Biography
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; May 5, 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
all 228
Movies 153
TV Shows 75
self 55
Voice 22
Narrator 4
Director 2
Producer 1
The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
Movie
The White Rajah
Nautilus (2024)
TV
Peter Fairchild
The Franchise (2024)
TV
Director Fowler
Argylle (2024)
Movie
5
Sir James Catton
Saltburn (2023)
Movie
7.57
J.M. Sinclair
The Lesson (2023)
Movie
Self
Frankly (2022)
TV
Sir Walter Elliot
Persuasion (2022)
Movie
1
Harry
Suspect (2022)
TV
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World (2022)
TV
Classic Loki (archive footage)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
Movie
9.5
The Guardian
The Spine of Night (2021)
Movie
The Earl
The Outlaws (2021)
TV
Magpie (voice)
Robin Robin (2021)
Movie
The Gardener (voice)
Moley (2021)
TV
Self - Actor
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
Movie
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant (2021)
TV
Classic Loki
Loki (2021)
TV
8.42
Self - Classic Loki
Marvel Studios Assembled (2021)
TV
1
The Mandrake
Earwig and the Witch (2021)
Movie
5.33
Self - Expert
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020)
TV
Groundhog Dave (voice)
Groundhog Dave 2 (2020)
Movie
Allegiant General Pryde
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Movie
6.62
The Gardener (voice)
Master Moley by Royal Invitation (2019)
Movie
Holland
Tuca & Bertie (2019)
TV
5
Leonard Conrad
Hang Ups (2018)
TV
Dr. Zander Rice
Logan (2017)
Movie
6.74
Roger Swain
Their Finest (2017)
Movie
6
Man with Beard But No Hair
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
TV
6.7
Dragon (voice)
The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
Movie
Bill Walton
Jackie (2016)
Movie
7.14
Sir Roger Bulstrode
Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
TV
The Duke of Wellington
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked (2015)
Movie
Ian Margrove
Dig (2015)
TV
5.94
Himself - Actor
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll (2015)
Movie
Narrator (voice) – New International Version
The Gospel of Luke (2015)
Movie
Major Cross
Queen & Country (2014)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Dirty Weekenders in France (2014)
Movie
Dickie Black
Dom Hemingway (2013)
Movie
6.4
Self / Larry Oliphant
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
Movie
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
About Time (2013)
Movie
8.67
Bradley (voice)
Khumba (2013)
Movie
8
Dr. Walter Simeon
Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
Movie
8
Seb Whiting
The Fear (2012)
TV
Alain the Page
Kath & Kimderella (2012)
Movie
Cecil (voice)
Zambezia (2012)
Movie
7.5
Jasper
Girls (2012)
TV
6
Michael Heseltine
The Iron Lady (2011)
Movie
5.13
Vic Van Wrinkle
Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
Movie
6
Izembaro
Game of Thrones (2011)
TV
7.69
Doctor Curlew
The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)
TV
6
Federico Marinoni
The Last Fashion Show (2011)
Movie
3.5
Mr. Potts
Foster (2011)
Movie
Professor Julius Greengrass
Cuckoo (2010)
Movie
The Vicar (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
Movie
Simon Bricker
Downton Abbey (2010)
TV
4.65
Ben Bingham
Love Hurts (2009)
Movie
Prof Flynn
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Movie
Colonel Philip Boyle
Garden of Eden (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007)
Movie
James Booth
Always Crashing in the Same Car (2007)
Movie
Don Bennett
Above and Beyond (2006)
TV
Self - Guest
The One Show (2006)
TV
Preston (voice)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Movie
6.13
Franklin Wilhern
Penelope (2006)
Movie
6
Barkis Bittern (voice)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Movie
8.59
Director / Screenplay
Wah-Wah (2005)
Movie
The Great Intelligence / Dr Simeon
Doctor Who (2005)
TV
6.88
Raymond West
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
TV
6.11
Narrator (voice)
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004)
Movie
Bonaparte Blenkins
The Story of an African Farm (2004)
Movie
Jarvis Jarvis
Tooth (2004)
Movie
The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003)
TV
Father Rothschild
Bright Young Things (2003)
Movie
Self
QI (2003)
TV
Simon Marchmont
Posh Nosh (2003)
TV
Hudson Lowe
Monsieur N. (2003)
Movie
Jack Stapleton
The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
Movie
Self - Guest Announcer
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
TV
Himself
Strictly Sinatra (2001)
Movie
Various Characters
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
Movie
Frederick Sackville-Bagg
The Little Vampire (2000)
Movie
6
John The Baptist (voice)
The Miracle Maker (2000)
Movie
Bob Cratchit
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Movie
Gorgeous Gus
The Match (1999)
Movie
The Quite Handsome Doctor
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (1999)
Movie
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
TV
Major Farquhar Chevening
St. Ives (1998)
Movie
Sir Harry Parkins
Cash in Hand (1998)
Movie
Clifford
Spice World (1997)
Movie
5.19
Gordon Comstock
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
Movie
4.33
Alex Salmon
Food of Love (1997)
Movie
George, Prince of Wales
A Royal Scandal (1997)
Movie
Long John Silver
Treasure Island (1997)
Movie
James Fitzmaurice
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
Movie
Self - Audience Member
An Evening with Lily Savage (1996)
Movie
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Twelfth Night (1996)
Movie
Lord Warburton
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Movie
Viktor Marek
The Cold Light of Day (1996)
Movie
Nick Balmer
Cold Lazarus (1996)
TV
6
Nick Balmer
Karaoke (1996)
TV
6
Nurse
Bed (1995)
Movie
Self - Host
Empire of the Censors (1995)
Movie
Cort Romney
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Pink Floyd: The Story (1994)
Movie
James Harthouse
Hard Times (1994)
TV
James Harthouse
Hard Times (1994)
Movie
The Producer
Calliope (1994)
Movie
Gerrard
Butter (1994)
Movie
Stephen Moon
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Long John Silver (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
Movie
Long John Silver (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
TV
Lawrence 'Larry' Lefferts
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Movie
2
George Holly
Suddenly, Last Summer (1993)
Movie
Dr. Jack Seward
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Movie
4.5
Dream Justin
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
TV
6
Sherlock Holmes
The Other Side (1992)
Movie
Tom Oakley
The Player (1992)
Movie
4.71
Darwin Mayflower
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Movie
5.29
Nurse
Performance (1991)
TV
Roland Mackey
L.A. Story (1991)
Movie
5.68
Hugo Guiler
Henry & June (1990)
Movie
Chingford Steel
Rab C. Nesbitt (1990)
TV
7
British Voice / Julian (voice)
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.68
Giles Redferne
Warlock (1989)
Movie
4.45
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
Movie
David Dunhill
Here Is the News (1989)
Movie
Sculby
Codename: Kyril (1988)
TV
Laurence Sculby
Codename: Kyril (1988)
Movie
Brewster
Hidden City (1987)
Movie
Withnail
Withnail & I (1987)
Movie
5.5
Moonee Livingstone
Honest Decent & True (1986)
Movie
Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
Wittgenstein's Poker
Movie
Evelyn Delves Broughton
The Queen of Fashion
Movie
Archie McIndoe
The Guinea Pig Club
Movie
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Nuremberg
Movie
(voice)
The Honey Wars
Movie
Sir Chauncey Savage
Savage House
Movie
(voice)
Wildwood
Movie
Self - Narrator
That'll Teach 'Em
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1957-05-05 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceMbabane, Eswatini
RelationshipsJoan Washington (1986 - 2021)
ChildrenOlivia Grant
CitizenshipsEswatini, United Kingdom
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom
Also Known AsRichard Esterhuysen, Ρίτσαρντ Ε. Γκραντ, Richard Grant Esterhuysen, Ричард Э. Грант, 理查·E·格蘭特, 理查德·格兰特, ریچارد ای گرانت
AwardsDaniel Giraud Elliot Medal
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