Richard E. Grant

Actor

Richard E. Grant

Born May 5, 1957 in Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]114 films

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.

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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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Withnail & I posterFirst watchWithnail & I19877.2as WithnailA leading role.Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the…View film

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Filmography

114 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Queen of FashionEvelyn Delves Broughton
  2. TBAWittgenstein's PokerLudwig Wittgenstein (voice)
  3. TBAFado!
  4. TBAMargot & Rudi
  5. TBAThe Man Who Stole Portugal
  6. TBAAlmaCharles
  7. 2027Up Against ItDr. Abaras
  8. 2027National Theatre Live: Hay FeverDavid Bliss
  9. 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintMr. Hopkins
  10. 2026WickerThe Doctor
  11. 2026WildwoodOwl Rex (voice)
  12. 2026Savage HouseSir Chauncey Savage
  13. 2026Ladies FirstPigeon Man
  14. 2025100 Nights of HeroBirdman
  15. 2025NurembergSir David Maxwell-Fyfe
  16. 2025The Thursday Murder ClubBobby Tanner
  17. 2025Death of a UnicornOdell
  18. 2024ArgylleDirector Fowler
  19. 2023SaltburnSir James Catton
  20. 2023The LessonJ.M. Sinclair
  21. 2022PersuasionSir Walter Elliot
  22. 2021The Spine of NightThe Guardian (voice)
  23. 2021Robin RobinMagpie (voice)
  24. 2021Everybody's Talking About JamieHugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
  25. 2021Hitman's Wife's BodyguardSeifert
  26. 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerAllegiant General Pryde
  27. 2019Master Moley by Royal InvitationThe Gardener (voice)
  28. 2019Palm BeachBilly
  29. 2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsShiver
  30. 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me?Jack Hock
  31. 2017The Hitman's BodyguardSeifert
  32. 2017LoganDr. Rice
  33. 2017Their FinestRoger Swain
  34. 2016The Last DragonslayerDragon (voice)
  35. 2016JackieBill Walton
  36. 2015Wellington: The Iron Duke UnmaskedThe Duke of Wellington
  37. 2015Teeth
  38. 2015Queen & CountryMajor Cross
  39. 2015The Gospel of LukeNarrator (voice) – New International Version
  40. 2013Dom HemingwayDickie Black
  41. 2013KhumbaBradley (voice)
  42. 2013About TimeLawyer in Play (uncredited)
  43. 2013Angel in the House
  44. 2012Doctor Who: The SnowmenDr. Walter Simeon
  45. 2012Kath & KimderellaAlain the Page
  46. 2012ZambeziaCecil (voice)
  47. 2012Cherrywood Cannon(Voice)
  48. 2011The Iron LadyMichael Heseltine
  49. 2011How to Stop Being a LoserIan
  50. 2011Horrid Henry: The MovieVic Van Wrinkle
  51. 2011The Last Fashion ShowFederico Marinoni
  52. 2011FosterMr. Potts
  53. 2010CuckooProfessor Julius Greengrass
  54. 2010The NutcrackerFather
  55. 2010First NightAdam
  56. 2010Jackboots on WhitehallThe Vicar (voice)
  57. 2010The Man Who Married HimselfOlivier
  58. 2009Love HurtsBen Bingham
  59. 2008Garden of EdenColonel Philip Boyle
  60. 2008Filth and WisdomProf Flynn
  61. 2007Always Crashing in the Same CarJames Booth
  62. 2006PenelopeFranklin Wilhern
  63. 2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesPreston (voice)
  64. 2005Colour Me KubrickJasper
  65. 2005Corpse BrideBarkis Bittern (voice)
  66. 2004The Story of an African FarmBonaparte Blenkins
  67. 2004ToothJarvis Jarvis
  68. 2003Bright Young ThingsFather Rothschild
  69. 2003Monsieur N.Hudson Lowe
  70. 2002The Hound of the BaskervillesJack Stapleton
  71. 2002Sherlock: Case of EvilMycroft
  72. 2001Gosford ParkGeorge
  73. 2001HildegardeWolf
  74. 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
  75. 2000The Little VampireFrederick Sackville-Bagg
  76. 2000The Miracle MakerJohn The Baptist (voice)
  77. 1999A Christmas CarolBob Cratchit
  78. 1999The MatchGorgeous Gus
  79. 1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal DeathThe Quite Handsome Doctor
  80. 1998St. IvesMajor Farquhar Chevening
  81. 1998Cash in HandSir Harry Parkins
  82. 1997Spice WorldClifford
  83. 1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingGordon Comstock
  84. 1997Food of LoveAlex Salmon
  85. 1997A Royal ScandalGeorge, Prince of Wales
  86. 1997Treasure IslandLong John Silver
  87. 1997The Serpent's KissJames Fitzmaurice
  88. 1996Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek
  89. 1996The Portrait of a LadyLord Warburton
  90. 1996The Cold Light of DayViktor Marek
  91. 1995Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifeFranz Kafka
  92. 1995BedNurse/Bed Head
  93. 1995Jack & SarahJack
  94. 1994Prêt-à-PorterCort Romney
  95. 1994CalliopeThe Producer
  96. 1994ButterGerrard
  97. 1993The Age of InnocenceLawrence "Larry" Lefferts
  98. 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandLong John Silver (voice)
  99. 1993Suddenly, Last SummerGeorge Holly
  100. 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaDr. Jack Seward
  101. 1992The Other SideSherlock Holmes
  102. 1992The PlayerTom Oakley
  103. 1991Hudson HawkDarwin Mayflower
  104. 1991L.A. StoryRoland Mackey
  105. 1990Henry & JuneHugo Guiler
  106. 1990Mountains of the MoonOliphant
  107. 1989Thieves in the NightJoseph
  108. 1989Killing DadBerg
  109. 1989WarlockGiles Redferne
  110. 1989How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingDenis Dimbleby Bagley
  111. 1989Here Is the NewsDavid Dunhill
  112. 1987Hidden CityBrewster
  113. 1987Withnail & IWithnail
  114. 1986Honest Decent & TrueMoonee Livingstone