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Richard E. Grant
Actor, Director, WriterBorn May 5, 1957 (68 years)
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).
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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Richard E. Grant Filmography
| 2026 | Wildwood · as (voice) |
| 2025 | 100 Nights of Hero · as Birdman |
| 2025 | Nuremberg · as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club · as Bobby Tanner |
| 2025 | Too Much (TV Series) · as Jonno Ratigan |
| 2025 | Death of a Unicorn · as Odell |
| 2024 | The Franchise (2024) (TV Series) · as Peter Fairchild |
| 2024 | Nautilus (TV Series) · as The White Rajah |
| 2024 | Argylle · as Director Fowler |
| 2023 | Doctor Who (2023) (TV Series) · as The Doctor |
| 2023 | Saltburn · as Sir James Catton |
| 2023 | The Lesson · as J.m. Sinclair |
| 2022 | Persuasion · as Sir Walter Elliot |
| 2022 | Suspect (2022) (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 2021 | The Spine of Night · as The Guardian (voice) |
| 2021 | Robin Robin · as Magpie (voice) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Classic Loki (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Outlaws (TV Series) · as The Earl |
| 2021 | Moley (TV Series) · as The Gardener (voice) |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard · as Seifert |
| 2021 | Loki (TV Series) · as Classic Loki |
| 2021 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie · as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle |
| 2020 | Earwig and the Witch · as The Mandrake |
| 2020 | Dispatches from Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Octavio |
| 2020 | Groundhog Dave 2 · as Groundhog Dave (voice) |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker · as Allegiant General Pryde |
| 2019 | Master Moley · as The Gardener (voice) |
| 2019 | Palm Beach · as Billy |
| 2019 | The Space - Theatre of Survival · as As Self |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie (TV Series) · as Holland |
| 2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? · as Jack Hock |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms · as Shiver |
| 2018 | Hang Ups (TV Series) · as Leonard Conrad |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard · as Seifert |
| 2017 | Logan · as Dr. Rice |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV Series) · as Man With Beard But No Hair |
| 2017 | Big Action in a Big World · as Seifert |
| 2016 | Their Finest · as Roger Swain |
| 2016 | The Last Dragonslayer · as Dragon (voice) |
| 2016 | Jackie · as Bill Walton |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde (TV Series) · as Sir Roger Bulstrode |
| 2015 | Dig (TV Series) · as Ian Margrove |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The Gospel of Luke · as Narrator (voice) – New International Version |
| 2014 | Queen & Country · as Major Cross |
| 2013 | Dom Hemingway · as Dickie Black |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | About Time · as Lawyer In Play (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Matthew Hopkins |
| 2013 | The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2013 | The Wildebeest Migration · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Doctor Who: The Snowmen · as Dr. Walter Simeon |
| 2012 | The Fear (UK) (TV Series) · as Seb Whiting |
| 2012 | Gadget Man (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella · as Alain The Page |
| 2012 | Adventures in Zambezia · as Cecil (voice) |
| 2012 | Words of the Titanic · as Reader |
| 2012 | Girls (TV Series) · as Jasper |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents (TV Series) · as Stephen |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady · as Michael Heseltine |
| 2011 | Foster · as Mr. Potts |
| 2011 | How to Stop Being a Loser · as Ian |
| 2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie · as Vic Van Wrinkle |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Izembaro |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and The White (TV Series) · as Doctor Curlew |
| 2011 | The Last Fashion Show · as Federico Marinoni |
| 2010 | The Nutcracker: The Untold Story · as Father |
| 2010 | First Night · as Adam |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall · as The Vicar (voice) |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Simon Bricker |
| 2010 | Rev. (TV Series) · as Marcus |
| 2010 | The Man Who Married Himself · as Olivier |
| 2009 | Cuckoo · as Professor Julius Greengrass |
| 2009 | Love Hurts · as Ben Bingham |
| 2008 | Filth and Wisdom · as Prof Flynn |
| 2008 | Freezing (TV Series) · as Richard |
| 2008 | The Garden of Eden · as Colonel Philip Boyle |
| 2007 | Mumbai Calling (TV Series) · as Benedict Harlow |
| 2006 | Above and Beyond (TV Series) · as Don Bennett |
| 2006 | Love Off-Air · as 9th Doctor |
| 2006 | Flash Frames · as The Doctor |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties · as Preston (voice) |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Pulp: The Story of Common People · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The Story of Fairytale of New York · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Color Me Kubrick · as Jasper |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride · as Barkis Bittern (voice) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as The Great Intelligence |
| 2005 | The Making of a Film Idol · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Raymond West |
| 2004 | The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | The Story of an African Farm · as Bonaparte Blenkins |
| 2004 | Regency House Party (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Tooth · as Jarvis Jarvis |
| 2003 | Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV Series) · as The Doctor (voice) |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Father Rothschild |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Movie Stars · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Monsieur N. · as Hudson Lowe |
| 2003 | Posh Nosh (TV Series) · as Simon Marchmont |
| 2002 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Jack Stapleton |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park · as George |
| 2001 | Hildegarde · as Wolf |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings · as Various Characters |
| 2000 | The Little Vampire · as Frederick Sackville-Bagg |
| 2000 | William Shakespeare · as Withnail |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol · as Bob Cratchit |
| 1999 | The Miracle Maker · as John The Baptist (voice) |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake (TV Series) |
| 1999 | The Match · as Gorgeous Gus |
| 1999 | Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death · as The Quite Handsome Doctor |
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as Percy Blakeney/the Scarlet Pimpernel |
| 1998 | St. Ives · as Major Farquhar Chevening |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Clifford |
| 1997 | A Merry War · as Gordon Comstock |
| 1997 | Food of Love · as Alex Salmon |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Captain Star (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss · as James Fitzmaurice |
| 1997 | Treasure Island · as Long John Silver |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night · as Sir Andrew Aguecheek |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady · as Lord Warburton |
| 1996 | A Royal Scandal · as George, Prince Of Wales |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus (TV Series) · as Nick Balmer |
| 1996 | Karaoke (TV Series) · as Nick Balmer |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The Cold Light of Day · as Viktor Marek |
| 1995 | Jack & Sarah · as Jack |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear · as Cort Romney |
| 1994 | Hard Times · as James Harthouse |
| 1994 | Hard Times (1994) (TV Series) · as James Harthouse |
| 1994 | Butter · as Gerrard |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Stephen Moon |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence · as Lawrence "larry" Lefferts |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure Island (TV Series) · as Long John Silver (voice) |
| 1993 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life · as Franz Kafka |
| 1992 | Suddenly, Last Summer · as George Holly |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula · as Dr. Jack Seward |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) · as Dream Justin |
| 1992 | The Player · as Tom Oakley |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as Nurse/bed Head |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk · as Darwin Mayflower |
| 1991 | L.A. Story · as Roland Mackey |
| 1990 | Henry & June · as Hugo Guiler |
| 1990 | Cutting Edge (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon · as Oliphant |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as British Voice / Julian (voice) |
| 1989 | Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother · as Berg |
| 1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising · as Denis Dimbleby Bagley |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Rab C Nesbitt (TV Series) · as Chingford Steel |
| 1988 | Codename: Kyril (TV Series) · as Sculby |
| 1987 | Hidden City · as Brewster |
| 1987 | Withnail and I · as Withnail |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as David Dunhill |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Sweet Sixteen (TV Series) · as Anton |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as George Holly |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Royal Carols: Together at Christmas · as Self |
| 2024 | Mozart: Rise of a Genius (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Late Night Lycett (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | Frankly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2022 | Ant & Dec's Limitless Win (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele · as Self |
| 2021 | Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! · as Self - Actor |
| 2021 | Write Around the World with Richard E Grant (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Classic Loki |
| 2020 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (TV Series) · as Self - Expert |
| 2020 | Between the Covers (2020) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy · as Self |
| 2020 | 2020 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The Masked Singer (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panellist |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David Spade (TV Series) · as Self - At Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker Premiere |
| 2019 | Inside the Ritz Hotel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | 7 Up & Me · as Self |
| 2019 | There's Something About Movies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio · as Self |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | Making 'Logan' · as Self |
| 2017 | Tate Britain's Great Art Walks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Richard E. Grant's 7 Deadly Sins of the Animal Kingdom (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2015 | The Secret World of Lewis Carroll · as Himself - Actor |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 2014 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | The Kumars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Liberty of London (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Portrait Artist of the Year (TV Series) · as Self - Sitter |
| 2012 | Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2012 | For No Good Reason · as Self |
| 2011 | QI Genesis · as Self |
| 2010 | A Quiet Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Sky Midnight News (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2007 | British Film Forever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | CBeebies Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Self - Storyteller |
| 2006 | The Chaser's War on Everything (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | 9am with David & Kim (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Wah Wah in Swaziland · as Self - Producer |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Making of 'Alien³' · as Self |
| 2003 | Hollywood on Set (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | QI (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Premiere Bond: Die Another Day · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Announcer |
| 2002 | Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra · as Himself |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | We Know Where You Live. Live! · as Self |
| 2001 | The Orange British Academy Film Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | I Love the '80s (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Victoria's Secrets · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Withnail and Us · as Self |
| 1998 | The 11 O'Clock Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | An Audience with Elton John · as Self |
| 1996 | An Evening with Lily Savage · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1996 | In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Anyone for Pennis? · as Self |
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors · as Self - Host |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Room 101 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Secret History (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Sky World News (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Blankety Blank (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
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