Richard E. Grant

Acting

Richard E. Grant

Born May 5, 1957Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]228 credits

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

Wildwood

Wildwood

Movie

2026

Savage House

Savage House

Movie

2026

The Other Bennet Sister
8.5

The Other Bennet Sister

TV

2026

Wicker
10.0

Wicker

Movie

2026

100 Nights of Hero
5.8

100 Nights of Hero

Movie

2025

Nuremberg
7.4

Nuremberg

Movie

2025

Filmography

Wildwood
2026Wildwoodas (voice)Movie
Savage House
2026Savage Houseas Sir Chauncey SavageMovie
The Other Bennet Sister
2026The Other Bennet Sisteras Mr. BennetTV
Wicker
2026Wickeras DoctorMovie
100 Nights of Hero
2025100 Nights of Heroas BirdmanMovie
Nuremberg
2025Nurembergas Sir David Maxwell-FyfeMovie
The Thursday Murder Club
2025The Thursday Murder Clubas Bobby TannerMovie
Too Much
2025Too Muchas Jonno RatiganTV
Death of a Unicorn
2025Death of a Unicornas OdellMovie
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (archive footage)Movie
Nautilus
2024Nautilusas The White RajahTV
The Franchise
2024The Franchiseas Peter FairchildTV
Argylle
2024Argylleas Director FowlerMovie
Saltburn
2023Saltburnas Sir James CattonMovie
The Lesson
2023The Lessonas J.M. SinclairMovie
The Coronation Concert
2023The Coronation Concertas SelfMovie
Frankly
2022Franklyas SelfTV
A Royal Grand Design
2022A Royal Grand Designas HostMovie
Persuasion
2022Persuasionas Sir Walter ElliotMovie
Suspect
2022Suspectas HarryTV
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The Worldas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022Ant & Dec's Limitless Winas SelfTV
An Audience with Adele
2021An Audience with Adeleas SelfMovie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Specialas Classic Loki (archive footage)Movie
The Spine of Night
2021The Spine of Nightas The Guardian (voice)Movie
The Outlaws
2021The Outlawsas The EarlTV
Robin Robin
2021Robin Robinas Magpie (voice)Movie
Moley
2021Moleyas The Gardener (voice)TV
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!as Self - ActorMovie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021Everybody's Talking About Jamieas Hugo Battersby / Loco ChanelleMovie
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
2021Write Around the World with Richard E Grantas Self - PresenterTV
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021Hitman's Wife's Bodyguardas SeifertMovie
Loki
2021Lokias Classic LokiTV
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crimeas Self - HostMovie
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021Marvel Studios Assembledas Self - Classic LokiTV
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020Michael McIntyre's The Wheelas Self - ExpertTV
Between the Covers
2020Between the Coversas SelfTV
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hallas SelfMovie
The Skywalker Legacy
2020The Skywalker Legacyas SelfMovie
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020Dispatches from Elsewhereas OctavioTV
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Allegiant General PrydeMovie
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019Master Moley by Royal Invitationas The Gardener (voice)Movie
Palm Beach
2019Palm Beachas BillyMovie
An Accidental Studio
2019An Accidental Studioas SelfMovie
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019The Space: Theatre of Survivalas as SelfMovie
7 Up & Me
20197 Up & Meas SelfMovie
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018The Nutcracker and the Four Realmsas ShiverMovie
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018Can You Ever Forgive Me?as Jack HockMovie
Hang Ups
2018Hang Upsas Leonard ConradTV
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017The Hitman's Bodyguardas SeifertMovie
Making 'Logan'
2017Making 'Logan'as SelfMovie
Logan Noir
2017Logan Noiras Dr. RiceMovie
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017Tate Britain's Great Art Walksas SelfTV
Logan
2017Loganas Dr. RiceMovie
Their Finest
2017Their Finestas Roger SwainMovie
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas Man with Beard But No HairTV
The Last Dragonslayer
2016The Last Dragonslayeras Dragon (voice)Movie
Jackie
2016Jackieas Bill WaltonMovie
Jekyll and Hyde
2015Jekyll and Hydeas Sir Roger BulstrodeTV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmaskedas The Duke of WellingtonMovie
Dig
2015Digas Ian MargroveTV
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015The Secret World of Lewis Carrollas Himself - ActorMovie
Teeth
2015TeethMovie
Queen & Country
2015Queen & Countryas Major CrossMovie
The Gospel of Luke
2015The Gospel of Lukeas Narrator (voice) – New International VersionMovie
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014Dirty Weekenders in Franceas Self - PresenterMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
T
2014The Kumarsas SelfTV
Dom Hemingway
2013Dom Hemingwayas Dickie BlackMovie
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillipsas Self / Larry OliphantMovie
About Time
2013About Timeas Lawyer in Play (uncredited)Movie
Khumba
2013Khumbaas Bradley (voice)Movie
Psychobitches
2013Psychobitchesas Matthew HopkinsTV
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012Doctor Who: The Snowmenas Dr. Walter SimeonMovie
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journeyas NarratorMovie
The Fear
2012The Fearas Seb WhitingTV
Gadget Man
2012Gadget ManTV
For No Good Reason
2012For No Good Reasonas SelfMovie
Kath & Kimderella
2012Kath & Kimderellaas Alain the PageMovie
Zambezia
2012Zambeziaas Cecil (voice)Movie
W
2012Words of the Titanicas ReaderMovie
Girls
2012Girlsas JasperTV
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas Stephen / TonyTV
Cherrywood Cannon
2012Cherrywood Cannonas (Voice)Movie
The Iron Lady
2011The Iron Ladyas Michael HeseltineMovie
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011How to Stop Being a Loseras IanMovie
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011Horrid Henry: The Movieas Vic Van WrinkleMovie
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thronesas IzembaroTV
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011The Crimson Petal and the Whiteas Doctor CurlewTV
The Last Fashion Show
2011The Last Fashion Showas Federico MarinoniMovie
Foster
2011Fosteras Mr. PottsMovie
Cuckoo
2010Cuckooas Professor Julius GreengrassMovie
The Nutcracker
2010The Nutcrackeras FatherMovie
First Night
2010First Nightas AdamMovie
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010Jackboots on Whitehallas The Vicar (voice)Movie
Downton Abbey
2010Downton Abbeyas Simon BrickerTV
The Man Who Married Himself
2010The Man Who Married Himselfas OlivierMovie
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TVMovie
Love Hurts
2009Love Hurtsas Ben BinghamMovie
Filth and Wisdom
2008Filth and Wisdomas Prof FlynnMovie
Garden of Eden
2008Garden of Edenas Colonel Philip BoyleMovie
Penelope
2007Penelopeas Franklin WilhernMovie
E
2007Elementary My Dear Vieweras Self - PresenterMovie
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Would I Lie to You?
2007Would I Lie to You?as SelfTV
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007Always Crashing in the Same Caras James BoothMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
T
2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hallas SelfMovie
Above and Beyond
2006Above and Beyondas Don BennettTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas Self - GuestTV
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two Kittiesas Preston (voice)Movie
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006Pulp: The Story of Common Peopleas NarratorMovie
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'as NarratorMovie
Colour Me Kubrick
2005Colour Me Kubrickas JasperMovie
Corpse Bride
2005Corpse Brideas Barkis Bittern (voice)Movie
Wah-Wah
2005Wah-WahDirectorMovie
8 Out of 10 Cats
20058 Out of 10 Catsas SelfTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas The Great IntelligenceTV
The Friday Night Project
2005The Friday Night Projectas SelfTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Raymond WestTV
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004The Story of Bohemian Rhapsodyas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Story of an African Farm
2004The Story of an African Farmas Bonaparte BlenkinsMovie
Tooth
2004Toothas Jarvis JarvisMovie
9
200490 Days in HollywoodTV
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalkaas The Doctor (voice)TV
Bright Young Things
2003Bright Young Thingsas Father RothschildMovie
QI
2003QIas SelfTV
Posh Nosh
2003Posh Noshas Simon MarchmontTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Monsieur N.
2003Monsieur N.as Hudson LoweMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002The Hound of the Baskervillesas Jack StapletonMovie
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002Sherlock: Case of Evilas MycroftMovie
The Making of Gosford Park
2002The Making of Gosford Parkas SelfMovie
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayas Self - Guest AnnouncerTV
R
2002Robert Altman in Englandas HimselfMovie
Gosford Park
2001Gosford Parkas GeorgeMovie
Hildegarde
2001Hildegardeas WolfMovie
Strictly Sinatra
2001Strictly Sinatraas HimselfMovie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various CharactersMovie
The Little Vampire
2000The Little Vampireas Frederick Sackville-BaggMovie
The Miracle Maker
2000The Miracle Makeras John The Baptist (voice)Movie
Victoria's Secrets
2000Victoria's Secretsas SelfMovie
A Christmas Carol
1999A Christmas Carolas Bob CratchitMovie
Let Them Eat Cake
1999Let Them Eat CakeTV
The Match
1999The Matchas Gorgeous GusMovie
Withnail and Us
1999Withnail and Usas SelfMovie
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinsonas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Deathas The Quite Handsome DoctorMovie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999The Scarlet Pimpernelas Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet PimpernelTV
H
1999Home Farm TwinsTV
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999I Demand to Have Some Booze!as SelfMovie
T
1998The Heaven and Earth ShowTV
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
St. Ives
1998St. Ivesas Major Farquhar CheveningMovie
C
1998Cash in Handas Sir Harry ParkinsMovie
Spice World
1997Spice Worldas CliffordMovie
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997Keep the Aspidistra Flyingas Gordon ComstockMovie
Food of Love
1997Food of Loveas Alex SalmonMovie
Trial & Retribution
1997Trial & RetributionTV
A Royal Scandal
1997A Royal Scandalas George, Prince of WalesMovie
An Audience with Elton John
1997An Audience with Elton Johnas SelfMovie
T
1997Treasure Islandas Long John SilverMovie
Captain Star
1997Captain StarTV
The Serpent's Kiss
1997The Serpent's Kissas James FitzmauriceMovie
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Ladyas SelfMovie
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996An Evening with Lily Savageas Self - Audience MemberMovie
Twelfth Night
1996Twelfth Nightas Sir Andrew AguecheekMovie
The Portrait of a Lady
1996The Portrait of a Ladyas Lord WarburtonMovie
Vem Var Dracula
1996Vem Var Draculaas SelfMovie
The Cold Light of Day
1996The Cold Light of Dayas Viktor MarekMovie
Karaoke
1996Karaokeas Nick BalmerTV
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & PascoeTV
Bed
1995Bedas Nurse/Bed HeadMovie
Soccer AM
1995Soccer AMas SelfTV
Jack & Sarah
1995Jack & Sarahas JackMovie
E
1995Empire of the Censorsas Self - HostMovie
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Prêt-à-Porteras Cort RomneyMovie
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994Pink Floyd: The Storyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Room 101
1994Room 101as SelfTV
Hard Times
1994Hard Timesas James HarthouseMovie
Hard Times
1994Hard Timesas James HarthouseTV
Calliope
1994Calliopeas The ProducerMovie
Butter
1994Butteras GerrardMovie
Shooting Stars
1993Shooting Starsas SelfTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras Stephen MoonTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
The Age of Innocence
1993The Age of Innocenceas Lawrence "Larry" LeffertsMovie
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993The Legends of Treasure Islandas Long John Silver (voice)Movie
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993The Legends of Treasure Islandas Long John Silver (voice)TV
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'as SelfMovie
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993Suddenly, Last Summeras George HollyMovie
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1993Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Lifeas Franz KafkaMovie
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992Bram Stoker's Draculaas Dr. Jack SewardMovie
Absolutely Fabulous
1992Absolutely Fabulousas Dream JustinTV
T
1992The Other Sideas Sherlock HolmesMovie
The Player
1992The Playeras Tom OakleyMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas Nurse/Bed HeadTV
Hudson Hawk
1991Hudson Hawkas Darwin MayflowerMovie
L.A. Story
1991L.A. Storyas Roland MackeyMovie
Henry & June
1990Henry & Juneas Hugo GuilerMovie
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990Rab C. Nesbittas Chingford SteelTV
Mountains of the Moon
1990Mountains of the Moonas OliphantMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas British Voice / Julian (voice)TV
Thieves in the Night
1989Thieves in the Nightas JosephMovie
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)as BergMovie
Warlock
1989Warlockas Giles RedferneMovie
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989How to Get Ahead in Advertisingas Denis Dimbleby BagleyMovie
Here Is the News
1989Here Is the Newsas David DunhillMovie
Codename: Kyril
1988Codename: Kyrilas Laurence SculbyMovie
Codename: Kyril
1988Codename: Kyrilas SculbyTV
Hidden City
1987Hidden Cityas BrewsterMovie
Withnail & I
1987Withnail & Ias WithnailMovie
L
1987Lizzie's PicturesTV
H
1986Honest Decent & Trueas Moonee LivingstoneMovie
A
1984Aspel & CompanyTV
Natural World
1983Natural WorldTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
Omnibus
1967Omnibusas Narrator (voice)TV
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding PlaceTV
T
—The Queen of Fashionas Evelyn Delves BroughtonMovie
W
—Wittgenstein's Pokeras Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)Movie
F
—Fado!Movie
The Honey Wars
—The Honey Warsas (voice)Movie
L
—Ladies FirstMovie
R
—Rose's BabyMovie
M
—Merry Christmas Aubrey Flintas Mr. HopkinsMovie