Richard E. Grant
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.
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Credits
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as
- 2025 · Too Much as
- 2025 · Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2024 · Nautilus as The White Rajah
- 2024 · The Franchise as Peter Fairchild
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Fowler
- 2023 · Saltburn as Sir James Catton
- 2023 · The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2022 · Frankly as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · The Spine of Night as The Guardian
- 2021 · Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021 · Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2020 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2019 · Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019 · Palm Beach as Billy
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Self
- 2015 · The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014 · Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2009 · Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008 · Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003 · Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 2002 · Sherlock: Case of Evil as Mycroft
- 2002 · The Making of 'Gosford Park' as Self
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 2000 · The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1999 · The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- Future · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- Future · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2022 · Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- 2022 · Suspect as Harry
- 2022 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2021 · Loki as Classic Loki
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Classic Loki
- 2020 · Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2020 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 2020 · Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 2019 · The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
- 2018 · The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Shiver
- 2018 · Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Leonard Conrad
- 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2017 · Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- 2017 · Logan as Dr. Rice
- 2017 · Their Finest as Roger Swain
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Man with Beard But No Hair
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2016 · Jackie as Bill Walton
- 2015 · Jekyll and Hyde as Sir Roger Bulstrode
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2015 · Dig as Ian Margrove
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015 · Teeth as
- 2014 · Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2006 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005 · The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’ as Narrator
- 2005 · Corpse Bride as Barkis Bittern (voice)
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who as The Great Intelligence
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Dr Simeon
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Raymond West
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1998 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1997 · Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- Future · The One Hundred Nights of Hero as
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- Future · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Stephen Moon
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1992 · Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- Future · The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1992 · The Player as Tom Oakley
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 1991 · Performance as Nurse
- 1991 · L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1983 · Natural World as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1967 · Omnibus as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- Future · Fado! as
- Future · The Post Office Girl as