Richard E. Grant
Acting1957Mbabane, 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).
Known For
Acting History
2026
2025
Death of a Unicorn
as Odell
The Thursday Murder Club
as Bobby Tanner
Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
The One Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Too Much
TVas Jonno Ratigan• 10 eps
2024
Argylle
as Director Fowler
The Simpsons
TVas British Voice / Julian (voice)• 1 eps
The Franchise
TVas Peter Fairchild• 8 eps
Nautilus
TVas The White Rajah• 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
TVas Self - Guest Judge• 1 eps
2023
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
2022
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TVas Self - Expert• 1 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TVas Self - Guest Announcer• 1 eps
Suspect
TVas Harry
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
TVas Self
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney Plus Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Marvel Studios Assembled
TVas Self - Classic Loki• 1 eps
The Outlaws
TVas The Earl• 4 eps
Loki
TVas Classic Loki• 2 eps
Moley
TVas The Gardener (voice)
2020
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self
Palm Beach
as Billy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TVas Man with Beard But No Hair• 3 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock
Hang Ups
TVas Leonard Conrad
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
2017
2016
2015
Queen & Country
as Major Cross
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Jekyll and Hyde
TVas Sir Roger Bulstrode
Dig
TVas Ian Margrove• 10 eps
2014
2013
Khumba
as Bradley (voice)
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black
About Time
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Doctor Who
TVas Dr Simeon / The Great Intelligence• 1 eps
2012
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice)
For No Good Reason
as Self
2011
Foster
as Mr. Potts
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine
The Last Fashion Show
as Federico Marinoni
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle
The Crimson Petal and the White
TVas Doctor Curlew
2010
The Nutcracker
as Father
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice)
Cuckoo
as Professor Julius Greengrass
First Night
as Adam
Would I Lie to You?
TVas Self• 1 eps
2009
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham
8 Out of 10 Cats
TVas Self• 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Raymond West• 1 eps
2008
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn
2007
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Preston (voice)
Soccer AM
TVas Self• 2 eps
Have I Got News for You
TVas Self• 1 eps
2005
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
The Friday Night Project
TVas Self
Wah-Wah
Director
Wah-Wah
Screenplay
2004
The Story of an African Farm
as Bonaparte Blenkins
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice)
Tooth
as Jarvis Jarvis
Frasier
TVas Stephen Moon• 1 eps
2003
Bright Young Things
as Father Rothschild
Monsieur N.
as Hudson Lowe
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
TVas The Doctor (voice)• 6 eps
QI
TVas Self• 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2002
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft
2001
2000
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice)
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
Parkinson
TVas Self• 1 eps
1999
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
Withnail and Us
as Self
The Scarlet Pimpernel
TVas Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel• 6 eps
1998
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening
1997
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice
A Royal Scandal
as George, Prince of Wales
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock
Spice World
as Clifford
An Audience with...
TVas Self• 1 eps
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton
The Cold Light of Day
as Viktor Marek
Shooting Stars
TVas Self• 1 eps
Karaoke
TVas Nick Balmer
1995
1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
as Narrator (voice)
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cort Romney
Butter
as Gerrard
Calliope
as The Producer
Absolutely Fabulous
TVas Dream Justin• 1 eps
Omnibus
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Franz Kafka
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Suddenly, Last Summer
as George Holly
Performance
TVas George Holly• 1 eps
1992
The Player
as Tom Oakley
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
1991
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower
1990
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Warlock
as Giles Redferne
Thieves in the Night
as Joseph
Here Is the News
as David Dunhill
1988
Codename: Kyril
as Laurence Sculby
1987
Hidden City
as Brewster
Withnail & I
as Withnail
1965