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Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

ActingBorn May 5, 1957 (age 69)Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

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).

Filmography

2027
Rose's Baby

as Dr. Abaras

Movie
2026
Wicker

as Doctor

Movie
2026
Wildwood

as (voice)

Movie
2026
Savage House

as Sir Chauncey Savage

Movie
2026
Ladies First

as Pigeon Man

Movie
2026TV
2025Movie
2025
Nuremberg

as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Movie
2025
The Celebrity Traitors

as Self - Contestant

TV
2025Movie
2025
Too Much

as Jonno Ratigan

TV
2025Movie
2024
Doctor Who at the Proms

as The Doctor (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Nautilus

as The White Rajah

TV
2024
The Franchise

as Peter Fairchild

TV
2024
Argylle

as Director Fowler

Movie
2023
Saltburn

as Sir James Catton

Movie
2023
The Lesson

as J.M. Sinclair

Movie
2023Movie
2022
Frankly

as Self

TV
2022Movie
2022
Persuasion

as Sir Walter Elliot

Movie
2022
Suspect

as Harry

TV
2022TV
2021Movie
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Classic Loki (archive footage)

Movie
2021
The Spine of Night

as The Guardian (voice)

Movie
2021
The Outlaws

as The Earl

TV
2021
Robin Robin

as Magpie (voice)

Movie
2021
Moley

as The Gardener (voice)

TV
2021Movie
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

Movie
2021Movie
2021
Loki

as Classic Loki

TV
2021Movie
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Classic Loki

TV
2020TV
2020TV
2020Movie
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Allegiant General Pryde

Movie
2019
Master Moley by Royal Invitation

as The Gardener (voice)

Movie
2019
Palm Beach

as Billy

Movie
2019Movie
2019
7 Up & Me

as Self

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Hang Ups

as Leonard Conrad

TV
2017Movie
2017Movie
2017
Logan

as Dr. Rice

Movie
2017
Their Finest

as Roger Swain

Movie
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Man with Beard But No Hair

TV
2016
The Last Dragonslayer

as Dragon (voice)

Movie
2016
Jackie

as Bill Walton

Movie
2015
Jekyll and Hyde

as Sir Roger Bulstrode

TV
2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

as The Duke of Wellington

Movie
2015
Dig

as Ian Margrove

TV
2015Movie
2015Movie
2015
Queen & Country

as Major Cross

Movie
2015
The Gospel of Luke

as Narrator (voice) – New International Version

Movie
2014
Dirty Weekenders in France

as Self - Presenter

Movie
2014
The Kumars

as Self

TV
2013
Dom Hemingway

as Dickie Black

Movie
2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

as Self / Larry Oliphant

Movie
2013
About Time

as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

Movie
2013
Khumba

as Bradley (voice)

Movie
2013
Psychobitches

as Matthew Hopkins

TV
2012
Doctor Who: The Snowmen

as Dr. Walter Simeon

Movie
2012
The Fear

as Seb Whiting

TV
2012Movie
2012
Kath & Kimderella

as Alain the Page

Movie
2012
Zambezia

as Cecil (voice)

Movie
2012Movie
2012
Girls

as Jasper

TV
2012
Playhouse Presents

as Stephen / Tony

TV
2012Movie
2011
The Iron Lady

as Michael Heseltine

Movie
2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie

as Vic Van Wrinkle

Movie
2011
Game of Thrones

as Izembaro

TV
2011TV
2011
The Last Fashion Show

as Federico Marinoni

Movie
2011
Foster

as Mr. Potts

Movie
2010
Cuckoo

as Professor Julius Greengrass

Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall

as The Vicar (voice)

Movie
2010
Downton Abbey

as Simon Bricker

TV
2010Movie
2009
Love Hurts

as Ben Bingham

Movie
2008
Filth and Wisdom

as Prof Flynn

Movie
2008
Garden of Eden

as Colonel Philip Boyle

Movie
2007
Penelope

as Franklin Wilhern

Movie
2007
Elementary My Dear Viewer

as Self - Presenter

Movie
2007TV
2007Movie
2006
Above and Beyond

as Don Bennett

TV
2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2006TV
2006Movie
2005Movie
2005
Corpse Bride

as Barkis Bittern (voice)

Movie
2005TV
2005
Doctor Who

as The Great Intelligence

TV
2005
Doctor Who

as Dr Simeon

TV
2004TV
2004Movie
2004
The Story of an African Farm

as Bonaparte Blenkins

Movie
2004
Tooth

as Jarvis Jarvis

Movie
2003TV
2003
Bright Young Things

as Father Rothschild

Movie
2003
QI

as Self

TV
2003
Posh Nosh

as Simon Marchmont

TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2003
Monsieur N.

as Hudson Lowe

Movie
2002Movie
2002Movie
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self - Guest Announcer

TV
2002Movie
2001
Gosford Park

as George

Movie
2001
Hildegarde

as Wolf

Movie
2001Movie
2000Movie
2000
The Little Vampire

as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

Movie
2000
The Miracle Maker

as John The Baptist (voice)

Movie
2000Movie
1999
A Christmas Carol

as Bob Cratchit

Movie
1999
The Match

as Gorgeous Gus

Movie
1999Movie
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

as The Quite Handsome Doctor

Movie
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel

as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

TV
1998
Parkinson

as Self

TV
1998
St. Ives

as Major Farquhar Chevening

Movie
1998
Cash in Hand

as Sir Harry Parkins

Movie
1997
Spice World

as Clifford

Movie
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying

as Gordon Comstock

Movie
1997
Food of Love

as Alex Salmon

Movie
1997
Trial & Retribution

as Stephen Warrington

TV
1997
A Royal Scandal

as George, Prince of Wales

Movie
1997
Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

Movie
1997
The Serpent's Kiss

as James Fitzmaurice

Movie
1996
An Evening with Lily Savage

as Self - Audience Member

Movie
1996
Twelfth Night

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Movie
1996
The Portrait of a Lady

as Lord Warburton

Movie
1996Movie
1996
The Cold Light of Day

as Viktor Marek

Movie
1996
Karaoke

as Nick Balmer

TV
1995
Bed

as Nurse/Bed Head

Movie
1995
Soccer AM

as Self

TV
1995Movie
1995
Empire of the Censors

as Self - Host

Movie
1994
Prêt-à-Porter

as Cort Romney

Movie
1994
Pink Floyd: The Story

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1994
Room 101

as Self

TV
1994
Hard Times

as James Harthouse

Movie
1994
Hard Times

as James Harthouse

TV
1994
Calliope

as The Producer

Movie
1994
Butter

as Gerrard

Movie
1993TV
1993
Frasier

as Stephen Moon

TV
1993TV
1993
The Age of Innocence

as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Movie
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Long John Silver (voice)

Movie
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Long John Silver (voice)

TV
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer

as George Holly

Movie
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula

as Dr. Jack Seward

Movie
1992
Absolutely Fabulous

as Dream Justin

TV
1992
The Other Side

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1992
The Player

as Tom Oakley

Movie
1991
Performance

as Nurse/Bed Head

TV
1991
Performance

as George Holly

TV
1991
Hudson Hawk

as Darwin Mayflower

Movie
1991
L.A. Story

as Roland Mackey

Movie
1990
Henry & June

as Hugo Guiler

Movie
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt

as Chingford Steel

TV
1990Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as British Voice / Julian (voice)

TV
1989Movie
1989
Warlock

as Giles Redferne

Movie
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Movie
1989
Here Is the News

as David Dunhill

Movie
1988
Codename: Kyril

as Laurence Sculby

Movie
1988TV
1987
Hidden City

as Brewster

Movie
1987
Withnail & I

as Withnail

Movie
1986
Honest Decent & True

as Moonee Livingstone

Movie
1985
Screen Two

as Moonee Livingstone

TV
1985
Screen Two

as David Dunhill

TV
1978TV
1967
Omnibus

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1967TV
The Queen of Fashion

as Evelyn Delves Broughton

Movie
Wittgenstein's Poker

as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

Movie
Movie
The Honey Wars

as (voice)

Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 5, 1957
Place of BirthMbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Popularity2.2