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.
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 (Movies)
100 Nights of Hero
Character:Birdman
Release Date:05/12/2025
Nuremberg
Character:Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Release Date:06/11/2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Character:Bobby Tanner
Release Date:22/08/2025
Death of a Unicorn
Character:Odell
Release Date:27/03/2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
Character:The Doctor (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2024
Argylle
Character:Director Fowler
Release Date:31/01/2024
Saltburn
Character:Sir James Catton
Release Date:16/11/2023
The Lesson
Character:J.M. Sinclair
Release Date:07/07/2023
The Coronation Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2023
A Royal Grand Design
Character:Host
Release Date:30/09/2022
Persuasion
Character:Sir Walter Elliot
Release Date:01/07/2022
An Audience with Adele
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Character:Classic Loki (archive footage)
Release Date:12/11/2021
The Spine of Night
Character:The Guardian (voice)
Release Date:29/10/2021
Robin Robin
Character:Magpie (voice)
Release Date:09/10/2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:27/09/2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Character:Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Release Date:10/09/2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Character:Seifert
Release Date:14/06/2021
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:05/04/2021
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Character:Allegiant General Pryde
Release Date:18/12/2019
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Character:The Gardener (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2019
Palm Beach
Character:Billy
Release Date:08/08/2019
An Accidental Studio
Character:Self
Release Date:12/07/2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Character:as Self
Release Date:07/06/2019
7 Up & Me
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Character:Shiver
Release Date:26/10/2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Character:Jack Hock
Release Date:19/10/2018
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Character:Seifert
Release Date:16/08/2017
Making 'Logan'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2017
Logan
Character:Dr. Rice
Release Date:28/02/2017
Their Finest
Character:Roger Swain
Release Date:19/02/2017
The Last Dragonslayer
Character:Dragon (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2016
Jackie
Character:Bill Walton
Release Date:02/12/2016
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Character:The Duke of Wellington
Release Date:10/05/2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Character:Himself - Actor
Release Date:31/01/2015
Teeth
Character:
Release Date:25/01/2015
Queen & Country
Character:Major Cross
Release Date:07/01/2015
The Gospel of Luke
Character:Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Release Date:01/01/2015
Dirty Weekenders in France
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:13/04/2014
Dom Hemingway
Character:Dickie Black
Release Date:14/11/2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Character:Self / Larry Oliphant
Release Date:28/09/2013
About Time
Character:Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/2013
Khumba
Character:Bradley (voice)
Release Date:18/07/2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Character:Dr. Walter Simeon
Release Date:25/12/2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/12/2012
For No Good Reason
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2012
Kath & Kimderella
Character:Alain the Page
Release Date:06/09/2012
Zambezia
Character:Cecil (voice)
Release Date:05/06/2012
Words of the Titanic
Character:Reader
Release Date:15/04/2012
Cherrywood Cannon
Character:(Voice)
Release Date:01/01/2012
The Iron Lady
Character:Michael Heseltine
Release Date:26/12/2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
Character:Ian
Release Date:18/11/2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Character:Vic Van Wrinkle
Release Date:29/07/2011
The Last Fashion Show
Character:Federico Marinoni
Release Date:25/03/2011
Foster
Character:Mr. Potts
Release Date:10/02/2011
Cuckoo
Character:Professor Julius Greengrass
Release Date:17/12/2010
The Nutcracker
Character:Father
Release Date:24/11/2010
First Night
Character:Adam
Release Date:13/10/2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Character:The Vicar (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2010
The Man Who Married Himself
Character:Olivier
Release Date:03/04/2010
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Character:
Release Date:21/12/2009
Love Hurts
Character:Ben Bingham
Release Date:09/09/2009
Filth and Wisdom
Character:Prof Flynn
Release Date:17/09/2008
Garden of Eden
Character:Colonel Philip Boyle
Release Date:01/01/2008
Penelope
Character:Franklin Wilhern
Release Date:17/11/2007
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:17/11/2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2007
Always Crashing in the Same Car
Character:James Booth
Release Date:03/06/2007
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2006
Above and Beyond
Character:
Release Date:29/10/2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Character:Preston (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/02/2006
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/12/2005
Colour Me Kubrick
Character:Jasper
Release Date:06/10/2005
Corpse Bride
Character:Barkis Bittern (voice)
Release Date:12/09/2005
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2004
The Story of an African Farm
Character:Bonaparte Blenkins
Release Date:08/10/2004
Tooth
Character:Jarvis Jarvis
Release Date:13/02/2004
Bright Young Things
Character:Father Rothschild
Release Date:03/10/2003
Monsieur N.
Character:Hudson Lowe
Release Date:15/01/2003
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character:Jack Stapleton
Release Date:26/12/2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Character:Mycroft
Release Date:25/10/2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2002
Robert Altman in England
Character:Himself
Release Date:03/02/2002
Gosford Park
Character:George
Release Date:26/12/2001
Hildegarde
Character:Wolf
Release Date:10/10/2001
Strictly Sinatra
Character:Himself
Release Date:29/06/2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Character:Various Characters
Release Date:25/12/2000
The Little Vampire
Character:Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Release Date:27/10/2000
The Miracle Maker
Character:John The Baptist (voice)
Release Date:31/03/2000
A Christmas Carol
Character:Bob Cratchit
Release Date:05/12/1999
The Match
Character:Gorgeous Gus
Release Date:13/08/1999
Withnail and Us
Character:Self
Release Date:04/08/1999
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Character:The Quite Handsome Doctor
Release Date:26/03/1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
St. Ives
Character:Major Farquhar Chevening
Release Date:01/01/1998
Cash in Hand
Character:Sir Harry Parkins
Release Date:01/01/1998
Spice World
Character:Clifford
Release Date:18/12/1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Character:Gordon Comstock
Release Date:20/11/1997
Food of Love
Character:Alex Salmon
Release Date:19/10/1997
A Royal Scandal
Character:George, Prince of Wales
Release Date:10/10/1997
An Audience with Elton John
Character:Self
Release Date:27/09/1997
Treasure Island
Character:Long John Silver
Release Date:14/07/1997
The Serpent's Kiss
Character:James Fitzmaurice
Release Date:14/05/1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1997
An Evening with Lily Savage
Character:Self - Audience Member
Release Date:11/11/1996
Twelfth Night
Character:Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Release Date:25/10/1996
The Portrait of a Lady
Character:Lord Warburton
Release Date:17/10/1996
Vem Var Dracula
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/1996
The Cold Light of Day
Character:Viktor Marek
Release Date:20/08/1996
Bed
Character:Nurse/Bed Head
Release Date:20/10/1995
Jack & Sarah
Character:Jack
Release Date:02/06/1995
Empire of the Censors
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:28/05/1995
Prêt-à-Porter
Character:Cort Romney
Release Date:23/12/1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/11/1994
Hard Times
Character:James Harthouse
Release Date:29/04/1994
Calliope
Character:The Producer
Release Date:06/02/1994
Butter
Character:Gerrard
Release Date:01/01/1994
The Age of Innocence
Character:Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Release Date:10/09/1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character:Long John Silver (voice)
Release Date:10/09/1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
Character:George Holly
Release Date:06/01/1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Character:Franz Kafka
Release Date:01/01/1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Character:Dr. Jack Seward
Release Date:13/11/1992
The Other Side
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:29/08/1992
The Player
Character:Tom Oakley
Release Date:08/05/1992
Hudson Hawk
Character:Darwin Mayflower
Release Date:23/05/1991
L.A. Story
Character:Roland Mackey
Release Date:08/02/1991
Henry & June
Character:Hugo Guiler
Release Date:28/09/1990
Mountains of the Moon
Character:Oliphant
Release Date:16/02/1990
Thieves in the Night
Character:Joseph
Release Date:11/10/1989
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Character:Berg
Release Date:01/09/1989
Warlock
Character:Giles Redferne
Release Date:01/06/1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Character:Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Release Date:05/05/1989
Here Is the News
Character:David Dunhill
Release Date:05/03/1989
Codename: Kyril
Character:Laurence Sculby
Release Date:29/03/1988
Hidden City
Character:Brewster
Release Date:24/06/1987
Withnail & I
Character:Withnail
Release Date:19/06/1987
Honest Decent & True
Character:Moonee Livingstone
Release Date:09/02/1986
Television Appearances
Too Much
Character:Jonno Ratigan
Nautilus
Character:The White Rajah
The Franchise
Character:Peter Fairchild
Frankly
Character:Self
Suspect
Character:Harry
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Character:Self
The Outlaws
Character:The Earl
Moley
Character:The Gardener (voice)
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Character:Self - Presenter
Loki
Character:Classic Loki
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Self - Classic Loki
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character:Self - Expert
Between the Covers
Character:Self
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Character:Octavio
Hang Ups
Character:Leonard Conrad
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Character:Self
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character:Man with Beard But No Hair
Jekyll and Hyde
Character:Sir Roger Bulstrode
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Dig
Character:Ian Margrove
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Kumars
Character:Self
The Fear
Character:Seb Whiting
Gadget Man
Character:
Girls
Character:Jasper
Game of Thrones
Character:Izembaro
The Crimson Petal and the White
Character:Doctor Curlew
Downton Abbey
Character:Simon Bricker
Would I Lie to You?
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Above and Beyond
Character:Don Bennett
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
The One Show
Character:Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character:Self
Doctor Who
Character:The Great Intelligence
Doctor Who
Character:Dr Simeon
The Friday Night Project
Character:Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Raymond West
90 Days in Hollywood
Character:
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Character:The Doctor (voice)
QI
Character:Self
Posh Nosh
Character:Simon Marchmont
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self - Guest Announcer
Let Them Eat Cake
Character:
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Home Farm Twins
Character:
The Heaven and Earth Show
Character:
Parkinson
Character:Self
Trial & Retribution
Character:
Captain Star
Character:
Cold Lazarus
Character:Nick Balmer
Karaoke
Character:Nick Balmer
Dalziel & Pascoe
Character:
Soccer AM
Character:Self
Room 101
Character:Self
Hard Times
Character:James Harthouse
Shooting Stars
Character:Self
Frasier
Character:Stephen Moon
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character:Long John Silver (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Dream Justin
Performance
Character:Nurse/Bed Head
Performance
Character:George Holly
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self
Rab C. Nesbitt
Character:Chingford Steel
The Simpsons
Character:British Voice / Julian (voice)
Codename: Kyril
Character:Sculby
Lizzie's Pictures
Character:
Aspel & Company
Character:
Natural World
Character:
An Audience with...
Character:Self
Omnibus
Character:Narrator (voice)
No Hiding Place
Character:
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