Actor
Richard E. Grant
Known for Acting
Born 1957-05-05 in Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Age 69
Mostly Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
3Films in catalog
154Credits
1986 to 2027Years active
78Trailers on Reactr
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).
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Up Against It
2027
as Dr. Abaras
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026
as Mr. Hopkins
Confessions II, The Film
2026
as Self
100 Nights of Hero
2025 · Trailer
as Birdman
Nuremberg
2025 · Trailer
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Trailer
as Bobby Tanner
Death of a Unicorn
2025 · Trailer
as Odell
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Argylle
2024 · Trailer
as Director Fowler
Saltburn
2023 · Trailer
as Sir James Catton
The Lesson
2023 · Trailer
as J.M. Sinclair
The Coronation Concert
2023
as Self
A Royal Grand Design
2022
as Host
Persuasion
2022 · Trailer
as Sir Walter Elliot
An Audience with Adele
2021 · Trailer
as Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · Trailer
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
The Spine of Night
2021 · Trailer
as The Guardian (voice)
Robin Robin
2021 · Trailer
as Magpie (voice)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · Trailer
as Self - Actor
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021 · Trailer
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Trailer
as Seifert
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021
as Self - Host
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020 · Trailer
as Self
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Trailer
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Trailer
as Allegiant General Pryde
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019 · Trailer
as The Gardener (voice)
Palm Beach
2019 · Trailer
as Billy
An Accidental Studio
2019 · Trailer
as Self
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
as as Self
7 Up & Me
2019
as Self
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018 · Trailer
as Shiver
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · Trailer
as Jack Hock
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 · Trailer
as Seifert
Making 'Logan'
2017
as Self
Logan
2017 · Trailer
as Dr. Rice
Their Finest
2017 · Trailer
as Roger Swain
The Last Dragonslayer
2016 · Trailer
as Dragon (voice)
Jackie
2016 · Trailer
as Bill Walton
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015
as The Duke of Wellington
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015 · Trailer
as Himself - Actor
Teeth
2015
Queen & Country
2015 · Trailer
as Major Cross
The Gospel of Luke
2015
as Narrator (voice), New International Version
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014
as Self - Presenter
Dom Hemingway
2013 · Trailer
as Dickie Black
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 · Trailer
as Self / Larry Oliphant
About Time
2013 · Trailer
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Khumba
2013 · Trailer
as Bradley (voice)
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 · Trailer
as Dr. Walter Simeon
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012
as Narrator
For No Good Reason
2012 · Trailer
as Self
Kath & Kimderella
2012 · Trailer
as Alain the Page
Zambezia
2012 · Trailer
as Cecil (voice)
Words of the Titanic
2012
as Reader
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
as (Voice)
The Iron Lady
2011 · Trailer
as Michael Heseltine
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011 · Trailer
as Ian
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011 · Trailer
as Vic Van Wrinkle
The Last Fashion Show
2011
as Federico Marinoni
Foster
2011
as Mr. Potts
Cuckoo
2010
as Professor Julius Greengrass
The Nutcracker
2010 · Trailer
as Father
First Night
2010 · Trailer
as Adam
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 · Trailer
as The Vicar (voice)
The Man Who Married Himself
2010 · Trailer
as Olivier
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Love Hurts
2009
as Ben Bingham
Filth and Wisdom
2008 · Trailer
as Prof Flynn
Garden of Eden
2008
as Colonel Philip Boyle
Penelope
2007 · Trailer
as Franklin Wilhern
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
as Self - Presenter
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
as James Booth
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
as Self
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Trailer
as Preston (voice)
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006
as Narrator
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005
as Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 · Trailer
as Jasper
Corpse Bride
2005 · Trailer
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
as Narrator (voice)
The Story of an African Farm
2004
as Bonaparte Blenkins
Tooth
2004 · Trailer
as Jarvis Jarvis
Bright Young Things
2003 · Trailer
as Father Rothschild
Monsieur N.
2003
as Hudson Lowe
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
as Jack Stapleton
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002 · Trailer
as Mycroft
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self
Robert Altman in England
2002
as Self
Gosford Park
2001 · Trailer
as George
Hildegarde
2001
as Wolf
Strictly Sinatra
2001
as Himself
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
The Little Vampire
2000 · Trailer
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
The Miracle Maker
2000 · Trailer
as John The Baptist (voice)
Victoria's Secrets
2000
as Self
A Christmas Carol
1999 · Trailer
as Bob Cratchit
The Match
1999 · Trailer
as Gorgeous Gus
Withnail and Us
1999
as Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
as Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999
as Self
St. Ives
1998 · Trailer
as Major Farquhar Chevening
Cash in Hand
1998
as Sir Harry Parkins
Spice World
1997 · Trailer
as Clifford
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Gordon Comstock
Food of Love
1997
as Alex Salmon
A Royal Scandal
1997
as George, Prince of Wales
An Audience with Elton John
1997
as Self
Treasure Island
1997
as Long John Silver
The Serpent's Kiss
1997 · Trailer
as James Fitzmaurice
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
as Self
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self - Audience Member
Twelfth Night
1996 · Trailer
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Trailer
as Lord Warburton
The Cold Light of Day
1996
as Viktor Marek
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1995
as Franz Kafka
Bed
1995
as Nurse/Bed Head
Jack & Sarah
1995 · Trailer
as Jack
Empire of the Censors
1995
as Self - Host
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · Trailer
as Cort Romney
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Hard Times
1994
as James Harthouse
Calliope
1994
as The Producer
Butter
1994
as Gerrard
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Trailer
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Long John Silver (voice)
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
as George Holly
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · Trailer
as Dr. Jack Seward
The Other Side
1992
as Sherlock Holmes
The Player
1992 · Trailer
as Tom Oakley
Hudson Hawk
1991 · Trailer
as Darwin Mayflower
L.A. Story
1991 · Trailer
as Roland Mackey
Henry & June
1990
as Hugo Guiler
Mountains of the Moon
1990 · Trailer
as Oliphant
Thieves in the Night
1989
as Joseph
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
as Berg
Warlock
1989 · Trailer
as Giles Redferne
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Trailer
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Here Is the News
1989
as David Dunhill
Hidden City
1987
as Brewster
Withnail & I
1987 · Trailer
as Withnail
Honest Decent & True
1986
as Moonee Livingstone
Margot & Rudi
Release date to be announced
Fado!
Release date to be announced
The Honey Wars
Release date to be announced
as (voice)
The Queen of Fashion
Release date to be announced
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
New Line: Independent Legacies
Release date to be announced
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Release date to be announced
Wittgenstein's Poker
Release date to be announced
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
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