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Richard E. Grant

Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1 / May / 1957 (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
  • ریچارد ای گرانت

Richard E. Grant

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 & Jun...

Known For

10.0
The Guinea Pig Club

The Guinea Pig Club

10.0
Pink Floyd: The Story

Pink Floyd: The Story

3 / Nov / 1994
10.0
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

7 / Dec / 2012
10.0
Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

3 / Dec / 2024
8.5
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

1 / Apr / 2011
8.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

7 / Sep / 2013
8.3
An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

1 / Nov / 2021
8.3
The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke

5 / Jan / 2015
8.2
Loki

Loki

4 / Jun / 2021
8.1
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

4 / May / 2020

Credits

Acting

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The Post Office Girl
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Wildwood
as (voice)
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Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
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Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage
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The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
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Wittgenstein's Poker
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
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The Thursday Murder Club
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The Guinea Pig Club
as Archie McIndoe
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Fado!
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The Honey Wars
as (voice)
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Ladies First
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The One Hundred Nights of Hero
-
Too Much
(10 episodes)
2024
Argylle
as Director Fowler
2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2024
Nautilus
(2 episodes) as The White Rajah
2024
The Franchise
(8 episodes) as Peter Fairchild
2024
Wheel of Fortune
(1 episode) as Self - Celebrity Contestant
2023
The Coronation Concert
as Self
2023
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
2023
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
2022
A Royal Grand Design
as Host
2022
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
2022
Suspect
(8 episodes) as Harry
2022
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
(1 episode) as Self
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
(1 episode) as Self - Guest Judge
2022
Frankly
(1 episode) as Self
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
2021
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
2021
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian
2021
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
as Self - Host
2021
Loki
(2 episodes) as Classic Loki
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
(1 episode) as Self - Classic Loki
2021
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
(3 episodes) as Self - Presenter
2021
Moley
(52 episodes) as The Gardener (voice)
2021
The Outlaws
(4 episodes) as The Earl
2020
Groundhog Dave 2
as Groundhog Dave (voice)
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
2020
Between the Covers
(1 episode) as Self
2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
(1 episode) as Self - Expert
2020
Dispatches from Elsewhere
(10 episodes) as Octavio
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self
2019
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
as The Gardener (voice)
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde
2019
An Accidental Studio
as Self
2019
7 Up & Me
as Self
2019
Palm Beach
as Billy
2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver
2018
Hang Ups
(3 episodes) as Leonard Conrad
2017
Logan
as Dr. Zander Rice
2017
Their Finest
as Roger Swain
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
(1 episode) as Self
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
(3 episodes) as Man with Beard But No Hair
2016
Jackie
as Bill Walton
2016
The Last Dragonslayer
as Dragon (voice)
2015
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
2015
Teeth
2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
as Himself - Actor
2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
as The Duke of Wellington
2015
Jekyll and Hyde
(10 episodes) as Sir Roger Bulstrode
2015
Dig
(10 episodes) as Ian Margrove
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(1 episode) as Self
2014
Queen & Country
as Major Cross
2014
Dirty Weekenders in France
as Self - Presenter
2014
The Kumars
(1 episode) as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(1 episode) as Self
2013
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black
2013
Khumba
as Bradley (voice)
2013
About Time
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Larry Oliphant
2012
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice)
2012
For No Good Reason
as Self
2012
Words of the Titanic
as Reader
2012
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon
2012
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page
2012
Cherrywood Cannon
as (Voice)
2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
as Narrator
2012
Girls
(5 episodes) as Jasper
2012
The Fear
(4 episodes) as Seb Whiting
2012
Gadget Man
(1 episode)
2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle
2011
Foster
as Mr. Potts
2011
The Last Fashion Show
as Federico Marinoni
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
as Ian
2011
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
(4 episodes) as Doctor Curlew
2011
Game of Thrones
(3 episodes) as Izembaro
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice)
2010
First Night
as Adam
2010
The Man Who Married Himself
as Olivier
2010
Cuckoo
as Professor Julius Greengrass
2010
The Nutcracker
as Father
2010
Downton Abbey
(4 episodes) as Simon Bricker
2009
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham
2008
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle
2008
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn
2007
Always Crashing in the Same Car
as James Booth
2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Would I Lie to You?
(1 episode) as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
(2 episodes) as Self
2006
Penelope
as Franklin Wilhern
2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
as Self
2006
Above and Beyond
2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
as Narrator
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Preston (voice)
2006
The One Show
(2 episodes) as Self - Guest
2006
Above and Beyond
(2 episodes) as Don Bennett
2005
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
2005
Colour Me Kubrick
as Jasper
2005
The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
as Narrator
2005
The Friday Night Project
(1 episode)
2005
Doctor Who
(1 episode) as The Great Intelligence
2005
Doctor Who
(1 episode) as Dr Simeon
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
(1 episode) as Self
2004
The Story of an African Farm
as Bonaparte Blenkins
2004
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice)
2004
Tooth
as Jarvis Jarvis
2004
90 Days in Hollywood
(13 episodes)
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
(1 episode) as Raymond West
2003
Monsieur N.
as Hudson Lowe
2003
Bright Young Things
as Father Rothschild
2003
Posh Nosh
(9 episodes) as Simon Marchmont
2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
(6 episodes) as The Doctor (voice)
2003
QI
(1 episode) as Self
2002
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton
2002
Robert Altman in England
as Himself
2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft
2002
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
(1 episode) as Self - Guest Announcer
2001
Gosford Park
as George
2001
Hildegarde
as Wolf
2001
Strictly Sinatra
as Himself
2000
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice)
2000
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
1999
The Match
as Gorgeous Gus
1999
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
1999
Withnail and Us
as Self
1999
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
as Self
1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
as Self
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
(6 episodes) as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
Let Them Eat Cake
(1 episode)
1999
Home Farm Twins
(81 episodes)
1998
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening
1998
Cash in Hand
as Sir Harry Parkins
1998
The Heaven and Earth Show
(1 episode)
1998
Parkinson
(1 episode) as Self
1997
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock
1997
A Royal Scandal
as George, Prince of Wales
1997
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
1997
Spice World
as Clifford
1997
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
as Self
1997
Food of Love
as Alex Salmon
1997
Captain Star
(13 episodes)
1997
Trial & Retribution
(2 episodes)
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton
1996
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
1996
Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1996
The Cold Light of Day
as Viktor Marek
1996
In Search of Dracula
as Self
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe
(1 episode)
1996
Karaoke
(4 episodes) as Nick Balmer
1996
Cold Lazarus
(4 episodes) as Nick Balmer
1995
Jack & Sarah
as Jack
1995
Empire of the Censors
as Self - Host
1995
Soccer AM
(2 episodes) as Self
1994
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cort Romney
1994
Calliope
as The Producer
1994
Hard Times
as James Harthouse
1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
as Narrator (voice)
1994
Butter
as Gerrard
1994
Room 101
(1 episode) as Self
1994
Hard Times
(4 episodes) as James Harthouse
1993
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Franz Kafka
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Long John Silver (voice)
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
as George Holly
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
1993
Shooting Stars
(1 episode) as Self
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
(26 episodes) as Long John Silver (voice)
1993
Frasier
(1 episode) as Stephen Moon
1992
The Player
as Tom Oakley
1992
The Other Side
as Sherlock Holmes
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
1992
Absolutely Fabulous
(1 episode) as Dream Justin
1991
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey
1991
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower
1991
Performance
(1 episode) as Nurse
1990
Mountains of the Moon
as Oliphant
1990
Henry & June
as Hugo Guiler
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
(1 episode) as Chingford Steel
1990
Have I Got News for You
(1 episode) as Self
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
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
as Berg
1989
Thieves in the Night
as Joseph
1989
The Simpsons
(1 episode) as British Voice / Julian (voice)
1988
Codename: Kyril
as Laurence Sculby
1987
Withnail & I
as Withnail
1987
Hidden City
as Brewster
1987
Lizzie's Pictures
(4 episodes)
1986
Honest Decent & True
as Moonee Livingstone
1984
Aspel & Company
(1 episode)
1983
Natural World
(1 episode)
1978
An Audience with...
(1 episode) as Self
1959
No Hiding Place
(1 episode)

Directing

2005
Wah-Wah
Director

Writing

2005
Wah-Wah
Screenplay