Richard E. Grant
Acting
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).
Born: May 5, 1957
Place of Birth: Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Known For
Filmography
as Birdman
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
as Bobby Tanner
as Jonno Ratigan
as Odell
as The Doctor (archive footage)
as The White Rajah
as Peter Fairchild
as Director Fowler
as Sir James Catton
as J.M. Sinclair
as Self
as Self
as Host
as Sir Walter Elliot
as Harry
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
as The Guardian (voice)
as The Earl
as Magpie (voice)
as The Gardener (voice)
as Self - Actor
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
as Self - Presenter
as Seifert
as Classic Loki
as Self - Host
as Self - Classic Loki
as Self - Expert
as Self
as Self
as Octavio
as Groundhog Dave (voice)
as Allegiant General Pryde
as The Gardener (voice)
as Billy
as Self
as as Self
as Self
as Shiver
as Jack Hock
as Leonard Conrad
as Seifert
as Self
as Dr. Rice
as Roger Swain
as Man with Beard But No Hair
as Dragon (voice)
as Bill Walton
as Sir Roger Bulstrode
as The Duke of Wellington
as Ian Margrove
as Himself - Actor
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
as Major Cross
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Dickie Black
as Self / Larry Oliphant
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
as Bradley (voice)
as Dr. Walter Simeon
as Seb Whiting
as Self
as Alain the Page
as Cecil (voice)
as Jasper
as (Voice)
as Michael Heseltine
as Vic Van Wrinkle
as Izembaro
as Doctor Curlew
as Federico Marinoni
as Mr. Potts
as Professor Julius Greengrass
as Father
as Adam
as The Vicar (voice)
as Simon Bricker
as Olivier
as Ben Bingham
as Prof Flynn
as Colonel Philip Boyle
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as James Booth
as Self
as Don Bennett
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Preston (voice)
as Franklin Wilhern
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Jasper
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
as Self
as The Great Intelligence
as Dr Simeon
as Self
as Raymond West
as Narrator (voice)
as Bonaparte Blenkins
as Jarvis Jarvis
as The Doctor (voice)
as Father Rothschild
as Self
as Simon Marchmont
as Hudson Lowe
as Jack Stapleton
as Mycroft
as Self
as Self - Guest Announcer
as George
as Wolf
as Himself
as Various Characters
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
as John The Baptist (voice)
as Bob Cratchit
as Gorgeous Gus
as Self
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Self
as Self
as Major Farquhar Chevening
as Clifford
as Gordon Comstock
as Alex Salmon
as George, Prince of Wales
as Self
as James Fitzmaurice
as Self - Audience Member
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
as Lord Warburton
as Self
as Viktor Marek
as Nick Balmer
as Nick Balmer
as Nurse/Bed Head
as Self
as Jack
as Cort Romney
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as James Harthouse
as James Harthouse
as The Producer
as Gerrard
as Self
as Stephen Moon
as Long John Silver (voice)
as Long John Silver (voice)
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
as George Holly
as Franz Kafka
as Dr. Jack Seward
as Dream Justin
as Tom Oakley
as Nurse/Bed Head
as George Holly
as Darwin Mayflower
as Roland Mackey
as Self
as Hugo Guiler
as Chingford Steel
as Oliphant
as British Voice / Julian (voice)
as Giles Redferne
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
as David Dunhill
as Sculby
as Laurence Sculby
as Brewster
as Withnail
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as (voice)
as Sir Chauncey Savage
as (voice)