Richard E. Grant

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1957-05-05 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

Also Known As Richard Esterhuysen, Ρίτσαρντ Ε. Γκραντ, Richard Grant Esterhuysen, Ричард Э. Грант, 理查·E·格蘭特, 理查德·格兰特

Richard E. Grant

Biography

Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; May 5, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard E. Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

Wildwood

as (voice)

Nuremberg

as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Savage House

as Sir Chauncey Savage

The Queen of Fashion

as Evelyn Delves Broughton

Wittgenstein's Poker

as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

The Guinea Pig Club

as Archie McIndoe

The Honey Wars

as (voice)

2024
Argylle

as Director Fowler

2024
Nautilus

as The White Rajah

2024
The Franchise

as Peter Fairchild

2024
Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Celebrity Contestant

2023
Saltburn

as Sir James Catton

2023
The Lesson

as J.M. Sinclair

2022
Persuasion

as Sir Walter Elliot

2022
Frankly

as Self

2022
Suspect

as Harry

2022
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Classic Loki (archive footage)

2021
The Spine of Night

as The Guardian

2021
Robin Robin

as Magpie (voice)

2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

2021
The Outlaws

as The Earl

2021
Moley

as The Gardener (voice)

2021
Loki

as Classic Loki

2021
Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Classic Loki

2020
Groundhog Dave 2

as Groundhog Dave

2020
2020
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Allegiant General Pryde

2019
Master Moley By Royal Invitation

as The Gardener (voice)

2019
Palm Beach

as Billy

2019
7 Up & Me

as Self

2018
2018
Hang Ups

as Leonard Conrad

2017
2017
Logan

as Dr. Zander Rice

2017
Their Finest

as Roger Swain

2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Man with Beard But No Hair

2016
The Last Dragonslayer

as Dragon (voice)

2016
Jackie

as Bill Walton

2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

as The Duke of Wellington

2015
2015
2015
Queen & Country

as Major Cross

2015
The Gospel of Luke

as Narrator (voice) – New International Version

2015
Jekyll and Hyde

as Sir Roger Bulstrode

2015
Dig

as Ian Margrove

2014
Dirty Weekenders in France

as Self - Presenter

2014
The Kumars

as Self

2013
Dom Hemingway

as Dickie Black

2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

as Self / Larry Oliphant

2013
About Time

as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

2013
Khumba

as Bradley (voice)

2012
Doctor Who: The Snowmen

as Dr. Walter Simeon

2012
2012
Kath & Kimderella

as Alain the Page

2012
Zambezia

as Cecil (voice)

2012
2012
2012
The Fear

as Seb Whiting

2012
Girls

as Jasper

2011
The Iron Lady

as Michael Heseltine

2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie

as Vic Van Wrinkle

2011
The Last Fashion Show

as Federico Marinoni

2011
Foster

as Mr. Potts

2011
Game of Thrones

as Izembaro

2011
2010
Cuckoo

as Professor Julius Greengrass

2010
First Night

as Adam

2010
Jackboots on Whitehall

as The Vicar (voice)

2010
Downton Abbey

as Simon Bricker

2009
Love Hurts

as Ben Bingham

2008
Filth and Wisdom

as Prof Flynn

2008
Garden of Eden

as Colonel Philip Boyle

2006
2006
Penelope

as Franklin Wilhern

2006
Above and Beyond

as Don Bennett

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2005
2005
Corpse Bride

as Barkis Bittern (voice)

2005
2005
Doctor Who

as The Great Intelligence

2005
Doctor Who

as Dr Simeon

2004
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody

as Narrator (voice)

2004
The Story of an African Farm

as Bonaparte Blenkins

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Raymond West

2003
Bright Young Things

as Father Rothschild

2003
Monsieur N.

as Hudson Lowe

2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

as The Doctor (voice)

2003
QI

as Self

2003
Posh Nosh

as Simon Marchmont

2002
2002
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self - Guest Announcer

2001
Gosford Park

as George

2001
Hildegarde

as Wolf

2001
Strictly Sinatra

as Himself

2000
2000
The Little Vampire

as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

2000
The Miracle Maker

as John The Baptist (voice)

1999
A Christmas Carol

as Bob Cratchit

1999
The Match

as Gorgeous Gus

1999
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

as The Quite Handsome Doctor

1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel

as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

1998
St. Ives

as Major Farquhar Chevening

1998
Cash in Hand

as Sir Harry Parkins

1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
Spice World

as Clifford

1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying

as Gordon Comstock

1997
Food of Love

as Alex Salmon

1997
A Royal Scandal

as George, Prince of Wales

1997
Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

1997
The Serpent's Kiss

as James Fitzmaurice

1996
An Evening with Lily Savage

as Self - Audience Member

1996
Twelfth Night

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

1996
The Portrait of a Lady

as Lord Warburton

1996
The Cold Light of Day

as Viktor Marek

1996
Karaoke

as Nick Balmer

1995
Jack & Sarah

as Jack

1995
Empire of the Censors

as Self - Host

1995
Soccer AM

as Self

1994
Prêt-à-Porter

as Cort Romney

1994
Pink Floyd: The Story

as Narrator (voice)

1994
Hard Times

as James Harthouse

1994
Calliope

as The Producer

1994
Butter

as Gerrard

1994
Room 101

as Self

1994
Hard Times

as James Harthouse

1993
The Age of Innocence

as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Long John Silver (voice)

1993
Suddenly, Last Summer

as George Holly

1993
1993
Frasier

as Stephen Moon

1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Long John Silver (voice)

1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula

as Dr. Jack Seward

1992
The Other Side

as Sherlock Holmes

1992
The Player

as Tom Oakley

1992
Absolutely Fabulous

as Dream Justin

1991
Hudson Hawk

as Darwin Mayflower

1991
L.A. Story

as Roland Mackey

1991
Performance

as Nurse

1990
Henry & June

as Hugo Guiler

1990
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt

as Chingford Steel

1989
1989
Warlock

as Giles Redferne

1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

1989
Here Is the News

as David Dunhill

1989
The Simpsons

as British Voice / Julian (voice)

1988
Codename: Kyril

as Laurence Sculby

1987
Hidden City

as Brewster

1987
Withnail & I

as Withnail

1986
Honest Decent & True

as Moonee Livingstone

Director

2005
Wah-Wah

as Director

Writer

2005
Wah-Wah

as Screenplay