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Richard E. Grant

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 S

Born

May 05, 1957

Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

Known For

Acting

Movies

152 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.0

Known For

Nuremberg
Nuremberg
2025 as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
★ 7.4
Logan
Logan
2017 as Dr. Rice
★ 7.8
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 as Allegiant General Pryde
★ 6.3
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
2005 as Barkis Bittern (voice)
★ 7.6
About Time
About Time
2013 as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
★ 7.9
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 as Dr. Jack Seward
★ 7.4
Saltburn
Saltburn
2023 as Sir James Catton
★ 7.0
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 as Seifert
★ 6.9
Argylle
Argylle
2024 as Director Fowler
★ 6.0
Death of a Unicorn
Death of a Unicorn
2025 as Odell
★ 6.4
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 as Seifert
★ 6.6
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 as George
★ 6.8
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 as Bobby Tanner
★ 6.6
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
★ 6.1
The Player
The Player
1992 as Tom Oakley
★ 7.2
Persuasion
Persuasion
2022 as Sir Walter Elliot
★ 6.1
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
★ 7.0
Jackie
Jackie
2016 as Bill Walton
★ 6.5
Penelope
Penelope
2007 as Franklin Wilhern
★ 6.7
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 as Preston (voice)
★ 5.6
Warlock
Warlock
1989 as Giles Redferne
★ 6.3
Their Finest
Their Finest
2017 as Roger Swain
★ 6.6
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002 as Jack Stapleton
★ 6.1
Khumba
Khumba
2013 as Bradley (voice)
★ 6.0
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 as Jack Hock
★ 6.8
Zambezia
Zambezia
2012 as Cecil (voice)
★ 6.2
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021 as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
★ 6.2
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 as Lord Warburton
★ 6.0
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1996 as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
★ 6.9
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
2021 as The Guardian (voice)
★ 6.0
Henry & June
Henry & June
1990 as Hugo Guiler
★ 6.1
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
2011 as Michael Heseltine
★ 6.4
Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 as Cort Romney
★ 5.2
Foster
Foster
2011 as Mr. Potts
★ 6.7
The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire
2000 as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
★ 6.9
Withnail & I
Withnail & I
1987 as Withnail
★ 7.2
Robin Robin
Robin Robin
2021 as Magpie (voice)
★ 7.0
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk
1991 as Darwin Mayflower
★ 5.7
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1999 as Bob Cratchit
★ 7.0
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon
1990 as Oliphant
★ 6.5
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer
2016 as Dragon (voice)
★ 5.9
movie
Dom Hemingway
Dom Hemingway
2013 as Dickie Black
★ 5.8
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
2000 as John The Baptist (voice)
★ 6.1
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002 as Mycroft
★ 6.1
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 as Self - Actor
★ 6.0
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003 as Father Rothschild
★ 6.2
Queen & Country
Queen & Country
2015 as Major Cross
★ 6.1
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
2010 as Father
★ 5.0
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 as Dr. Walter Simeon
★ 7.7
L.A. Story
L.A. Story
1991 as Roland Mackey
★ 6.5
Jack & Sarah
Jack & Sarah
1995 as Jack
★ 6.7
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 as The Doctor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Wildwood
Wildwood
2026 as (voice)
Spice World
Spice World
1997 as Clifford
★ 4.9
The Skywalker Legacy
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 as Self
★ 7.8
Savage House
Savage House
2026 as Sir Chauncey Savage
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2025 as Birdman
★ 5.8
Wicker
Wicker
2026 as Doctor
★ 10.0
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011 as Vic Van Wrinkle
★ 5.2
The Lesson
The Lesson
2023 as J.M. Sinclair
★ 5.7
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999 as The Quite Handsome Doctor
★ 7.4
Colour Me Kubrick
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 as Jasper
★ 5.7
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele
2021 as Self
★ 8.4
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
2019 as Billy
★ 5.3
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
★ 6.2
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 as Classic Loki (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Tooth
Tooth
2004 as Jarvis Jarvis
★ 3.8
The Match
The Match
1999 as Gorgeous Gus
★ 5.8
Jackboots on Whitehall
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 as The Vicar (voice)
★ 4.9
Monsieur N.
Monsieur N.
2003 as Hudson Lowe
★ 6.3
Love Hurts
Love Hurts
2009 as Ben Bingham
★ 4.9
The Serpent's Kiss
The Serpent's Kiss
1997 as James Fitzmaurice
★ 5.4
St. Ives
St. Ives
1998 as Major Farquhar Chevening
★ 5.4
Kath & Kimderella
Kath & Kimderella
2012 as Alain the Page
★ 5.3
For No Good Reason
For No Good Reason
2012 as Self
★ 6.8
The Last Fashion Show
The Last Fashion Show
2011 as Federico Marinoni
★ 4.8
The Coronation Concert
The Coronation Concert
2023 as Self
★ 6.0
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019 as The Gardener (voice)
★ 5.8
Hidden City
Hidden City
1987 as Brewster
★ 5.1
Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden
2008 as Colonel Philip Boyle
★ 4.7
Calliope
Calliope
1994 as The Producer
★ 7.0
The Making of Gosford Park
★ 5.0
Strictly Sinatra
Strictly Sinatra
2001 as Himself
★ 4.8
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 as Various Characters
★ 6.5
Hard Times
Hard Times
1994 as James Harthouse
★ 7.0
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 as Gordon Comstock
★ 5.8
How to Stop Being a Loser
★ 5.3
Making 'Logan'
Making 'Logan'
2017 as Self
Here Is the News
Here Is the News
1989 as David Dunhill
movie
The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
The Cold Light of Day
The Cold Light of Day
1996 as Viktor Marek
★ 4.8
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
★ 6.9
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 as Self / Larry Oliphant
★ 8.3
Filth and Wisdom
Filth and Wisdom
2008 as Prof Flynn
★ 5.7
Always Crashing in the Same Car
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007 as James Booth
★ 6.7
First Night
First Night
2010 as Adam
★ 2.3
An Evening with Lily Savage
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996 as Self - Audience Member
An Accidental Studio
An Accidental Studio
2019 as Self
★ 6.4
Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril
1988 as Laurence Sculby
Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993 as George Holly
★ 6.2
Withnail and Us
Withnail and Us
1999 as Self
★ 6.2
Vem Var Dracula
Vem Var Dracula
1996 as Self
movie
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
movie
Empire of the Censors
1995 as Self - Host
★ 3.5
The Honey Wars
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal
1997 as George, Prince of Wales
★ 7.0
The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993 as Long John Silver (voice)
★ 8.0
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
★ 8.0
movie
Words of the Titanic
2012 as Reader
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke
2015 as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
★ 8.3
Butter
Butter
1994 as Gerrard
★ 8.0
Teeth
Teeth
2015
★ 6.7
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
★ 7.2
movie
The Man Who Married Himself
The Man Who Married Himself
2010 as Olivier
★ 8.0
movie
Robert Altman in England
2002 as Himself
movie
Rose's Baby
2027 as Dr. Abaras
Food of Love
Food of Love
1997 as Alex Salmon
★ 3.0
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021 as Self - Host
★ 4.0
7 Up & Me
7 Up & Me
2019 as Self
★ 7.5
The Story of an African Farm
The Story of an African Farm
2004 as Bonaparte Blenkins
★ 4.9
movie
Honest Decent & True
1986 as Moonee Livingstone
movie
Treasure Island
1997 as Long John Silver
Bed
Bed
1995 as Nurse/Bed Head
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015 as Himself - Actor
★ 6.0
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.1
Thieves in the Night
Thieves in the Night
1989 as Joseph
Pulp: The Story of Common People
★ 6.0
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015 as The Duke of Wellington
Cherrywood Cannon
Cherrywood Cannon
2012 as (Voice)
Pink Floyd: The Story
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994 as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
movie
The Other Side
1992 as Sherlock Holmes
A Royal Grand Design
A Royal Grand Design
2022 as Host
Hildegarde
Hildegarde
2001 as Wolf
★ 4.5
movie
Cash in Hand
1998 as Sir Harry Parkins
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
2010 as Professor Julius Greengrass
★ 4.7
movie
movie
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007 as Self - Presenter
Victoria's Secrets
Victoria's Secrets
2000 as Self
Dirty Weekenders in France
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014 as Self - Presenter