
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).

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

Giles Redferne
Warlock

John The Baptist (voice)
The Miracle Maker

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

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

Bobby Tanner
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

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 (voice)
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

Birdman
100 Nights of Hero

The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms

Jarvis Jarvis
Tooth

Self
Making 'Logan'

Self - Presenter
Elementary My Dear Viewer

Rose's Baby

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Nurse/Bed Head
Bed

Mr. Hopkins
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
152
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-05-05
Place of Birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Also Known As
Richard Esterhuysen