Richard E. Grant
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
100 Nights of Hero
Birdman
Nuremberg
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
The Thursday Murder Club
Bobby Tanner
Death of a Unicorn
Odell
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (archive footage)
Argylle
Director Fowler
Saltburn
Sir James Catton
The Lesson
J.M. Sinclair
A Royal Grand Design
Host
Persuasion
Sir Walter Elliot
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Classic Loki (archive footage)
The Spine of Night
The Guardian (voice)
Robin Robin
Magpie (voice)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Seifert
Groundhog Dave 2
Groundhog Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Allegiant General Pryde
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
The Gardener (voice)
Palm Beach
Billy
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Shiver
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Jack Hock
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Seifert
Logan
Dr. Rice
Their Finest
Roger Swain
The Last Dragonslayer
Dragon (voice)
Jackie
Bill Walton
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
The Duke of Wellington
Teeth
Queen & Country
Major Cross
The Gospel of Luke
Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Dom Hemingway
Dickie Black
About Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Khumba
Bradley (voice)
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Dr. Walter Simeon
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Narrator
Kath & Kimderella
Alain the Page
Zambezia
Cecil (voice)
Words of the Titanic
Reader
Cherrywood Cannon
(Voice)
The Iron Lady
Michael Heseltine
How to Stop Being a Loser
Ian
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Vic Van Wrinkle
The Last Fashion Show
Federico Marinoni
Foster
Mr. Potts
Cuckoo
Professor Julius Greengrass
The Nutcracker
Father
First Night
Adam
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Vicar (voice)
The Man Who Married Himself
Olivier
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Love Hurts
Ben Bingham
Filth and Wisdom
Prof Flynn
Garden of Eden
Colonel Philip Boyle
Penelope
Franklin Wilhern
Always Crashing in the Same Car
James Booth
Above and Beyond
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Preston (voice)
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Narrator
The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick
Jasper
Corpse Bride
Barkis Bittern (voice)
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Narrator (voice)
The Story of an African Farm
Bonaparte Blenkins
Tooth
Jarvis Jarvis
Bright Young Things
Father Rothschild
Monsieur N.
Hudson Lowe
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Jack Stapleton
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Mycroft
Gosford Park
George
Hildegarde
Wolf
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
The Little Vampire
Frederick Sackville-Bagg
The Miracle Maker
John The Baptist (voice)
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
The Match
Gorgeous Gus
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Quite Handsome Doctor
St. Ives
Major Farquhar Chevening
Cash in Hand
Sir Harry Parkins
Spice World
Clifford
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Gordon Comstock
Food of Love
Alex Salmon
A Royal Scandal
George, Prince of Wales
Treasure Island
Long John Silver
The Serpent's Kiss
James Fitzmaurice
Twelfth Night
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Portrait of a Lady
Lord Warburton
The Cold Light of Day
Viktor Marek
Bed
Nurse/Bed Head
Jack & Sarah
Jack
Prêt-à-Porter
Cort Romney
Pink Floyd: The Story
Narrator (voice)
Hard Times
James Harthouse
Calliope
The Producer
Butter
Gerrard
The Age of Innocence
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice)
Suddenly, Last Summer
George Holly
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Franz Kafka
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
The Other Side
Sherlock Holmes
The Player
Tom Oakley
Hudson Hawk
Darwin Mayflower
L.A. Story
Roland Mackey
Henry & June
Hugo Guiler
Mountains of the Moon
Oliphant
Thieves in the Night
Joseph
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Berg
Warlock
Giles Redferne
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Here Is the News
David Dunhill
Codename: Kyril
Laurence Sculby
Hidden City
Brewster
Withnail & I
Withnail
Honest Decent & True
Moonee Livingstone
The Queen of Fashion
Evelyn Delves Broughton
Savage House
Sir Chauncey Savage
Wildwood
(voice)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Mr. Hopkins
Fado!
The Honey Wars
(voice)
Ladies First
Rose's Baby
Wittgenstein's Poker
Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
TV Series
Too Much
Jonno Ratigan
10 Episodes
Nautilus
The White Rajah
2 Episodes
The Franchise
Peter Fairchild
8 Episodes
Suspect
Harry
8 Episodes
The Outlaws
The Earl
4 Episodes
Moley
The Gardener (voice)
52 Episodes
Loki
Classic Loki
2 Episodes
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Octavio
10 Episodes
Hang Ups
Leonard Conrad
3 Episodes
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Man with Beard But No Hair
3 Episodes
Jekyll and Hyde
Sir Roger Bulstrode
10 Episodes
Dig
Ian Margrove
10 Episodes
The Fear
Seb Whiting
4 Episodes
Gadget Man
1 Episode
Girls
Jasper
5 Episodes
Game of Thrones
Izembaro
3 Episodes
The Crimson Petal and the White
Doctor Curlew
4 Episodes
Downton Abbey
Simon Bricker
4 Episodes
Above and Beyond
Don Bennett
2 Episodes
Doctor Who
The Great Intelligence
1 Episode
Agatha Christie's Marple
Raymond West
1 Episode
90 Days in Hollywood
13 Episodes
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
The Doctor (voice)
6 Episodes
Posh Nosh
Simon Marchmont
9 Episodes
Let Them Eat Cake
1 Episode
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
6 Episodes
Home Farm Twins
81 Episodes
The Heaven and Earth Show
1 Episode
Trial & Retribution
2 Episodes
Captain Star
13 Episodes
Cold Lazarus
Nick Balmer
4 Episodes
Karaoke
Nick Balmer
4 Episodes
Dalziel & Pascoe
1 Episode
Hard Times
James Harthouse
4 Episodes
Frasier
Stephen Moon
1 Episode
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice)
26 Episodes
Absolutely Fabulous
Dream Justin
1 Episode
Performance
Nurse/Bed Head
1 Episode
Rab C. Nesbitt
Chingford Steel
1 Episode
The Simpsons
British Voice / Julian (voice)
1 Episode
Codename: Kyril
Sculby
2 Episodes
Lizzie's Pictures
4 Episodes
Aspel & Company
1 Episode
Natural World
1 Episode
Omnibus
Narrator (voice)
1 Episode
No Hiding Place
1 Episode