Richard E. Grant
Acting
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).
Born: May 5, 1957 · Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Filmography (147)
The Other Bennet Sister
2026
100 Nights of Hero
2025
Nuremberg
2025
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Too Much
2025
Death of a Unicorn
2025
Nautilus
2024
The Franchise
2024
Argylle
2024
Saltburn
2023
The Lesson
2023
Persuasion
2022
Suspect
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022
An Audience with Adele
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
The Spine of Night
2021
The Outlaws
2021
Robin Robin
2021
Moley
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
Loki
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
Between the Covers
2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Palm Beach
2019
An Accidental Studio
2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
Hang Ups
2018
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
Logan
2017
Their Finest
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
Jackie
2016
Jekyll and Hyde
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Dig
2015
Teeth
2015
Queen & Country
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Dom Hemingway
2013
About Time
2013
Khumba
2013
Psychobitches
2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
The Fear
2012
Gadget Man
2012
For No Good Reason
2012
Kath & Kimderella
2012
Zambezia
2012
Girls
2012
Playhouse Presents
2012
The Iron Lady
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
Game of Thrones
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
The Last Fashion Show
2011
Foster
2011
Cuckoo
2010
The Nutcracker
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
Downton Abbey
2010
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
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The One Show
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
Corpse Bride
2005
Wah-Wah
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Doctor Who
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
The Story of an African Farm
2004
Tooth
2004
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003
Bright Young Things
2003
QI
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Monsieur N.
2003
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
Gosford Park
2001
Strictly Sinatra
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
The Little Vampire
2000
The Miracle Maker
2000
A Christmas Carol
1999
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
The Match
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
Parkinson
1998
St. Ives
1998
Spice World
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
Trial & Retribution
1997
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
Twelfth Night
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
The Cold Light of Day
1996
Karaoke
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Soccer AM
1995
Jack & Sarah
1995
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
Room 101
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
Frasier
1993
The Age of Innocence
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
The Player
1992
Performance
1991
Hudson Hawk
1991
L.A. Story
1991
Henry & June
1990
Have I Got News for You
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
Mountains of the Moon
1990
The Simpsons
1989
Warlock
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Hidden City
1987
Withnail & I
1987
Natural World
1983
An Audience with...
1978
Omnibus
1967
No Hiding Place
1959