Acting
Richard E. Grant
Born 1957-05-05
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Richard E. Grant
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Game of Thrones
2011
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Logan
2017
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The Simpsons
1989
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Loki
2021
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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Corpse Bride
2005
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About Time
2013
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
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Doctor Who
2005
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (244 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up Against It | Dr. Abaras | Movie | 2027 | |
| Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint | Mr. Hopkins | Movie | 2026 | |
 | Wildwood | Owl Rex (voice) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Wicker | Doctor | Movie | 2026 |
 | Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Savage House | Sir Chauncey Savage | Movie | 2026 |
 | Confessions II – The Film | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Ladies First | Pigeon Man | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Other Bennet Sister | Mr. Bennet | TV Series | 2026 |
 | 100 Nights of Hero | Birdman | Movie | 2025 |
 | Nuremberg | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Celebrity Traitors | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Thursday Murder Club | Bobby Tanner | Movie | 2025 |
 | Too Much | Jonno Ratigan | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Death of a Unicorn | Odell | Movie | 2025 |
 | Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Nautilus | The White Rajah | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Franchise | Peter Fairchild | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Mozart: Rise of a Genius | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Argylle | Director Fowler | Movie | 2024 |
 | Saltburn | Sir James Catton | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Lesson | J.M. Sinclair | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Coronation Concert | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Frankly | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | A Royal Grand Design | Host | Movie | 2022 |
 | Persuasion | Sir Walter Elliot | Movie | 2022 |
 | Suspect | Harry | TV Series | 2022 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Ant & Dec's Limitless Win | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | An Audience with Adele | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Classic Loki (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Spine of Night | The Guardian (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Outlaws | The Earl | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Robin Robin | Magpie (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Moley | The Gardener (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! | Self - Actor | Movie | 2021 |
 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle | Movie | 2021 |
 | Write Around the World with Richard E Grant | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Seifert | Movie | 2021 |
 | Loki | Classic Loki | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime | Self - Host | Movie | 2021 |
 | Marvel Studios Assembled | Self - Classic Loki | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel | Self - Expert | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Sackboy: A Big Adventure | Vex | Movie | 2020 |
 | Between the Covers | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Dispatches from Elsewhere | Octavio | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Allegiant General Pryde | Movie | 2019 |
 | Master Moley by Royal Invitation | The Gardener (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Palm Beach | Billy | Movie | 2019 |
 | An Accidental Studio | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Space: Theatre of Survival | as Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | 7 Up & Me | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Shiver | Movie | 2018 |
 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Jack Hock | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hang Ups | Leonard Conrad | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Seifert | Movie | 2017 |
 | Making 'Logan' | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Tate Britain's Great Art Walks | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Logan | Dr. Rice | Movie | 2017 |
 | Their Finest | Roger Swain | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Man with Beard But No Hair | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Last Dragonslayer | Dragon (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Jackie | Bill Walton | Movie | 2016 |
 | Jekyll and Hyde | Sir Roger Bulstrode | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked | The Duke of Wellington | Movie | 2015 |
 | Dig | Ian Margrove | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Secret World of Lewis Carroll | Himself - Actor | Movie | 2015 |
 | Teeth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Queen & Country | Major Cross | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Gospel of Luke | Narrator (voice) – New International Version | Movie | 2015 |
 | Dirty Weekenders in France | Self - Presenter | Movie | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
| The Kumars | Self | TV Series | 2014 | |
 | Dom Hemingway | Dickie Black | Movie | 2013 |
 | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips | Self / Larry Oliphant | Movie | 2013 |
 | About Time | Lawyer in Play (uncredited) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Khumba | Bradley (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Psychobitches | Matthew Hopkins | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Angel in the House | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who: The Snowmen | Dr. Walter Simeon | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey | Narrator | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Fear | Seb Whiting | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Gadget Man | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | For No Good Reason | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Kath & Kimderella | Alain the Page | Movie | 2012 |
 | Zambezia | Cecil (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
| Words of the Titanic | Reader | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Girls | Jasper | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Playhouse Presents | Stephen / Tony | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Cherrywood Cannon | (Voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Iron Lady | Michael Heseltine | Movie | 2011 |
 | How to Stop Being a Loser | Ian | Movie | 2011 |
 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | Vic Van Wrinkle | Movie | 2011 |
 | Game of Thrones | Izembaro | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Crimson Petal and the White | Doctor Curlew | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Last Fashion Show | Federico Marinoni | Movie | 2011 |
 | Foster | Mr. Potts | Movie | 2011 |
 | Cuckoo | Professor Julius Greengrass | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Nutcracker | Father | Movie | 2010 |
 | First Night | Adam | Movie | 2010 |
 | Jackboots on Whitehall | The Vicar (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Downton Abbey | Simon Bricker | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Man Who Married Himself | Olivier | Movie | 2010 |
 | Victoria Wood: Seen on TV | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Love Hurts | Ben Bingham | Movie | 2009 |
 | Garden of Eden | Colonel Philip Boyle | Movie | 2008 |
 | Filth and Wisdom | Prof Flynn | Movie | 2008 |
 | Penelope | Franklin Wilhern | Movie | 2007 |
| Elementary My Dear Viewer | Self - Presenter | Movie | 2007 | |
 | The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | British Film Forever | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Would I Lie to You? | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Always Crashing in the Same Car | James Booth | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall | Self | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Above and Beyond | Don Bennett | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The One Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2006 |
| The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Preston (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Pulp: The Story of Common People | Narrator | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' | Narrator | Movie | 2005 |
 | Colour Me Kubrick | Jasper | Movie | 2005 |
 | Corpse Bride | Barkis Bittern (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Wah-Wah | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| Wah-Wah | Screenplay | Movie | 2005 |
 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who | The Great Intelligence | TV Series | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Dr Simeon | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Friday Night Project | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Raymond West | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Story of an African Farm | Bonaparte Blenkins | Movie | 2004 |
 | Tooth | Jarvis Jarvis | Movie | 2004 |
| 90 Days in Hollywood | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka | The Doctor | Movie | 2003 |
 | Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka | The Doctor (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Bright Young Things | Father Rothschild | Movie | 2003 |
 | QI | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Posh Nosh | Simon Marchmont | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Monsieur N. | Hudson Lowe | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Jack Stapleton | Movie | 2002 |
 | Sherlock: Case of Evil | Mycroft | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Making of Gosford Park | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self - Guest Announcer | TV Series | 2002 |
| Robert Altman in England | Self | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Gosford Park | George | Movie | 2001 |
 | Hildegarde | Wolf | Movie | 2001 |
 | Strictly Sinatra | Himself | Movie | 2001 |
 | Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Various Characters | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Little Vampire | Frederick Sackville-Bagg | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Miracle Maker | John The Baptist (voice) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Victoria's Secrets | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Movie | 1999 |
 | Let Them Eat Cake | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Match | Gorgeous Gus | Movie | 1999 |
 | Withnail and Us | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Quite Handsome Doctor | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel | TV Series | 1999 |
| Home Farm Twins | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 | |
 | I Demand to Have Some Booze! | Self | Movie | 1999 |
| The Heaven and Earth Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Parkinson | Self | TV Series | 1998 |
 | St. Ives | Major Farquhar Chevening | Movie | 1998 |
| Cash in Hand | Sir Harry Parkins | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Spice World | Clifford | Movie | 1997 |
 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Gordon Comstock | Movie | 1997 |
 | Food of Love | Alex Salmon | Movie | 1997 |
 | Trial & Retribution | Stephen Warrington | TV Series | 1997 |
 | A Royal Scandal | George, Prince of Wales | Movie | 1997 |
 | An Audience with Elton John | Self | Movie | 1997 |
| Treasure Island | Long John Silver | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Captain Star | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Serpent's Kiss | James Fitzmaurice | Movie | 1997 |
 | Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | An Evening with Lily Savage | Self - Audience Member | Movie | 1996 |
 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Portrait of a Lady | Lord Warburton | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Cold Light of Day | Viktor Marek | Movie | 1996 |
 | Karaoke | Nick Balmer | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Lee Knight | TV Series | 1996 |
 | TFI Friday | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Franz Kafka | Movie | 1995 |
 | Bed | Nurse/Bed Head | Movie | 1995 |
 | Soccer AM | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Jack & Sarah | Jack | Movie | 1995 |
| Empire of the Censors | Self - Host | Movie | 1995 | |
 | Prêt-à-Porter | Cort Romney | Movie | 1994 |
 | Pink Floyd: The Story | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Room 101 | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Hard Times | James Harthouse | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Calliope | The Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Butter | Gerrard | Movie | 1994 |
 | Shooting Stars | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Frasier | Stephen Moon | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Age of Innocence | Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Legends of Treasure Island | Long John Silver (voice) | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Legends of Treasure Island | Long John Silver (voice) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | Suddenly, Last Summer | George Holly | Movie | 1993 |
 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | Movie | 1992 |
 | Absolutely Fabulous | Dream Justin | TV Series | 1992 |
| The Other Side | Sherlock Holmes | Movie | 1992 | |
 | The Player | Tom Oakley | Movie | 1992 |
 | Performance | Nurse/Bed Head | TV Series | 1991 |
| Performance | George Holly | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Hudson Hawk | Darwin Mayflower | Movie | 1991 |
 | L.A. Story | Roland Mackey | Movie | 1991 |
 | Henry & June | Hugo Guiler | Movie | 1990 |
 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Chingford Steel | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Word | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Mountains of the Moon | Oliphant | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Simpsons | British Voice / Julian (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Thieves in the Night | Joseph | Movie | 1989 |
 | Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) | Berg | Movie | 1989 |
 | Warlock | Giles Redferne | Movie | 1989 |
 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Denis Dimbleby Bagley | Movie | 1989 |
 | Here Is the News | David Dunhill | Movie | 1989 |
 | Codename: Kyril | Sculby | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Hidden City | Brewster | Movie | 1987 |
 | Withnail & I | Withnail | Movie | 1987 |
| Lizzie's Pictures | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 | |
| Honest Decent & True | Moonee Livingstone | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Screen Two | Moonee Livingstone | TV Series | 1985 |
| Screen Two | David Dunhill | TV Series | 1985 |
| Aspel & Company | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Natural World | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | An Audience with... | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Omnibus | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1967 |
| Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | No Hiding Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Queen of Fashion | Evelyn Delves Broughton | Movie | — | |
| Wittgenstein's Poker | Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice) | Movie | — | |
| Fado! | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | The Honey Wars | (voice) | Movie | — |
| Margot & Rudi | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| The Man Who Stole Portugal | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| New Line: Independent Legacies | Self (archive footage) | Movie | — |