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).
As actor 236
The Simpsons
1989
Game of Thrones
2011
Doctor Who
2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Frasier
1993
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Downton Abbey
2010
Loki
2021
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
QI
2003
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Natural World
1983
Logan
2017
The One Show
2006
Screen Two
1985
Have I Got News for You
1990
Omnibus
1967
Corpse Bride
2005
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Girls
2012
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
About Time
2013
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Nuremberg
2025
The Outlaws
2021
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
TFI Friday
1996
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
Performance
1991
An Audience with...
1978
No Hiding Place
1959
Soccer AM
1995
Parkinson
1998
Savage House
2026
Playhouse Presents
2012
Argylle
2024
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
Saltburn
2023
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
Nautilus
2024
Trial & Retribution
1997
Death of a Unicorn
2025
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
The Word
1990
Shooting Stars
1993
Between the Covers
2020
Room 101
1994
Ladies First
2026
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022
Gosford Park
2001
The Franchise
2024
The Player
1992
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
The Other Bennet Sister
2026
Wildwood
2026
The Iron Lady
2011
Hudson Hawk
1991
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
Too Much
2025
Moley
2021
Wicker
2026
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026
Warlock
1989
Jekyll and Hyde
2015
British Film Forever
2007
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003
The Age of Innocence
1993
Henry & June
1990
Spice World
1997
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020
Suspect
2022
Aspel & Company
1984
Jackie
2016
The Nutcracker
2010
Their Finest
2017
Penelope
2007
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
Persuasion
2022
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
Khumba
2013
Zambezia
2012
Home Farm Twins
1999
Dom Hemingway
2013
L.A. Story
1991
Gadget Man
2012
Withnail & I
1987
The Celebrity Traitors
2025
A Christmas Carol
1999
Psychobitches
2013
Wittgenstein's Poker
Karaoke
1996
Dig
2015
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
The Spine of Night
2021
Hang Ups
2018
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
The Little Vampire
2000
Confessions II – The Film
2026
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022
100 Nights of Hero
2025
The Miracle Maker
2000
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
Twelfth Night
1996
Palm Beach
2019
Robin Robin
2021
Mountains of the Moon
1990
The Kumars
2014
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
2026
The Lesson
2023
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
Codename: Kyril
1988
Up Against It
2027
Filth and Wisdom
2008
Bright Young Things
2003
Captain Star
1997
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
The Fear
2012
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Cuckoo
2010
Jack & Sarah
1995
Margot & Rudi
For No Good Reason
2012
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
Tooth
2004
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
Foster
2011
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
An Audience with Adele
2021
Queen & Country
2015
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
Hard Times
1994
Posh Nosh
2003
Victoria's Secrets
2000
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Monsieur N.
2003
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
2024
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
Fado!
The Honey Wars
Kath & Kimderella
2012
The Match
1999
Above and Beyond
2006
New Line: Independent Legacies
First Night
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
Treasure Island
1997
Garden of Eden
2008
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
Empire of the Censors
1995
St. Ives
1998
Calliope
1994
Bed
1995
Frankly
2022
Love Hurts
2009
The Man Who Stole Portugal
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
The Queen of Fashion
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
Strictly Sinatra
2001
An Audience with Elton John
1997
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
Making 'Logan'
2017
90 Days in Hollywood
2004
Food of Love
1997
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
7 Up & Me
2019
Hidden City
1987
Teeth
2015
The Coronation Concert
2023
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
The Man Who Married Himself
2010
The Gospel of Luke
2015
The Cold Light of Day
1996
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021
The Last Fashion Show
2011
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1995
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
A Royal Scandal
1997
Here Is the News
1989
Hard Times
1994
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
Butter
1994
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
The Story of an African Farm
2004
Robert Altman in England
2002
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
2021
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
An Accidental Studio
2019
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
Honest Decent & True
1986
Hildegarde
2001
Withnail and Us
1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999
Cash in Hand
1998
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006
The Other Side
1992
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
Thieves in the Night
1989
Words of the Titanic
2012
A Royal Grand Design
2022
Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka
2003
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
The Friday Night Project
2005
