Richard E. Grant
Birthdate
May 5, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
May 5, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Known For
Acting
Biography
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).
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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).
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Richard E. Grant's LGBTQ+ Titles
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Acting (215)
Too Much (10 episodes)
The Guinea Pig Club as Archie McIndoe
The Thursday Murder Club
Wildwood as (voice)
Fado!
The Post Office Girl
Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
The One Hundred Nights of Hero
The Honey Wars as (voice)
Ladies First
2025
Death of a Unicorn
2024
Nautilus as The White Rajah (2 episodes)
2024
The Franchise as Peter Fairchild (8 episodes)
2024
Argylle as Director Fowler
2024
Wheel of Fortune as Self - Celebrity Contestant (1 episode)
2023
Saltburn as Sir James Catton
2023
The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
2023
The Coronation Concert as Self
2022
Frankly as Self (1 episode)
2022
A Royal Grand Design as Host
2022
Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
2022
Suspect as Harry (8 episodes)
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2022
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self (1 episode)
2021
An Audience with Adele as Self
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Classic Loki (archive footage)
2021
The Spine of Night as The Guardian
2021
The Outlaws as The Earl (4 episodes)
2021
Robin Robin as Magpie (voice)
2021
Moley as The Gardener (voice) (52 episodes)
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter (3 episodes)
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
2021
Loki as Classic Loki (2 episodes)
2021
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Classic Loki (1 episode)
2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert (1 episode)
2020
Between the Covers as Self (1 episode)
2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
2020
The Skywalker Legacy as Self
2020
Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio (10 episodes)
2020
Groundhog Dave 2 as Groundhog Dave
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
2019
Master Moley By Royal Invitation as The Gardener (voice)
2019
Palm Beach as Billy
2019
An Accidental Studio as Self
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival as as Self
2019
7 Up & Me 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 (3 episodes)
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self (1 episode)
2017
Logan as Dr. Zander Rice
2017
Their Finest as Roger Swain
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events as Man with Beard But No Hair (3 episodes)
2016
The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
2016
Jackie as Bill Walton
2015
Jekyll and Hyde as Sir Roger Bulstrode (10 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
2015
Dig as Ian Margrove (10 episodes)
2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
2015
Teeth
2015
Queen & Country as Major Cross
2015
The Gospel of Luke as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
2014
Dirty Weekenders in France as Self - Presenter
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Kumars as Self (1 episode)
2013
Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
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
Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
2012
The Fear as Seb Whiting (4 episodes)
2012
Gadget Man (1 episode)
2012
For No Good Reason as Self
2012
Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
2012
Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
2012
Girls as Jasper (5 episodes)
2012
Words of the Titanic as Reader
2012
Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
2011
The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
2011
Game of Thrones as Izembaro (3 episodes)
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew (4 episodes)
2011
The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
2011
Foster as Mr. Potts
2010
Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
2010
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story as Father
2010
First Night as Adam
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
2010
Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker (4 episodes)
2010
The Man Who Married Himself as Olivier
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)
2007
Would I Lie to You? as Self (1 episode)
2007
Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (2 episodes)
2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
2006
Above and Beyond as Don Bennett (2 episodes)
2006
Above and Beyond
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
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
Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
2005
Corpse Bride as Barkis Bittern (voice)
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats as Self (1 episode)
2005
Doctor Who as Dr Simeon (1 episode)
2005
Doctor Who as The Great Intelligence (1 episode)
2005
The Friday Night Project (1 episode)
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Raymond West (1 episode)
2004
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
2004
The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
2004
90 Days in Hollywood (13 episodes)
2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice) (6 episodes)
2003
Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
2003
QI as Self (1 episode)
2003
Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont (9 episodes)
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
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer (1 episode)
2002
Robert Altman in England as Himself
2001
Gosford Park as George
2001
Hildegarde as Wolf
2001
Strictly Sinatra as Himself
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
2000
The Little Vampire as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
2000
The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
1999
A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
1999
Let Them Eat Cake (1 episode)
1999
The Match as Gorgeous Gus
1999
Withnail and Us as Self
1999
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Quite Handsome Doctor
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel (6 episodes)
1999
Home Farm Twins (81 episodes)
1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
1998
The Heaven and Earth Show (1 episode)
1998
Parkinson as Self (1 episode)
1998
St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
1998
Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
1997
Spice World as Clifford
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
1997
Trial & Retribution (2 episodes)
1997
Food of Love as Alex Salmon
1997
A Royal Scandal as George, Prince of Wales
1997
An Audience with Elton John as Self
1997
Treasure Island as Long John Silver
1997
Captain Star (13 episodes)
1997
The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
1996
An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
1996
Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1996
The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
1996
In Search of Dracula as Self
1996
The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
1996
Karaoke as Nick Balmer (4 episodes)
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe (1 episode)
1995
Soccer AM as Self (2 episodes)
1995
Jack & Sarah as Jack
1995
Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
1994
Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
1994
Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
1994
Room 101 as Self (1 episode)
1994
Hard Times as James Harthouse (4 episodes)
1994
Hard Times as James Harthouse
1994
Calliope as The Producer
1994
Butter as Gerrard
1993
Shooting Stars as Self (1 episode)
1993
Frasier as Stephen Moon (1 episode)
1993
The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice) (26 episodes)
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
1992
Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin (1 episode)
1992
The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
1992
The Player as Tom Oakley
1991
Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
1991
Performance as Nurse (1 episode)
1991
L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
1990
Have I Got News for You as Self (1 episode)
1990
Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel (1 episode)
1990
Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
1989
The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice) (1 episode)
1989
Thieves in the Night as Joseph
1989
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
1989
Warlock as Giles Redferne
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
1989
Here Is the News as David Dunhill
1988
Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
1987
Hidden City as Brewster
1987
Withnail & I as Withnail
1987
Lizzie's Pictures (4 episodes)
1986
Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
1984
Aspel & Company (1 episode)
1983
Natural World (1 episode)
1978
An Audience with... as Self (1 episode)
1959
No Hiding Place (1 episode)
Directing (1)
2005
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• Director
Writing (1)
2005
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• Screenplay