things
2003Movie
Father Rothschild
QI
2003TV
Self
Posh Nosh
2003TV
Simon Marchmont
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Monsieur N.
2003Movie
Hudson Lowe
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002Movie
Jack Stapleton
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002Movie
Mycroft
The Making of Gosford Park
2002Movie
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002TV
Self - Guest Announcer
Robert Altman in England
2002Movie
Self
Gosford Park
2001Movie
George
Hildegarde
2001Movie
Wolf
Strictly Sinatra
2001Movie
Himself
We Know Where You Live. Live!
2001Movie
Self
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Movie
Various Characters
The Little Vampire
2000Movie
Frederick Sackville-Bagg
The Miracle Maker
2000Movie
John The Baptist (voice)
Victoria's Secrets
2000Movie
Self
A Christmas Carol
1999Movie
Bob Cratchit
Let Them Eat Cake
1999TV
The Match
1999Movie
Gorgeous Gus
Withnail and Us
1999Movie
Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999Movie
Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999Movie
The Quite Handsome Doctor
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999TV
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Home Farm Twins
1999TV
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999Movie
Self
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998TV
Parkinson
1998TV
Self
St. Ives
1998Movie
Major Farquhar Chevening
Cash in Hand
1998Movie
Sir Harry Parkins
Spice World
1997Movie
Clifford
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997Movie
Gordon Comstock
Food of Love
1997Movie
Alex Salmon
Trial & Retribution
1997TV
Stephen Warrington
A Royal Scandal
1997Movie
George, Prince of Wales
An Audience with Elton John
1997Movie
Self
Treasure Island
1997Movie
Long John Silver
Captain Star
1997TV
The Serpent's Kiss
1997Movie
James Fitzmaurice
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997Movie
Self
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996Movie
Self - Audience Member
Twelfth Night
1996Movie
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Portrait of a Lady
1996Movie
Lord Warburton
The Cold Light of Day
1996Movie
Viktor Marek
Karaoke
1996TV
Nick Balmer
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996TV
Lee Knight
TFI Friday
1996TV
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1995Movie
Franz Kafka
Bed
1995Movie
Nurse/Bed Head
Soccer AM
1995TV
Self
Jack & Sarah
1995Movie
Jack
Empire of the Censors
1995Movie
Self - Host
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Movie
Cort Romney
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994Movie
Narrator (voice)
Room 101
1994TV
Self
Hard Times
1994TV
James Harthouse
Calliope
1994Movie
The Producer
Butter
1994Movie
Gerrard
Shooting Stars
1993TV
Self
Frasier
1993TV
Stephen Moon
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
The Age of Innocence
1993Movie
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993Movie
Long John Silver (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993TV
Long John Silver (voice)
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993Movie
Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993Movie
George Holly
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992Movie
Dr. Jack Seward
Absolutely Fabulous
1992TV
Dream Justin
The Other Side
1992Movie
Sherlock Holmes
The Player
1992Movie
Tom Oakley
Performance
1991TV
Nurse/Bed Head, George Holly
Hudson Hawk
1991Movie
Darwin Mayflower
L.A. Story
1991Movie
Roland Mackey
Henry & June
1990Movie
Hugo Guiler
Have I Got News for You
1990TV
Self
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990TV
Chingford Steel
The Word
1990TV
Mountains of the Moon
1990Movie
Oliphant
The Simpsons
1989TV
British Voice / Julian (voice)
Thieves in the Night
1989Movie
Joseph
Killing Dad
1989Movie
Berg
Warlock
1989Movie
Giles Redferne
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989Movie
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Here Is the News
1989Movie
David Dunhill
Codename: Kyril
1988TV
Sculby
Hidden City
1987Movie
Brewster
Withnail & I
1987Movie
Withnail
Lizzie's Pictures
1987TV
Honest Decent & True
1986Movie
Moonee Livingstone
Screen Two
1985TV
Moonee Livingstone, David Dunhill
Aspel & Company
1984TV
Natural World
1983TV
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
Omnibus
1967TV
Narrator (voice)
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Margot & Rudi
Movie
Fado!
Movie
New Line: Independent Legacies
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Movie
Wittgenstein's Poker
Movie
Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
The Honey Wars
Movie
(voice)
The Queen of Fashion
Movie
Evelyn Delves Broughton