Richard E. Grant
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).
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nuremberg | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe | Hit | |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Bobby Tanner | Hit | |
| 2024 | Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 2023 | Saltburn | Sir James Catton | Hit | |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Classic Loki (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 2021 | Robin Robin | Magpie (voice) | Hit | |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Seifert | Hit | |
| 2020 | Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2019 | 7 Up & Me | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Jack Hock | Hit | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Seifert | Hit | |
| 2017 | Logan | Dr. Rice | Super Hit | |
| 2017 | Their Finest | Roger Swain | Hit | |
| 2015 | Teeth | - | Hit | |
| 2015 | The Gospel of Luke | Narrator (voice) – New International Version | Super Hit | |
| 2013 | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips | Self / Larry Oliphant | Super Hit | |
| 2013 | About Time | Lawyer in Play (uncredited) | Super Hit | |
| 2012 | Doctor Who: The Snowmen | Dr. Walter Simeon | Super Hit | |
| 2012 | The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey | Narrator | Super Hit | |
| 2012 | For No Good Reason | Self | Hit | |
| 2011 | Foster | Mr. Potts | Hit | |
| 2010 | The Man Who Married Himself | Olivier | Super Hit | |
| 2007 | Penelope | Franklin Wilhern | Hit | |
| 2007 | The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) | Super Hit | |
| 2007 | Always Crashing in the Same Car | James Booth | Hit | |
| 2005 | The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' | Narrator | Hit | |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Barkis Bittern (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2004 | The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | Narrator (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | George | Hit | |
| 2000 | The Little Vampire | Frederick Sackville-Bagg | Hit | |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Hit | |
| 1999 | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Quite Handsome Doctor | Hit | |
| 1997 | A Royal Scandal | George, Prince of Wales | Hit | |
| 1997 | Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Hit | |
| 1995 | Jack & Sarah | Jack | Hit | |
| 1994 | Pink Floyd: The Story | Narrator (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 1994 | Hard Times | James Harthouse | Hit | |
| 1994 | Calliope | The Producer | Hit | |
| 1994 | Butter | Gerrard | Super Hit | |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure Island | Long John Silver (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts | Hit | |
| 1993 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Franz Kafka | Hit | |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | Hit | |
| 1992 | The Player | Tom Oakley | Hit | |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Roland Mackey | Hit | |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | Oliphant | Hit | |
| 1987 | Withnail & I | Withnail | Hit |