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Richard E. Grant
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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…
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- Born
- May 5, 1957
- Birthplace
- Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
- Known For
- Acting
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).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
HD
Honest Decent & TrueMoonee Livingstone
1986
Withnail & IWithnail
1987
Hidden CityBrewster
1987
Here Is the NewsDavid Dunhill
1989
How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingDenis Dimbleby Bagley
1989
WarlockGiles Redferne
1989
Killing DadBerg
1989
Thieves in the NightJoseph
1989
Mountains of the MoonOliphant
1990
Henry & JuneHugo Guiler
1990
L.A. StoryRoland Mackey
1991
Hudson HawkDarwin Mayflower
1991
The PlayerTom Oakley
1992
TO
The Other SideSherlock Holmes
1992
Bram Stoker's DraculaDr. Jack Seward
1992
Suddenly, Last SummerGeorge Holly
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'Self
1993
The Age of InnocenceLawrence "Larry" Lefferts
1993
The Legends of Treasure IslandLong John Silver (voice)
1993
ButterGerrard
1994
CalliopeThe Producer
1994
Pink Floyd: The StoryNarrator (voice)
1994
Prêt-à-PorterCort Romney
1994
EO
Empire of the CensorsSelf - Host
1995
Jack & SarahJack
1995
BedNurse/Bed Head
1995
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifeFranz Kafka
1995
The Cold Light of DayViktor Marek
1996
The Portrait of a LadyLord Warburton
1996
Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek
1996
An Evening with Lily SavageSelf - Audience Member
1996
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a LadySelf
1997
The Serpent's KissJames Fitzmaurice
1997
TI
Treasure IslandLong John Silver
1997
An Audience with Elton JohnSelf
1997
A Royal ScandalGeorge, Prince of Wales
1997
Food of LoveAlex Salmon
1997
Keep the Aspidistra FlyingGordon Comstock
1997
Spice WorldClifford
1997
St. IvesMajor Farquhar Chevening
1998
CI
Cash in HandSir Harry Parkins
1998
I Demand to Have Some Booze!Self
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal DeathThe Quite Handsome Doctor
1999
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce RobinsonSelf
1999
Withnail and UsSelf
1999
The MatchGorgeous Gus
1999
A Christmas CarolBob Cratchit
1999
Victoria's SecretsSelf
2000
The Miracle MakerJohn The Baptist (voice)
2000
The Little VampireFrederick Sackville-Bagg
2000
Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
2000
We Know Where You Live. Live!Self
2001
Strictly SinatraHimself
2001
HildegardeWolf
2001
Gosford ParkGeorge
2001
RA
Robert Altman in EnglandSelf
2002
The Making of Gosford ParkSelf
2002
Sherlock: Case of EvilMycroft
2002
The Hound of the BaskervillesJack Stapleton
2002
Monsieur N.Hudson Lowe
2003
Bright Young ThingsFather Rothschild
2003
ToothJarvis Jarvis
2004
The Story of an African FarmBonaparte Blenkins
2004
The Story of Bohemian RhapsodyNarrator (voice)
2004
Corpse BrideBarkis Bittern (voice)
2005
Colour Me KubrickJasper
2005
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'Narrator
2005
Pulp: The Story of Common PeopleNarrator
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesPreston (voice)
2006
PenelopeFranklin Wilhern
2006
TS
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the HallSelf
2006
Always Crashing in the Same CarJames Booth
2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'Self (archive footage)
2007
EM
Elementary My Dear ViewerSelf - Presenter
2007
Filth and WisdomProf Flynn
2008
Garden of EdenColonel Philip Boyle
2008
Love HurtsBen Bingham
2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TVSelf
2009
The Man Who Married HimselfOlivier
2010
Jackboots on WhitehallThe Vicar (voice)
2010
First NightAdam
2010
The NutcrackerFather
2010
CuckooProfessor Julius Greengrass
2010
FosterMr. Potts
2011
The Last Fashion ShowFederico Marinoni
2011
Horrid Henry: The MovieVic Van Wrinkle
2011
How to Stop Being a LoserIan
2011
The Iron LadyMichael Heseltine
2011
Cherrywood Cannon(Voice)
2012
WO
Words of the TitanicReader
2012
ZambeziaCecil (voice)
2012
Kath & KimderellaAlain the Page
2012
For No Good ReasonSelf
2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest JourneyNarrator
2012
Doctor Who: The SnowmenDr. Walter Simeon
2012
Angel in the House
2013
About TimeLawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013
KhumbaBradley (voice)
2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelf / Larry Oliphant
2013
Dom HemingwayDickie Black
2013
Dirty Weekenders in FranceSelf - Presenter
2014
The Gospel of LukeNarrator (voice) – New International Version
2015
Queen & CountryMajor Cross
2015
Teeth
2015
The Secret World of Lewis CarrollHimself - Actor
2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke UnmaskedThe Duke of Wellington
2015
JackieBill Walton
2016
The Last DragonslayerDragon (voice)
2016
Their FinestRoger Swain
2017
LoganDr. Rice
2017
Making 'Logan'Self
2017
The Hitman's BodyguardSeifert
2017
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Jack Hock
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsShiver
2018
7 Up & MeSelf
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survivalas Self
2019
An Accidental StudioSelf
2019
Palm BeachBilly
2019
Master Moley by Royal InvitationThe Gardener (voice)
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerAllegiant General Pryde
2019
The Skywalker LegacySelf
2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music HallSelf
2020
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in CrimeSelf - Host
2021
Hitman's Wife's BodyguardSeifert
2021
Everybody's Talking About JamieHugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!Self - Actor
2021
Robin RobinMagpie (voice)
2021
The Spine of NightThe Guardian (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialClassic Loki (archive footage)
2021
An Audience with AdeleSelf
2021
PersuasionSir Walter Elliot
2022
A Royal Grand DesignHost
2022
The Coronation ConcertSelf
2023
The LessonJ.M. Sinclair
2023
SaltburnSir James Catton
2023
ArgylleDirector Fowler
2024
Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (archive footage)
2024
Death of a UnicornOdell
2025
The Thursday Murder ClubBobby Tanner
2025
NurembergSir David Maxwell-Fyfe
2025
100 Nights of HeroBirdman
2025
Ladies FirstPigeon Man
2026
Savage HouseSir Chauncey Savage
2026
Confessions II – The FilmSelf
2026
WickerDoctor
2026
WildwoodOwl Rex (voice)
2026
Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintMr. Hopkins
2026
National Theatre Live: Hay FeverDavid Bliss
2027
Up Against ItDr. Abaras
2027
TQ
The Queen of FashionEvelyn Delves Broughton
WP
Wittgenstein's PokerLudwig Wittgenstein (voice)
F
Fado!
The Honey Wars(voice)
M&
Margot & Rudi
TM
The Man Who Stole Portugal
NL
New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)
Television
No Hiding Place1 eps
1959
OmnibusNarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1967
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978
Natural World1 eps
1983
A&
Aspel & Company1 eps
1984
Screen TwoMoonee Livingstone · 1 eps
1985
LP
Lizzie's Pictures4 eps
1987
Codename: KyrilSculby · 2 eps
1988
The SimpsonsBritish Voice / Julian (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The Word1 eps
1990
Rab C. NesbittChingford Steel · 1 eps
1990
Have I Got News for YouSelf · 1 eps
1990
PerformanceNurse/Bed Head · 1 eps
1991
Absolutely FabulousDream Justin · 1 eps
1992
The Legends of Treasure IslandLong John Silver (voice) · 26 eps
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
FrasierStephen Moon · 1 eps
1993
Shooting StarsSelf · 1 eps
1993
Hard TimesJames Harthouse · 4 eps
1994
Room 101Self · 1 eps
1994
Soccer AMSelf · 2 eps
1995
TFI Friday4 eps
1996
Dalziel and PascoeLee Knight · 2 eps
1996
KaraokeNick Balmer · 4 eps
1996
Captain Star13 eps
1997
Trial & RetributionStephen Warrington · 1 eps
1997
ParkinsonSelf · 1 eps
1998
TH
The Heaven and Earth Show1 eps
1998
HF
Home Farm Twins81 eps
1999
The Scarlet PimpernelPercy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel · 6 eps
1999
Let Them Eat Cake1 eps
1999
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf - Guest Announcer · 1 eps
2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 1 eps
2003
Posh NoshSimon Marchmont · 9 eps
2003
QISelf · 1 eps
2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaThe Doctor (voice) · 6 eps
2003
9D
90 Days in Hollywood13 eps
2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleRaymond West · 1 eps
2004
The Friday Night ProjectSelf · 1 eps
2005
Doctor WhoThe Great Intelligence · 1 eps
2005
8 Out of 10 CatsSelf · 1 eps
2005
The One ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2006
Above and BeyondDon Bennett · 2 eps
2006
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2 eps
2007
Would I Lie to You?Self · 1 eps
2007
British Film Forever1 eps
2007
Downton AbbeySimon Bricker · 4 eps
2010
The Crimson Petal and the WhiteDoctor Curlew · 4 eps
2011
Game of ThronesIzembaro · 3 eps
2011
Playhouse PresentsStephen / Tony · 1 eps
2012
GirlsJasper · 5 eps
2012
Gadget Man1 eps
2012
The FearSeb Whiting · 4 eps
2012
PsychobitchesMatthew Hopkins · 1 eps
2013
TK
The KumarsSelf · 1 eps
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf · 1 eps
2014
DigIan Margrove · 10 eps
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf · 1 eps
2015
Jekyll and HydeSir Roger Bulstrode · 10 eps
2015
A Series of Unfortunate EventsMan with Beard But No Hair · 3 eps
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art WalksSelf · 1 eps
2017
Hang UpsLeonard Conrad · 3 eps
2018
Dispatches from ElsewhereOctavio · 10 eps
2020
Between the CoversSelf · 1 eps
2020
Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert · 1 eps
2020
Marvel Studios AssembledSelf - Classic Loki · 1 eps
2021
LokiClassic Loki · 2 eps
2021
Write Around the World with Richard E GrantSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2021
MoleyThe Gardener (voice) · 52 eps
2021
The OutlawsThe Earl · 4 eps
2021
Ant & Dec's Limitless WinSelf · 1 eps
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The WorldSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2022
SuspectHarry · 8 eps
2022
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf · 1 eps
2022
FranklySelf · 1 eps
2022
Mozart: Rise of a GeniusSelf · 3 eps
2024
The FranchisePeter Fairchild · 8 eps
2024
NautilusThe White Rajah · 2 eps
2024
Too MuchJonno Ratigan · 10 eps
2025
The Celebrity TraitorsSelf - Contestant · 3 eps
2025
The Other Bennet SisterMr. Bennet · 3 eps
2026
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern OdysseySelf - Presenter · 4 eps
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