Richard E. Grant

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard E. Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Roland Mackey

L.A. Story

Self - Actor

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Bonaparte Blenkins

The Story of an African Farm

Cort Romney

Prêt-à-Porter

Jack

Jack & Sarah

Tom Oakley

The Player

Barkis Bittern (voice)

Corpse Bride

Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

The Age of Innocence

George

Gosford Park

John The Baptist (voice)

The Miracle Maker

Giles Redferne

Warlock

Frederick Sackville-Bagg

The Little Vampire

Franklin Wilhern

Penelope

Colonel Philip Boyle

Garden of Eden

Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

Ben Bingham

Love Hurts

Darwin Mayflower

Hudson Hawk

Oliphant

Mountains of the Moon

Withnail

Withnail & I

Classic Loki (archive footage)

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Jack Stapleton

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Producer

Calliope

Gorgeous Gus

The Match

Self

An Audience with Adele

Lord Warburton

The Portrait of a Lady

Denis Dimbleby Bagley

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Self - Audience Member

An Evening with Lily Savage

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Twelfth Night

Bob Cratchit

A Christmas Carol

Hudson Lowe

Monsieur N.

Vic Van Wrinkle

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

James Fitzmaurice

The Serpent's Kiss

Viktor Marek

The Cold Light of Day

Hugo Guiler

Henry & June

Major Farquhar Chevening

St. Ives

Mr. Potts

Foster

Self

The Coronation Concert

Federico Marinoni

Sotto il vestito niente - L'ultima sfilata

The Post Office Girl

Gordon Comstock

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Groundhog Dave (voice)

Groundhog Dave 2

The Vicar (voice)

Jackboots on Whitehall

as Self

The Space: Theatre of Survival

Ian

How to Stop Being a Loser

Wolf

Hildegarde

Cecil (voice)

Zambezia

Self

Withnail and Us

The Gardener (voice)

Master Moley by Royal Invitation

Self

The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

Self - Host

Empire of the Censors

Dickie Black

Dom Hemingway

Self

I Demand to Have Some Booze!

Bradley (voice)

Khumba

David Dunhill

Here Is the News

Adam

First Night

Himself

Robert Altman in England

J.M. Sinclair

The Lesson

Major Cross

Queen & Country

Host

A Royal Grand Design

Odell

Death of a Unicorn

Above and Beyond

Self

For No Good Reason

Sir James Catton

Saltburn

Self - Presenter

Dirty Weekenders in France

Sherlock Holmes

The Other Side

Berg

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)

James Harthouse

Hard Times

Long John Silver (voice)

The Legends of Treasure Island

(voice)

Wildwood

Self

Vem Var Dracula

Reader

Words of the Titanic

Director Fowler

Argylle

Narrator (voice) – New International Version

The Gospel of Luke

Moonee Livingstone

Honest Decent & True

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Nuremberg

Teeth

Olivier

The Man Who Married Himself

Sir Chauncey Savage

Savage House

Mycroft

Sherlock: Case of Evil

The Quite Handsome Doctor

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

George, Prince of Wales

A Royal Scandal

Long John Silver

Treasure Island

Dr. Walter Simeon

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Father Rothschild

Bright Young Things

Professor Julius Greengrass

Cuckoo

Various Characters

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Evelyn Delves Broughton

The Queen of Fashion

Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

Wittgenstein's Poker

Clifford

Spice World

Prof Flynn

Filth and Wisdom

Himself - Actor

The Secret World of Lewis Carroll

The Thursday Murder Club

Dr. Rice

Logan

James Booth

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Michael Heseltine

The Iron Lady

Roger Swain

Their Finest

Self

An Audience with Elton John

George Holly

Suddenly, Last Summer

Bill Walton

Jackie

Brewster

Hidden City

Himself

Strictly Sinatra

Dragon (voice)

The Last Dragonslayer

Father

The Nutcracker

Seifert

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Jasper

Colour Me Kubrick

Self

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Jack Hock

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Shiver

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Alex Salmon

Food of Love

Archie McIndoe

The Guinea Pig Club

Self

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Sir Harry Parkins

Cash in Hand

Allegiant General Pryde

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

About Time

The Duke of Wellington

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

Laurence Sculby

Codename: Kyril

Seifert

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Self / Larry Oliphant

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Self

An Accidental Studio

Narrator

The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’

Self

7 Up & Me

Narrator (voice)

Pink Floyd: The Story

Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Alain the Page

Kath & Kimderella

(Voice)

Cherrywood Cannon

Narrator

Pulp: The Story of Common People

Billy

Palm Beach

Self

The Skywalker Legacy

Dr. Jack Seward

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Self

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

Joseph

Thieves in the Night

Narrator

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

Preston (voice)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Magpie (voice)

Robin Robin

Self (archive footage)

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

Self

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

Gerrard

Butter

The Guardian

The Spine of Night

Narrator (voice)

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody

Self - Host

Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime

Sir Walter Elliot

Persuasion

Fado!

(voice)

The Honey Wars

Ladies First

The One Hundred Nights of Hero

The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who at the Proms

Jarvis Jarvis

Tooth

Self

Making 'Logan'

Self - Presenter

Elementary My Dear Viewer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-05

Place of Birth

Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

Also Known As

Richard Esterhuysen