Richard E. Grant
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).
Movies (138)
Wildwood
2026
Savage House
2026
Ladies First
2026
Wicker
2026
100 Nights of Hero
2025
Nuremberg
2025
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Death of a Unicorn
2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
Argylle
2024
Saltburn
2023
The Lesson
2023
The Coronation Concert
2023
A Royal Grand Design
2022
Persuasion
2022
An Audience with Adele
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
The Spine of Night
2021
Robin Robin
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
Palm Beach
2019
An Accidental Studio
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
7 Up & Me
2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
Making 'Logan'
2017
Logan
2017
Their Finest
2017
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
Jackie
2016
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015
Teeth
2015
Queen & Country
2015
The Gospel of Luke
2015
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014
Dom Hemingway
2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
About Time
2013
Khumba
2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012
For No Good Reason
2012
Kath & Kimderella
2012
Zambezia
2012
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
The Iron Lady
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
The Last Fashion Show
2011
Foster
2011
Cuckoo
2010
The Nutcracker
2010
First Night
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
The Man Who Married Himself
2010
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Love Hurts
2009
Filth and Wisdom
2008
Garden of Eden
2008
Penelope
2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
Corpse Bride
2005
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
The Story of an African Farm
2004
Tooth
2004
Bright Young Things
2003
Monsieur N.
2003
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Gosford Park
2001
Hildegarde
2001
Strictly Sinatra
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
The Little Vampire
2000
The Miracle Maker
2000
Victoria's Secrets
2000
A Christmas Carol
1999
The Match
1999
Withnail and Us
1999
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999
St. Ives
1998
Spice World
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
Food of Love
1997
A Royal Scandal
1997
An Audience with Elton John
1997
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
Twelfth Night
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
Vem Var Dracula
1996
The Cold Light of Day
1996
Bed
1995
Jack & Sarah
1995
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
Hard Times
1994
Calliope
1994
Butter
1994
The Age of Innocence
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
The Player
1992
Hudson Hawk
1991
L.A. Story
1991
Henry & June
1990
Mountains of the Moon
1990
Thieves in the Night
1989
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
Warlock
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Here Is the News
1989
Codename: Kyril
1988
Hidden City
1987
Withnail & I
1987
The Honey Wars
TV Shows (71)
The Other Bennet Sister
2026
The Celebrity Traitors
2025
Too Much
2025
Nautilus
2024
The Franchise
2024
Frankly
2022
Suspect
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022
The Outlaws
2021
Moley
2021
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
2021
Loki
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
Between the Covers
2020
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020
Hang Ups
2018
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
Jekyll and Hyde
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Dig
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Psychobitches
2013
The Fear
2012
Gadget Man
2012
Girls
2012
Playhouse Presents
2012
Game of Thrones
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
Downton Abbey
2010
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Above and Beyond
2006
The One Show
2006
The One Show
2006
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Doctor Who
2005
Doctor Who
2005
The Friday Night Project
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003
QI
2003
Posh Nosh
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
Parkinson
1998
Captain Star
1997
Karaoke
1996
Soccer AM
1995
Room 101
1994
Hard Times
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
Frasier
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Performance
1991
Performance
1991
Have I Got News for You
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
The Simpsons
1989
Codename: Kyril
1988
Natural World
1983
An Audience with...
1978
Omnibus
1967
Omnibus
1967
No Hiding Place
1959