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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- 2026 · Wildwood as (voice)
- 2026 · The Other Bennet Sister as Mr. Bennet
- 2026 · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2026 · Wicker as Doctor
- 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 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 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
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 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 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Spine of Night as The Guardian (voice)
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 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 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2020 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 2019 · Palm Beach as Billy
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Self
- 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 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 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 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 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
- 2015 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 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)
- 2013 · Psychobitches as Matthew Hopkins
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Stephen / Tony
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2007 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall 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)
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 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 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 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 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 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 · Performance as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1991 · Performance as George Holly
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 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
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 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
- 1967 · Omnibus as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- Future · Ladies First as
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1995 · Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Sculby
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- Future · Fado! as
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2019 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as 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
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 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 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 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 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 2000 · Victoria's Secrets as Self
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- Future · Rose's Baby as
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 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
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 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
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)