Richard E. Grant
Known for Acting · 233 credits
- Born
- 1957-05-05 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
- Also known as
- Richard Esterhuysen · Richard Grant Esterhuysen
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).
Known For
TV Shows (77)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Izembaro
The Simpsons
1989
as British Voice / Julian (voice)
Doctor Who
2005
as The Great Intelligence / Dr Simeon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Stephen Moon
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Natural World
1983
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Downton Abbey
2010
as Simon Bricker
Loki
2021
as Classic Loki
QI
2003
as Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Raymond West
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Moonee Livingstone / David Dunhill
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Girls
2012
as Jasper
Omnibus
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Man with Beard But No Hair
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
No Hiding Place
1959
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Dream Justin
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Stephen / Tony
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self - Guest Announcer
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Stephen Warrington
Room 101
1994
as Self
Performance
1991
as Nurse/Bed Head / George Holly
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Classic Loki
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
The Word
1990
Moley
2021
as The Gardener (voice)
Nautilus
2024
as The White Rajah
The Other Bennet Sister
2026
as Mr. Bennet
The Franchise
2024
as Peter Fairchild
The Outlaws
2021
as The Earl
Too Much
2025
as Jonno Ratigan
Psychobitches
2013
as Matthew Hopkins
Suspect
2022
as Harry
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020
as Octavio
Gadget Man
2012
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022
as Self
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Long John Silver (voice)
The Celebrity Traitors
2025
as Self - Contestant
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
as Doctor Curlew
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chingford Steel
Home Farm Twins
1999
Dig
2015
as Ian Margrove
Hang Ups
2018
as Leonard Conrad
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
British Film Forever
2007
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Movies (156)
Logan
2017
as Dr. Rice
Corpse Bride
2005
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
Nuremberg
2025
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
About Time
2013
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Allegiant General Pryde
Ladies First
2026
as Pigeon Man
Death of a Unicorn
2025
as Odell
Saltburn
2023
as Sir James Catton
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Seifert
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Dr. Jack Seward
Argylle
2024
as Director Fowler
Wildwood
2026
as (voice)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Seifert
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as Bobby Tanner
Savage House
2026
as Sir Chauncey Savage
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
as Shiver
Penelope
2007
as Franklin Wilhern
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
as Preston (voice)
Withnail & I
1987
as Withnail
Zambezia
2012
as Cecil (voice)
Henry & June
1990
as Hugo Guiler
The Age of Innocence
1993
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
The Player
1992
as Tom Oakley
Gosford Park
2001
as George
The Iron Lady
2011
as Michael Heseltine
Cuckoo
2010
as Professor Julius Greengrass
Confessions II – The Film
2026
as Self
100 Nights of Hero
2025
as Birdman
Khumba
2013
as Bradley (voice)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Jack Hock
Warlock
1989
as Giles Redferne
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Lord Warburton
Hudson Hawk
1991
as Darwin Mayflower
Wicker
2026
as Doctor
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Dragon (voice)
Jackie
2016
as Bill Walton
The Nutcracker
2010
as Father
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
as Vic Van Wrinkle
Their Finest
2017
as Roger Swain
Spice World
1997
as Clifford
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Bob Cratchit
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Dom Hemingway
2013
as Dickie Black
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (archive footage)
The Little Vampire
2000
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Persuasion
2022
as Sir Walter Elliot
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Cort Romney
Robin Robin
2021
as Magpie (voice)
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
Foster
2011
as Mr. Potts
Bright Young Things
2003
as Father Rothschild
The Miracle Maker
2000
as John The Baptist (voice)
The Spine of Night
2021
as The Guardian (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as The Vicar (voice)
L.A. Story
1991
as Roland Mackey
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
Twelfth Night
1996
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026
as Mr. Hopkins
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
as Dr. Walter Simeon
Jack & Sarah
1995
as Jack
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Oliphant
Victoria's Secrets
2000
as Self
Tooth
2004
as Jarvis Jarvis
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
as Berg
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
as Self - Actor
The Lesson
2023
as J.M. Sinclair
Treasure Island
1997
as Long John Silver
An Accidental Studio
2019
as Self
Palm Beach
2019
as Billy
Food of Love
1997
as Alex Salmon
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Gordon Comstock
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
as George Holly
Kath & Kimderella
2012
as Alain the Page
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
as Mycroft
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
as Ian
Filth and Wisdom
2008
as Prof Flynn
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
as Jack Stapleton
For No Good Reason
2012
as Self
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self - Audience Member
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
as Self - Presenter
Queen & Country
2015
as Major Cross
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
Empire of the Censors
1995
as Self - Host
The Last Fashion Show
2011
as Federico Marinoni
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015
as The Duke of Wellington
Margot & Rudi
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
as James Fitzmaurice
7 Up & Me
2019
as Self
Garden of Eden
2008
as Colonel Philip Boyle
The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
Fado!
Strictly Sinatra
2001
as Himself
Making 'Logan'
2017
as Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
The Story of an African Farm
2004
as Bonaparte Blenkins
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Jasper
Robert Altman in England
2002
as Self
Love Hurts
2009
as Ben Bingham
The Cold Light of Day
1996
as Viktor Marek
The Match
1999
as Gorgeous Gus
The Man Who Stole Portugal
The Coronation Concert
2023
as Self
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
as Self
A Royal Grand Design
2022
as Host
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
The Other Side
1992
as Sherlock Holmes
Here Is the News
1989
as David Dunhill
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
The Gospel of Luke
2015
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
St. Ives
1998
as Major Farquhar Chevening
The Man Who Married Himself
2010
as Olivier
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
First Night
2010
as Adam
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
as (Voice)
About 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… With 233 credits spanning from 1959 to 2027, Richard E. Grant has appeared in 156 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard E. Grant Movies
- Logan (2017) — as Dr. Rice
- Corpse Bride (2005) — as Barkis Bittern (voice)
- Nuremberg (2025) — as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- About Time (2013) — as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as Allegiant General Pryde
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