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.
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
150
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-05-05
Place of Birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Also Known As
Richard Esterhuysen