Richard E. Grant
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
The Great Intelligence
2005
Series
Doctor Who
Dr Simeon
2005
Series
The Simpsons
British Voice / Julian (voice)
1989
Film
Wildwood
Owl Rex (voice)
2026
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Game of Thrones
Izembaro
2011
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Frasier
Stephen Moon
1993
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
QI
Self
2003
Film
Wicker
The Doctor
2026
Film
Corpse Bride
Barkis Bittern (voice)
2005
Series
Loki
Classic Loki
2021
Series
Downton Abbey
Simon Bricker
2010
Series
Screen Two
Moonee Livingstone
1985
Series
Screen Two
David Dunhill
1985
Series
Omnibus
Narrator (voice)
1967
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
Series
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Series
Natural World
1983
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Raymond West
2004
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Soccer AM
Self
1995
Series
Girls
Jasper
2012
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
Lee Knight
1996
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
Absolutely Fabulous
Dream Justin
1992
Series
TFI Friday
1996
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
2002
Series
The Celebrity Traitors
Self - Contestant
2025
Series
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Man with Beard But No Hair
2017
Film
Logan
Dr. Rice
2017
Series
The Other Bennet Sister
Mr. Bennet
2026
Series
Room 101
Self
1994
Series
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
2020
Film
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
1992
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Series
Trial & Retribution
Stephen Warrington
1997
Series
The Word
1990
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Allegiant General Pryde
2019
Series
Performance
Nurse/Bed Head
1991
Series
Performance
George Holly
1991
Film
About Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Self - Guest Judge
2022
Series
Playhouse Presents
Stephen / Tony
2012
Series
The Outlaws
The Earl
2021
Series
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Classic Loki
2021
Film
Nuremberg
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
2025
Series
Nautilus
The White Rajah
2024
Film
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Seifert
2017
Series
Too Much
Jonno Ratigan
2025
Film
Argylle
Director Fowler
2024
Series
Moley
The Gardener (voice)
2021
Film
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Seifert
2021
Film
Death of a Unicorn
Odell
2025
Series
Psychobitches
Matthew Hopkins
2013
Film
Saltburn
Sir James Catton
2023
Series
Between the Covers
Self
2020
Home Farm Twins
1999
Series
The Franchise
Peter Fairchild
2024
Series
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Octavio
2020
Film
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Shiver
2018
Aspel & Company
1984
Series
Jekyll and Hyde
Sir Roger Bulstrode
2015
Film
The Thursday Murder Club
Bobby Tanner
2025
Series
Suspect
Harry
2022
Series
Rab C. Nesbitt
Chingford Steel
1990
Film
Ladies First
Pigeon Man
2026
Series
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice)
1993
Series
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Preston (voice)
2006
Film
Jackie
Bill Walton
2016
Film
The Player
Tom Oakley
1992
Series
TFI Unplugged
2026
Series
Dig
Ian Margrove
2015
Series
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Self
2022
Film
Warlock
Giles Redferne
1989
Film
The Age of Innocence
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
1993
Film
Savage House
Sir Chauncey Savage
2026
Film
Henry & June
Hugo Guiler
1990
Series
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
The Doctor (voice)
2003
Film
Gosford Park
George
2001
Series
Gadget Man
2012
Film
Withnail & I
Withnail
1987
Film
Hudson Hawk
Darwin Mayflower
1991
Film
Their Finest
Roger Swain
2017
Series
Captain Star
1997
Series
The Crimson Petal and the White
Doctor Curlew
2011
Film
Penelope
Franklin Wilhern
2006
Series
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
Series
British Film Forever
2007
Film
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Jack Hock
2018
Film
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
1999
Series
Karaoke
Nick Balmer
1996
Series
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Film
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Mr. Hopkins
2026
Film
The Portrait of a Lady
Lord Warburton
1996
Series
Hang Ups
Leonard Conrad
2018
Film
The Iron Lady
Michael Heseltine
2011
Film
Zambezia
Cecil (voice)
2012
Series
The Fear
Seb Whiting
2012
Film
Khumba
Bradley (voice)
2013
Film
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Self - Actor
2021
Series
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self
2017
Film
Prêt-à-Porter
Cort Romney
1994
Series
Hard Times
James Harthouse
1994
Film
Spice World
Clifford
1997
Film
The Nutcracker
Father
2010
Film
Persuasion
Sir Walter Elliot
2022
Film
100 Nights of Hero
Birdman
2025
Film
Dom Hemingway
Dickie Black
2013
Film
L.A. Story
Roland Mackey
1991
Film
The Little Vampire
Frederick Sackville-Bagg
2000
Film
The Story of an African Farm
Bonaparte Blenkins
2004
Film
Mountains of the Moon
Oliphant
1990
Film
Confessions II – The Film
Self
2026
Series
Above and Beyond
Don Bennett
2006
Film
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Classic Loki (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Miracle Maker
John The Baptist (voice)
2000
Film
Twelfth Night
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1996
Series
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Self
2024
Film
Up Against It
Dr. Abaras
2027
Film
The Spine of Night
The Guardian (voice)
2021
Film
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Vic Van Wrinkle
2011
Film
Killing Dad
Berg
1989
Series
Frankly
Self
2022
Film
Foster
Mr. Potts
2011
Film
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021
Film
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Mycroft
2002
The Kumars
Self
2014
Series
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
Self - Presenter
2026
Film
Jack & Sarah
Jack
1995
Film
Robin Robin
Magpie (voice)
2021
Series
Codename: Kyril
Sculby
1988
I Love 1980's
2001
Film
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2020
Film
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Vicar (voice)
2010
Series
Posh Nosh
Simon Marchmont
2003
Film
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Dr. Walter Simeon
2012
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
Film
For No Good Reason
Self
2012
Film
Bright Young Things
Father Rothschild
2003
Film
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
1989
Film
The Serpent's Kiss
James Fitzmaurice
1997
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Jack Stapleton
2002
Film
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
The Gardener (voice)
2019
Film
Tooth
Jarvis Jarvis
2004
Film
Colour Me Kubrick
Jasper
2005
Film
The Last Dragonslayer
Dragon (voice)
2016
Film
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
Film
Palm Beach
Billy
2019
Film
Queen & Country
Major Cross
2015
Film
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
1996
Film
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
2020
Film
Cuckoo
Professor Julius Greengrass
2010
Empire of the Censors
Self - Host
1995
Film
The Last Fashion Show
Federico Marinoni
2011
Film
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice)
1993
Film
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (archive footage)
2024
Film
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Gordon Comstock
1997
Film
How to Stop Being a Loser
Ian
2011
Film
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Hidden City
Brewster
1987
Film
Victoria's Secrets
Self
2000
Film
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
2002
Film
Filth and Wisdom
Prof Flynn
2008
Film
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Narrator (voice)
2004
Series
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Self - Presenter
2021
Film
The Match
Gorgeous Gus
1999
Film
7 Up & Me
Self
2019
Film
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Quite Handsome Doctor
1999
Film
An Audience with Elton John
Self
1997
Film
The Lesson
J.M. Sinclair
2023
Film
Love Hurts
Ben Bingham
2009
Film
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Self - Host
2021
Film
The Cold Light of Day
Viktor Marek
1996
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Film
Food of Love
Alex Salmon
1997
Film
Kath & Kimderella
Alain the Page
2012
Film
An Accidental Studio
Self
2019
New Line: Independent Legacies
Self (archive footage)
Film
Angel in the House
2013
Robert Altman in England
Self
2002
Fado!
90 Days in Hollywood
2004
Film
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
The Duke of Wellington
2015
Film
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Self
2001
Film
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Franz Kafka
1995
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Self
2006
Film
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
1993
Film
Always Crashing in the Same Car
James Booth
2007
Film
The Gospel of Luke
Narrator (voice) – New International Version
2015
Film
Monsieur N.
Hudson Lowe
2003
Film
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
2000
Film
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Self
1997
Film
Dirty Weekenders in France
Self - Presenter
2014
Film
Strictly Sinatra
Himself
2001
Film
Bed
Nurse/Bed Head
1995
Film
Garden of Eden
Colonel Philip Boyle
2008
Film
St. Ives
Major Farquhar Chevening
1998
Film
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
David Bliss
2027
Film
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Himself - Actor
2015
Series
The Friday Night Project
Self
2005
Film
A Royal Grand Design
Host
2022
Film
Suddenly, Last Summer
George Holly
1993
Treasure Island
Long John Silver
1997
Film
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Self
1999
Film
Teeth
2015
Film
First Night
Adam
2010
Film
The Coronation Concert
Self
2023
Margot & Rudi
Film
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Narrator
2006
Film
Making 'Logan'
Self
2017
The Queen of Fashion
Evelyn Delves Broughton
Film
The Man Who Married Himself
Olivier
2010
Film
Here Is the News
David Dunhill
1989
Honest Decent & True
Moonee Livingstone
1986
Film
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Narrator
2005
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Self - Presenter
2007
Film
Withnail and Us
Self
1999
Film
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Larry Oliphant
2013
Film
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Self
2019
Film
Thieves in the Night
Joseph
1989
Film
Butter
Gerrard
1994
Film
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Self
1999
Film
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Narrator
2012
Film
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Self
2009
Cash in Hand
Sir Harry Parkins
1998
Film
Pink Floyd: The Story
Narrator (voice)
1994
Words of the Titanic
Reader
2012
Film
A Royal Scandal
George, Prince of Wales
1997
The Other Side
Sherlock Holmes
1992
Wittgenstein's Poker
Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
Film
Hildegarde
Wolf
2001
Film
Calliope
The Producer
1994
Film
Cherrywood Cannon
(Voice)
2012