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