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 · Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2024 · Nautilus as The White Rajah
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Fowler
- 2023 · Saltburn as Sir James Catton
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · The Spine of Night as The Guardian (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
- 2018 · The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Shiver
- 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2017 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 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 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 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 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Stephen Moon
- 1993 · The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1992 · Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 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 · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- 2025 · Too Much as Jonno Ratigan
- 2024 · The Franchise as Peter Fairchild
- 2023 · The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2022 · Suspect as Harry
- 2022 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2020 · Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019 · Palm Beach as Billy
- 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
- 2014 · Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2011 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2002 · Sherlock: Case of Evil as Mycroft
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 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 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2022 · Frankly as Self
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2022 · Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 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 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Self
- 2017 · Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2015 · Dig as Ian Margrove
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015 · Teeth as
- 2015 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2007 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 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
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2005 · The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’ as Narrator
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 2002 · The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 2000 · The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 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 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Sculby
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- Future · Fado! as
- Future · Rose's Baby as
- 1995 · Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 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 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)