Actor
Richard E. Grant
Born May 5, 1957 in Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]114 films
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.
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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).
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First watchAbout Time20137.9as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
114 films as actor- TBAThe Queen of FashionEvelyn Delves Broughton
- TBAWittgenstein's PokerLudwig Wittgenstein (voice)
- TBAFado!
- TBAThe Honey Wars(voice)
- TBAMargot & Rudi
- TBAThe Man Who Stole Portugal
- 2027Up Against ItDr. Abaras
- 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintMr. Hopkins
- 2026WildwoodOwl Rex (voice)
- 2026WickerDoctor
- 2026Savage HouseSir Chauncey Savage
- 2026Ladies FirstPigeon Man
- 2025100 Nights of HeroBirdman
- 2025NurembergSir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- 2025The Thursday Murder ClubBobby Tanner
- 2025Death of a UnicornOdell
- 2024ArgylleDirector Fowler
- 2023SaltburnSir James Catton
- 2023The LessonJ.M. Sinclair
- 2022PersuasionSir Walter Elliot
- 2021The Spine of NightThe Guardian (voice)
- 2021Robin RobinMagpie (voice)
- 2021Everybody's Talking About JamieHugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
- 2021Hitman's Wife's BodyguardSeifert
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerAllegiant General Pryde
- 2019Master Moley by Royal InvitationThe Gardener (voice)
- 2019Palm BeachBilly
- 2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsShiver
- 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me?Jack Hock
- 2017The Hitman's BodyguardSeifert
- 2017LoganDr. Rice
- 2017Their FinestRoger Swain
- 2016The Last DragonslayerDragon (voice)
- 2016JackieBill Walton
- 2015Wellington: The Iron Duke UnmaskedThe Duke of Wellington
- 2015Teeth
- 2015Queen & CountryMajor Cross
- 2015The Gospel of LukeNarrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2013Dom HemingwayDickie Black
- 2013KhumbaBradley (voice)
- 2013About TimeLawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2013Angel in the House
- 2012Doctor Who: The SnowmenDr. Walter Simeon
- 2012Kath & KimderellaAlain the Page
- 2012ZambeziaCecil (voice)
- 2012Cherrywood Cannon(Voice)
- 2011The Iron LadyMichael Heseltine
- 2011How to Stop Being a LoserIan
- 2011Horrid Henry: The MovieVic Van Wrinkle
- 2011The Last Fashion ShowFederico Marinoni
- 2011FosterMr. Potts
- 2010CuckooProfessor Julius Greengrass
- 2010The NutcrackerFather
- 2010First NightAdam
- 2010Jackboots on WhitehallThe Vicar (voice)
- 2010The Man Who Married HimselfOlivier
- 2009Love HurtsBen Bingham
- 2008Garden of EdenColonel Philip Boyle
- 2008Filth and WisdomProf Flynn
- 2007PenelopeFranklin Wilhern
- 2007Always Crashing in the Same CarJames Booth
- 2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesPreston (voice)
- 2005Colour Me KubrickJasper
- 2005Corpse BrideBarkis Bittern (voice)
- 2004The Story of an African FarmBonaparte Blenkins
- 2004ToothJarvis Jarvis
- 2003Doctor Who: The Scream of the ShalkaThe Doctor
- 2003Bright Young ThingsFather Rothschild
- 2003Monsieur N.Hudson Lowe
- 2002The Hound of the BaskervillesJack Stapleton
- 2002Sherlock: Case of EvilMycroft
- 2001Gosford ParkGeorge
- 2001HildegardeWolf
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
- 2000The Little VampireFrederick Sackville-Bagg
- 2000The Miracle MakerJohn The Baptist (voice)
- 1999A Christmas CarolBob Cratchit
- 1999The MatchGorgeous Gus
- 1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal DeathThe Quite Handsome Doctor
- 1998St. IvesMajor Farquhar Chevening
- 1998Cash in HandSir Harry Parkins
- 1997Spice WorldClifford
- 1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingGordon Comstock
- 1997Food of LoveAlex Salmon
- 1997A Royal ScandalGeorge, Prince of Wales
- 1997Treasure IslandLong John Silver
- 1997The Serpent's KissJames Fitzmaurice
- 1996Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1996The Portrait of a LadyLord Warburton
- 1996The Cold Light of DayViktor Marek
- 1995Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifeFranz Kafka
- 1995BedNurse/Bed Head
- 1995Jack & SarahJack
- 1994Prêt-à-PorterCort Romney
- 1994CalliopeThe Producer
- 1994ButterGerrard
- 1993The Age of InnocenceLawrence "Larry" Lefferts
- 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandLong John Silver (voice)
- 1993Suddenly, Last SummerGeorge Holly
- 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaDr. Jack Seward
- 1992The Other SideSherlock Holmes
- 1992The PlayerTom Oakley
- 1991Hudson HawkDarwin Mayflower
- 1991L.A. StoryRoland Mackey
- 1990Henry & JuneHugo Guiler
- 1990Mountains of the MoonOliphant
- 1989Thieves in the NightJoseph
- 1989Killing DadBerg
- 1989WarlockGiles Redferne
- 1989How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingDenis Dimbleby Bagley
- 1989Here Is the NewsDavid Dunhill
- 1987Hidden CityBrewster
- 1987Withnail & IWithnail
- 1986Honest Decent & TrueMoonee Livingstone