Richard E. Grant
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).
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- 2025 · Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Bobby Tanner
- 2024 · Nautilus as The White Rajah
- 2024 · The Franchise as Peter Fairchild
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Fowler
- 2023 · Saltburn as Sir James Catton
- 2021 · The Outlaws as The Earl
- 2021 · Moley as The Gardener (voice)
- 2021 · Loki as Classic Loki
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Classic Loki
- 2020 · Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Allegiant General Pryde
- 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 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 · Jackie as Bill Walton
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · About Time as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2012 · Girls as Jasper
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Izembaro
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Father
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Simon Bricker
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 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
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2001 · Gosford Park as George
- 1998 · The Heaven and Earth Show as
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Clifford
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Stephen Moon
- 1992 · Bram Stoker's Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Dream Justin
- 1991 · Performance as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1991 · Performance as George Holly
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as British Voice / Julian (voice)
- 1983 · Natural World as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1967 · Omnibus as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- Future · Ladies First as
- 2026 · Wildwood as (voice)
- 2025 · Too Much as Jonno Ratigan
- 2025 · Death of a Unicorn as Odell
- 2023 · The Lesson as J.M. Sinclair
- 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 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Seifert
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 2020 · Dispatches from Elsewhere as Octavio
- 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 · Tate Britain's Great Art Walks as Self
- 2016 · The Last Dragonslayer as Dragon (voice)
- 2015 · Jekyll and Hyde as Sir Roger Bulstrode
- 2015 · Dig as Ian Margrove
- 2014 · The Kumars as Self
- 2013 · Khumba as Bradley (voice)
- 2012 · Doctor Who: The Snowmen as Dr. Walter Simeon
- 2012 · The Fear as Seb Whiting
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Zambezia as Cecil (voice)
- 2011 · The Iron Lady as Michael Heseltine
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as Doctor Curlew
- 2010 · First Night as Adam
- 2007 · Penelope as Franklin Wilhern
- 2007 · Always Crashing in the Same Car as James Booth
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Preston (voice)
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Doctor (voice)
- 2000 · The Miracle Maker as John The Baptist (voice)
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1999 · Home Farm Twins as
- 1998 · St. Ives as Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1998 · Cash in Hand as Sir Harry Parkins
- 1997 · Captain Star as
- 1996 · Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996 · Karaoke as Nick Balmer
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Chingford Steel
- Future · Rose's Baby as
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jack
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · The Age of Innocence as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1992 · The Player as Tom Oakley
- 1991 · Hudson Hawk as Darwin Mayflower
- 1991 · L.A. Story as Roland Mackey
- 1990 · Henry & June as Hugo Guiler
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Oliphant
- 1989 · Warlock as Giles Redferne
- 1987 · Withnail & I as Withnail
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- Future · The Honey Wars as (voice)
- 2026 · The Other Bennet Sister as Mr. Bennet
- 2026 · Savage House as Sir Chauncey Savage
- 2026 · Wicker as Doctor
- 2025 · 100 Nights of Hero as Birdman
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2022 · Frankly as Self
- 2022 · A Royal Grand Design as Host
- 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 (voice)
- 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
- 2021 · Write Around the World with Richard E Grant as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime as Self - Host
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 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
- 2017 · Making 'Logan' as Self
- 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as The Duke of Wellington
- 2015 · The Secret World of Lewis Carroll as Himself - Actor
- 2015 · Teeth as
- 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
- 2013 · Dom Hemingway as Dickie Black
- 2013 · Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012 · The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey as Narrator
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self
- 2012 · Kath & Kimderella as Alain the Page
- 2012 · Words of the Titanic as Reader
- 2012 · Cherrywood Cannon as (Voice)
- 2011 · How to Stop Being a Loser as Ian
- 2011 · Horrid Henry: The Movie as Vic Van Wrinkle
- 2011 · The Last Fashion Show as Federico Marinoni
- 2011 · Foster as Mr. Potts
- 2010 · Cuckoo as Professor Julius Greengrass
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as The Vicar (voice)
- 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
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Don Bennett
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Jasper
- 2004 · Tooth as Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Father Rothschild
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Simon Marchmont
- 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
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Himself
- 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
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Gordon Comstock
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1997 · The Serpent's Kiss as James Fitzmaurice
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Lord Warburton
- 1996 · The Cold Light of Day as Viktor Marek
- 1995 · Bed as Nurse/Bed Head
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Cort Romney
- 1994 · Hard Times as James Harthouse
- 1994 · Butter as Gerrard
- 1993 · Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
- 1993 · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life as Franz Kafka
- 1989 · Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) as Berg
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Sculby
- Future · Fado! as
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Laurence Sculby
- 1987 · Hidden City as Brewster
- 1987 · Lizzie's Pictures as
- Future · The Queen of Fashion as Evelyn Delves Broughton
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2007 · Elementary My Dear Viewer as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Pulp: The Story of Common People as Narrator
- 2005 · The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' as Narrator
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Story of an African Farm as Bonaparte Blenkins
- 2004 · 90 Days in Hollywood as
- 2002 · Robert Altman in England as Himself
- 2001 · Hildegarde as Wolf
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 2000 · Victoria's Secrets as Self
- 1999 · Withnail and Us as Self
- 1999 · The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- 1999 · I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
- 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 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1995 · Empire of the Censors as Self - Host
- 1994 · Pink Floyd: The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Calliope as The Producer
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Long John Silver (voice)
- 1993 · Suddenly, Last Summer as George Holly
- 1986 · Honest Decent & True as Moonee Livingstone
- Future · Wittgenstein's Poker as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- 1992 · The Other Side as Sherlock Holmes
- 1989 · Thieves in the Night as Joseph
- 1989 · Here Is the News as David Dunhill
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Mr. Hopkins



