Richard E. Grant
Born: 1957-05-05 in Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2027
- Up Against It as Dr. Abaras
2026
- Wildwood as Owl Rex (voice)
- Ladies First as Pigeon Man
- The Other Bennet Sister as Mr. Bennet
- Wicker as Doctor
- Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- Confessions II – The Film as Self
- Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins
- Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey as Self - Presenter
2025
- Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
- Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Too Much as Jonno Ratigan
- The Thursday Murder Club as Bobby Tanner
- 100 Nights of Hero as Birdman
2024
- Argylle as Director Fowler
- Nautilus as The White Rajah
- The Franchise as Peter Fairchild
- Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Mozart: Rise of a Genius as Self
2023
- Saltburn as Sir James Catton
- The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
- The Coronation Concert as Self
2022
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- Suspect as Harry
- Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- Frankly as Self
- A Royal Grand Design as Host
2021
- Loki as Classic Loki
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Classic Loki
- The Outlaws as The Earl
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- The Spine of Night as The Guardian (voice)
- Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
2020
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- Between the Covers as Self
- Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- The Skywalker Legacy as Self
2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- Palm Beach as Billy
- 7 Up & Me as Self
- An Accidental Studio as Self
- The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
2018
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Shiver
- Hang Ups as Leonard Conrad
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
2017
- A Series of Unfortunate Events as Man with Beard But No Hair
- Logan as Dr. Rice
- The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- Their Finest as Roger Swain
- Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- Making 'Logan' as Self
2016
- Jackie as Bill Walton
- The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Dig as Ian Margrove
- Jekyll and Hyde as Sir Roger Bulstrode
- Queen & Country as Major Cross
- The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- Teeth
- The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- The Kumars as Self
- Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
2013
- About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- Psychobitches as Matthew Hopkins
- Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- Angel in the House
2012
- Girls as Jasper
- Playhouse Presents as Stephen / Tony
- Gadget Man
- Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- The Fear as Seb Whiting
- Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- For No Good Reason as Self
- Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- Words of the Titanic as Reader
- The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
2011
- Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- Foster as Mr. Potts
- How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
2010
- Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- The Nutcracker as Father
- Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- First Night as Adam
2009
- Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as Self
2008
- Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- British Film Forever
- Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
2005
- Doctor Who as The Great Intelligence
- 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- Corpse Bride as Barkis Bittern (voice)
- Wah-Wah ... (Director)
- Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' as Narrator
- The Friday Night Project as Self
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Raymond West
- Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 90 Days in Hollywood
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- QI as Self
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor
- Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
2002
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- Sherlock: Case of Evil as Mycroft
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- Robert Altman in England as Self
2001
- Gosford Park as George
- We Know Where You Live. Live! as Self
- Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- Hildegarde as Wolf
2000
- The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- Victoria's Secrets as Self
1999
- Home Farm Twins
- The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Let Them Eat Cake
- A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- Withnail and Us as Self
- I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- The Heaven and Earth Show
- St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
1997
- Trial & Retribution as Stephen Warrington
- Spice World as Clifford
- Captain Star
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- An Audience with Elton John as Self
- Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
1996
- Dalziel and Pascoe as Lee Knight
- TFI Friday
- Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
1995
- Soccer AM as Self
- Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- Jack & Sarah as Jack
- Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
1994
- Room 101 as Self
- Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- Hard Times as James Harthouse
- Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- Butter as Gerrard
- Calliope as The Producer
1993
- Frasier as Stephen Moon
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Shooting Stars as Self
- The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
1992
- Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- The Player as Tom Oakley
- The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
1991
- Performance as Nurse/Bed Head
- Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- The Word
- Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
1989
- The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- Killing Dad as Berg
- Warlock as Giles Redferne
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- Thieves in the Night as Joseph
1988
- Codename: Kyril as Sculby
1987
- Withnail & I as Withnail
- Lizzie's Pictures
- Hidden City as Brewster
1986
- Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
1985
- Screen Two as Moonee Livingstone
1984
1983
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1967
- Omnibus as Narrator (voice)