Richard E. Grant
Acting
Born: May 5, 1957 (age 69) · Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Highest Rated
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
Game of Thrones
2011
Logan
2017
Loki
2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
The Simpsons
1989
Corpse Bride
2005
About Time
2013
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
Doctor Who
2005
Saltburn
2023
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
Photos (5)
Movies (108)
Logan
Dr. Rice
Corpse Bride
Barkis Bittern (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Allegiant General Pryde
Nuremberg
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
About Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Seifert
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Seifert
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
Death of a Unicorn
Odell
Argylle
Director Fowler
The Thursday Murder Club
Bobby Tanner
Savage House
Sir Chauncey Savage
Saltburn
Sir James Catton
Ladies First
Pigeon Man
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Preston (voice)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Shiver
The Player
Tom Oakley
Hudson Hawk
Darwin Mayflower
The Age of Innocence
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Gosford Park
George
The Iron Lady
Michael Heseltine
Warlock
Giles Redferne
Henry & June
Hugo Guiler
Khumba
Bradley (voice)
Jackie
Bill Walton
Penelope
Franklin Wilhern
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Jack Hock
Prêt-à-Porter
Cort Romney
Their Finest
Roger Swain
Zambezia
Cecil (voice)
The Portrait of a Lady
Lord Warburton
Withnail & I
Withnail
Spice World
Clifford
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
Persuasion
Sir Walter Elliot
Dom Hemingway
Dickie Black
The Nutcracker
Father
The Little Vampire
Frederick Sackville-Bagg
L.A. Story
Roland Mackey
The Spine of Night
The Guardian (voice)
The Miracle Maker
John The Baptist (voice)
Robin Robin
Magpie (voice)
Twelfth Night
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Tooth
Jarvis Jarvis
100 Nights of Hero
Birdman
Jack & Sarah
Jack
Mountains of the Moon
Oliphant
Queen & Country
Major Cross
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Vic Van Wrinkle
Palm Beach
Billy
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Mycroft
The Last Dragonslayer
Dragon (voice)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Jack Stapleton
Filth and Wisdom
Prof Flynn
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (archive footage)
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Vicar (voice)
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Dr. Walter Simeon
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Classic Loki (archive footage)
Bright Young Things
Father Rothschild
Colour Me Kubrick
Jasper
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Gordon Comstock
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
The Gardener (voice)
The Match
Gorgeous Gus
Foster
Mr. Potts
Cuckoo
Professor Julius Greengrass
Love Hurts
Ben Bingham
How to Stop Being a Loser
Ian
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Quite Handsome Doctor
The Lesson
J.M. Sinclair
The Cold Light of Day
Viktor Marek
The Serpent's Kiss
James Fitzmaurice
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Berg
Suddenly, Last Summer
George Holly
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice)
Garden of Eden
Colonel Philip Boyle
Butter
Gerrard
Monsieur N.
Hudson Lowe
The Last Fashion Show
Federico Marinoni
Kath & Kimderella
Alain the Page
St. Ives
Major Farquhar Chevening
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
The Duke of Wellington
First Night
Adam
Hard Times
James Harthouse
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Narrator
The Story of an African Farm
Bonaparte Blenkins
Hidden City
Brewster
The Gospel of Luke
Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Here Is the News
David Dunhill
A Royal Scandal
George, Prince of Wales
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Franz Kafka
Food of Love
Alex Salmon
Thieves in the Night
Joseph
Bed
Nurse/Bed Head
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Married Himself
Olivier
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Narrator
Cherrywood Cannon
(Voice)
Teeth
2015
Hildegarde
Wolf
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Narrator
A Royal Grand Design
Host
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Always Crashing in the Same Car
James Booth
Calliope
The Producer
Pink Floyd: The Story
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (51)
The Simpsons
British Voice / Julian (voice) · 1 eps
Game of Thrones
Izembaro · 3 eps
Frasier
Stephen Moon · 1 eps
Doctor Who
The Great Intelligence · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Dr Simeon · 1 eps
Loki
Classic Loki · 2 eps
Downton Abbey
Simon Bricker · 4 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Raymond West · 1 eps
Natural World
1 eps
Omnibus
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Screen Two
Moonee Livingstone · 1 eps
Screen Two
David Dunhill · 1 eps
Girls
Jasper · 5 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Dream Justin · 1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
Lee Knight · 2 eps
Performance
Nurse/Bed Head · 1 eps
Performance
George Holly · 1 eps
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Man with Beard But No Hair · 3 eps
Playhouse Presents
Stephen / Tony · 1 eps
TFI Friday
4 eps
No Hiding Place
1 eps
Nautilus
The White Rajah · 2 eps
The Word
1 eps
The Outlaws
The Earl · 4 eps
Trial & Retribution
Stephen Warrington · 1 eps
The Franchise
Peter Fairchild · 8 eps
The Other Bennet Sister
Mr. Bennet · 3 eps
Too Much
Jonno Ratigan · 10 eps
Suspect
Harry · 8 eps
Jekyll and Hyde
Sir Roger Bulstrode · 10 eps
British Film Forever
1 eps
Moley
The Gardener (voice) · 52 eps
Rab C. Nesbitt
Chingford Steel · 1 eps
Karaoke
Nick Balmer · 4 eps
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
The Doctor (voice) · 6 eps
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Octavio · 10 eps
The Crimson Petal and the White
Doctor Curlew · 4 eps
Psychobitches
Matthew Hopkins · 1 eps
Hang Ups
Leonard Conrad · 3 eps
Codename: Kyril
Sculby · 2 eps
Dig
Ian Margrove · 10 eps
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice) · 26 eps
Gadget Man
1 eps
Let Them Eat Cake
1 eps
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel · 6 eps
The Fear
Seb Whiting · 4 eps
Captain Star
13 eps
Hard Times
James Harthouse · 4 eps
Posh Nosh
Simon Marchmont · 9 eps
Above and Beyond
Don Bennett · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (55)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
QI
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Soccer AM
Self · 2 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Classic Loki · 1 eps
Room 101
Self · 1 eps
Shooting Stars
Self · 1 eps
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Between the Covers
Self · 1 eps
The Celebrity Traitors
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Self · 1 eps
Confessions II – The Film
Self
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · 1 eps
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Self - Actor
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
Frankly
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with Adele
Self
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Self · 3 eps
Making 'Logan'
Self
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Self
For No Good Reason
Self
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
The Coronation Concert
Self
Strictly Sinatra
Himself
An Accidental Studio
Self
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Self
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
7 Up & Me
Self
Victoria's Secrets
Self
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Self - Host
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
An Audience with Elton John
Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Self
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Himself - Actor
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Self
Dirty Weekenders in France
Self - Presenter
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Larry Oliphant
Withnail and Us
Self
The Friday Night Project
Self · 1 eps
