Actor
Richard E. Grant
156 movies as actor · 1 as director
Born May 5, 1957 (age 69)From Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]Also known as Richard Esterhuysen, Richard Grant Esterhuysen
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
Logan
2017 · Action, Drama
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Adventure, Action
Corpse Bride
2005 · Romance, Fantasy
About Time
2013 · Drama, Romance
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 · Action, Comedy
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · Romance, Horror
Saltburn
2023 · Drama, Comedy
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Action, Comedy
Jackie
2016 · Drama
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Comedy, Family
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018 · Family, Fantasy
The Iron Lady
2011 · History, Drama
Richard E. Grant movies
The Queen of Fashion
The Queen of Fashion
Evelyn Delves Broughton
Wittgenstein's Poker
Wittgenstein's Poker
Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
Fado!
Fado!
Upcoming
The Honey Wars
(voice)
Margot & Rudi
Margot & Rudi
Upcoming
The Man Who Stole Portugal
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Upcoming
New Line: Independent Legacies
New Line: Independent Legacies
Self (archive footage)
Up Against It
2027 · Dr. Abaras
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026 · Mr. Hopkins
Wildwood
2026 · Owl Rex (voice)
Wicker
2026 · Doctor
Savage House
2026 · Sir Chauncey Savage
Confessions II – The Film
2026 · Self
Ladies First
2026 · Pigeon Man
100 Nights of Hero
2025 · Birdman
Nuremberg
2025 · Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Bobby Tanner
Death of a Unicorn
2025 · Odell
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 · The Doctor (archive footage)
Argylle
2024 · Director Fowler
Saltburn
2023 · Sir James Catton
The Lesson
2023 · J.M. Sinclair
The Coronation Concert
2023 · Self
A Royal Grand Design
2022 · Host
Persuasion
2022 · Sir Walter Elliot
An Audience with Adele
2021 · Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · Classic Loki (archive footage)
The Spine of Night
2021 · The Guardian (voice)
Robin Robin
2021 · Magpie (voice)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · Self - Actor
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021 · Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Seifert
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021 · Self - Host
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020 · Self
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Allegiant General Pryde
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019 · The Gardener (voice)
Palm Beach
2019 · Billy
An Accidental Studio
2019 · Self
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 · as Self
7 Up & Me
2019 · Self
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018 · Shiver
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · Jack Hock
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 · Seifert
Making 'Logan'
2017 · Self
Logan
2017 · Dr. Rice
Their Finest
2017 · Roger Swain
The Last Dragonslayer
2016 · Dragon (voice)
Jackie
2016 · Bill Walton
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015 · The Duke of Wellington
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015 · Himself - Actor
Teeth
2015
Queen & Country
2015 · Major Cross
The Gospel of Luke
2015 · Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014 · Self - Presenter
Dom Hemingway
2013 · Dickie Black
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 · Self / Larry Oliphant
Khumba
2013 · Bradley (voice)
About Time
2013 · Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Angel in the House
2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 · Dr. Walter Simeon
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012 · Narrator
For No Good Reason
2012 · Self
Kath & Kimderella
2012 · Alain the Page
Zambezia
2012 · Cecil (voice)
Words of the Titanic
Words of the Titanic
2012 · Reader
Cherrywood Cannon
2012 · (Voice)
The Iron Lady
2011 · Michael Heseltine
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011 · Ian
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011 · Vic Van Wrinkle
The Last Fashion Show
2011 · Federico Marinoni
Foster
2011 · Mr. Potts
Cuckoo
2010 · Professor Julius Greengrass
The Nutcracker
2010 · Father
First Night
2010 · Adam
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 · The Vicar (voice)
The Man Who Married Himself
2010 · Olivier
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009 · Self
Love Hurts
2009 · Ben Bingham
Garden of Eden
2008 · Colonel Philip Boyle
Filth and Wisdom
2008 · Prof Flynn
Penelope
2007 · Franklin Wilhern
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007 · Self - Presenter
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007 · James Booth
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006 · Self
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Preston (voice)
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006 · Narrator
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005 · Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 · Jasper
Corpse Bride
2005 · Barkis Bittern (voice)
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004 · Narrator (voice)
The Story of an African Farm
2004 · Bonaparte Blenkins
Tooth
2004 · Jarvis Jarvis
Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka
2003 · The Doctor
Bright Young Things
2003 · Father Rothschild
Monsieur N.
2003 · Hudson Lowe
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002 · Jack Stapleton
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002 · Mycroft
The Making of Gosford Park
2002 · Self
Robert Altman in England
Robert Altman in England
2002 · Self
Gosford Park
2001 · George
Hildegarde
2001 · Wolf
Strictly Sinatra
2001 · Himself
We Know Where You Live. Live!
2001 · Self
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Various Characters
The Little Vampire
2000 · Frederick Sackville-Bagg
The Miracle Maker
2000 · John The Baptist (voice)
Victoria's Secrets
2000 · Self
A Christmas Carol
1999 · Bob Cratchit
The Match
1999 · Gorgeous Gus
Withnail and Us
1999 · Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999 · Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999 · The Quite Handsome Doctor
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999 · Self
St. Ives
1998 · Major Farquhar Chevening
Cash in Hand
Cash in Hand
1998 · Sir Harry Parkins
Spice World
1997 · Clifford
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 · Gordon Comstock
Food of Love
1997 · Alex Salmon
A Royal Scandal
1997 · George, Prince of Wales
An Audience with Elton John
1997 · Self
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1997 · Long John Silver
The Serpent's Kiss
1997 · James Fitzmaurice
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997 · Self
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996 · Self - Audience Member
Twelfth Night
1996 · Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Lord Warburton
The Cold Light of Day
1996 · Viktor Marek
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1995 · Franz Kafka
Bed
1995 · Nurse/Bed Head
Jack & Sarah
1995 · Jack
Empire of the Censors
Empire of the Censors
1995 · Self - Host
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · Cort Romney
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994 · Narrator (voice)
Calliope
1994 · The Producer
Butter
1994 · Gerrard
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993 · Long John Silver (voice)
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993 · Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993 · George Holly
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · Dr. Jack Seward
The Other Side
The Other Side
1992 · Sherlock Holmes
The Player
1992 · Tom Oakley
Hudson Hawk
1991 · Darwin Mayflower
L.A. Story
1991 · Roland Mackey
Henry & June
1990 · Hugo Guiler
Mountains of the Moon
1990 · Oliphant
Thieves in the Night
1989 · Joseph
Killing Dad
1989 · Berg
Warlock
1989 · Giles Redferne
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Here Is the News
1989 · David Dunhill
Hidden City
1987 · Brewster
Withnail & I
1987 · Withnail
Honest Decent & True
Honest Decent & True
1986 · Moonee Livingstone
Directed by Richard E. Grant
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