Richard E. Grant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 5 May 1957 · Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
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
Acting 164
- 2027Rose's Baby as Dr. Abaras
- 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins
- 2026Wildwood as Owl Rex (voice)
- 2026Wicker as Doctor
- 2026Fado!
- 2026Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- 2026New Line: Independent Legacies as Self (archive footage)
- 2026The Honey Wars as (voice)
- 2026The Man Who Stole Portugal
- 2026Wildwood
- 2026The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- 2026Margot & Rudi
- 2026Confessions II – The Film as Self
- 2026Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2026Ladies First as Pigeon Man
- 2025100 Nights of Hero as Birdman
- 2025Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 2025The Thursday Murder Club as Bobby Tanner
- 2025The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
- 2025Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2024Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2024Argylle as Director Fowler
- 2023Saltburn as Sir James Catton
- 2023The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
- 2023The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2022A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 2022Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
- 2021An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
- 2021The Spine of Night as The Guardian (voice)
- 2021Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
- 2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2021Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2021Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2020Sackboy: A Big Adventure as Vex
- 2020Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2020The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2020Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave (voice)
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 2019Master Moley by Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
- 2019Palm Beach as Billy
- 2019An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2019The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
- 20197 Up & Me as Self
- 2018The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Shiver
- 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
- 2017The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2017Making 'Logan' as Self
- 2017Logan as Dr. Rice
- 2017Their Finest as Roger Swain
- 2017A Series of Unfortunate Events as Man with Beard But No Hair
- 2016The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2016Jackie as Bill Walton
- 2015Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2015The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015Teeth
- 2015Queen & Country as Major Cross
- 2015The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
- 2013Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2013About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2013Angel in the House
- 2012Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2012Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2011Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010First Night as Adam
- 2010Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 2010The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
- 2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
- 2009Love Hurts as Ben Bingham
- 2008Filth and Wisdom as Prof Flynn
- 2008Garden of Eden as Colonel Philip Boyle
- 2007Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 2007Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2006Above and Beyond
- 2006Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2006Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' as Narrator
- 2005Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2005Corpse Bride as Barkis Bittern (voice)
- 2004The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2004Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor
- 2003Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003Monsieur N. as Hudson Lowe
- 2002The Hound of the Baskervilles as Jack Stapleton
- 2002Sherlock: Case of Evil as Mycroft
- 2002The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- 2002Robert Altman in England as Self
- 2001Gosford Park as George
- 2001Hildegarde as Wolf
- 2001Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 2000The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- 2000The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 2000Victoria's Secrets as Self
- 1999A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1999The Match as Gorgeous Gus
- 1999Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1999I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 1998Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1998St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997Spice World as Clifford
- 1997Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997Food of Love as Alex Salmon
- 1997A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
- 1997An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1997Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1995Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1995Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1995Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1995Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994Calliope as The Producer
- 1994Butter as Gerrard
- 1993The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1993Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1993Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1992Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1992The Player as Tom Oakley
- 1991Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 1991L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
- 1990Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1990Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1989How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1989Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- 1988Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987Hidden City as Brewster
- 1987Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1986Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
Directing 1
- 2005Wah-Wah · director
Writing 1
- 2005Wah-Wah · screenplay