Richard E. Grant
Known for Acting · 229 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 (75)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Izembaro
The Simpsons
1989
as British Voice / Julian (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Doctor Who
2005
as The Great Intelligence / Dr Simeon
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Stephen Moon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Downton Abbey
2010
as Simon Bricker
QI
2003
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Loki
2021
as Classic Loki
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Raymond West
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
Natural World
1983
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Girls
2012
as Jasper
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Man with Beard But No Hair
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Moonee Livingstone / David Dunhill
No Hiding Place
1959
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Dream Justin
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self - Guest Announcer
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
Room 101
1994
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Performance
1991
as Nurse/Bed Head / George Holly
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Stephen Warrington
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Stephen / Tony
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Classic Loki
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
The Outlaws
2021
as The Earl
Nautilus
2024
as The White Rajah
Too Much
2025
as Jonno Ratigan
The Other Bennet Sister
2026
as Mr. Bennet
The Franchise
2024
as Peter Fairchild
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
Suspect
2022
as Harry
Moley
2021
as The Gardener (voice)
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chingford Steel
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Long John Silver (voice)
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020
as Octavio
Gadget Man
2012
Psychobitches
2013
as Matthew Hopkins
Home Farm Twins
1999
Aspel & Company
1984
Dig
2015
as Ian Margrove
Karaoke
1996
as Nick Balmer
Hang Ups
2018
as Leonard Conrad
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
as Doctor Curlew
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
as Self
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022
as Self
The Celebrity Traitors
2025
as Self - Contestant
Movies (154)
Ladies First
2026
as Pigeon Man
Nuremberg
2025
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Corpse Bride
2005
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
Logan
2017
as Dr. Rice
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Allegiant General Pryde
About Time
2013
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Death of a Unicorn
2025
as Odell
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Dr. Jack Seward
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Seifert
Saltburn
2023
as Sir James Catton
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Seifert
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as Bobby Tanner
Argylle
2024
as Director Fowler
The Player
1992
as Tom Oakley
Gosford Park
2001
as George
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
as Preston (voice)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
as Shiver
The Iron Lady
2011
as Michael Heseltine
The Age of Innocence
1993
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Henry & June
1990
as Hugo Guiler
Jackie
2016
as Bill Walton
Spice World
1997
as Clifford
Hudson Hawk
1991
as Darwin Mayflower
Penelope
2007
as Franklin Wilhern
Khumba
2013
as Bradley (voice)
Savage House
2026
as Sir Chauncey Savage
Wildwood
2026
as (voice)
The Match
1999
as Gorgeous Gus
Zambezia
2012
as Cecil (voice)
Persuasion
2022
as Sir Walter Elliot
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Jack Hock
Twelfth Night
1996
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Lord Warburton
Warlock
1989
as Giles Redferne
Their Finest
2017
as Roger Swain
The Little Vampire
2000
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Foster
2011
as Mr. Potts
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Cort Romney
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Withnail & I
1987
as Withnail
The Nutcracker
2010
as Father
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Bob Cratchit
The Lesson
2023
as J.M. Sinclair
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
100 Nights of Hero
2025
as Birdman
Wicker
2026
as Doctor
Bright Young Things
2003
as Father Rothschild
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
L.A. Story
1991
as Roland Mackey
The Miracle Maker
2000
as John The Baptist (voice)
Hidden City
1987
as Brewster
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
as Vic Van Wrinkle
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Oliphant
Hard Times
1994
as James Harthouse
Palm Beach
2019
as Billy
Dom Hemingway
2013
as Dickie Black
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
as Self
Queen & Country
2015
as Major Cross
Jack & Sarah
1995
as Jack
Making 'Logan'
2017
as Self
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self
Kath & Kimderella
2012
as Alain the Page
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
The Spine of Night
2021
as The Guardian (voice)
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
as Self
Tooth
2004
as Jarvis Jarvis
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Robin Robin
2021
as Magpie (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as The Vicar (voice)
Love Hurts
2009
as Ben Bingham
Monsieur N.
2003
as Hudson Lowe
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Dragon (voice)
St. Ives
1998
as Major Farquhar Chevening
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
as Jack Stapleton
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
as Dr. Walter Simeon
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
as Self
Garden of Eden
2008
as Colonel Philip Boyle
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
as The Gardener (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
The Coronation Concert
2023
as Self
An Audience with Elton John
1997
as Self
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
as James Fitzmaurice
The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Laurence Sculby
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
as Self - Actor
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
as Mycroft
For No Good Reason
2012
as Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Jasper
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Gordon Comstock
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
as Self
7 Up & Me
2019
as Self
Strictly Sinatra
2001
as Himself
The Last Fashion Show
2011
as Federico Marinoni
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Long John Silver (voice)
An Accidental Studio
2019
as Self
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self / Larry Oliphant
Treasure Island
1997
as Long John Silver
Filth and Wisdom
2008
as Prof Flynn
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
First Night
2010
as Adam
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012
as Narrator
The Cold Light of Day
1996
as Viktor Marek
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
as (Voice)
Cash in Hand
1998
as Sir Harry Parkins
Fado!
Butter
1994
as Gerrard
The Story of an African Farm
2004
as Bonaparte Blenkins
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
Calliope
1994
as The Producer
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self - Audience Member
Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
Victoria's Secrets
2000
as Self
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
as Ian
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
as as Self
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
as James Booth
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015
as Himself - Actor
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 229 credits spanning from 1959 to 2027, Richard E. Grant has appeared in 154 films and 75 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard E. Grant Movies
- Ladies First (2026) — as Pigeon Man
- Nuremberg (2025) — as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Corpse Bride (2005) — as Barkis Bittern (voice)
- Logan (2017) — as Dr. Rice
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as Allegiant General Pryde
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