Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-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.
Known For
| Homepage | http://richard-e-grant.com |
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| Birth Location | Mbabane, Swaziland |
| Born | 1957-05-05 |
Movies
Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City
as Self (Archive Footage)
2024
Argylle
as Director Fowler
2024
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
2023
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
2023
The Coronation Concert
as Self
2023
A Royal Grand Design
as Host
2022
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
2022
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
2021
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian
2021
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2021
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
as Self - Host
2021
Master Moley By Royal Invitation
as The Gardener (voice)
2020
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
Groundhog Dave 2
as Groundhog Dave
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde
2019
Palm Beach
as Billy
2019
An Accidental Studio
as Self
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self
2019
7 Up & Me
as Self
2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver
2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock
2018
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2017
Logan
as Dr. Rice
2017
Their Finest
as Roger Swain
2017
The Last Dragonslayer
as Dragon (voice)
2016
Jackie
as Bill Walton
2016
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
as The Duke of Wellington
2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
as Himself - Actor
2015
2015
Queen & Country
as Major Cross
2015
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
2015
Dirty Weekenders in France
as Self - Presenter
2014
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black
2013
About Time
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013
Khumba
as Bradley (voice)
2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon
2012
2012
For No Good Reason
as Self
2012
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page
2012
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice)
2012
Words of the Titanic
as Reader
2012
Cherrywood Cannon
as (Voice)
2012
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
as Ian
2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle
2011
Nothing Under the Dress - The Last Show
as Federico Marinoni
2011
Foster
as Mr. Potts
2011
Cuckoo
as Professor Julius Greengrass
2010
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
as Father
2010
First Night
as Adam
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice)
2010
The Man Who Married Himself
as Olivier
2010
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham
2009
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn
2008
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle
2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Always Crashing in the Same Car
as James Booth
2007
2006
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Preston (voice)
2006
Penelope
as Franklin Wilhern
2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
as Narrator
2006
The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
as Narrator
2005
Colour Me Kubrick
as Jasper
2005
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
2005
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice)
2004
The Story of an African Farm
as Bonaparte Blenkins
2004
Bright Young Things
as Father Rothschild
2003
Monsieur N.
as Hudson Lowe
2003
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton
2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft
2002
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self
2002
Robert Altman in England
as Himself
2002
Gosford Park
as George
2001
Hildegarde
as Wolf
2001
Strictly Sinatra
as Himself
2001
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
2000
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice)
2000
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
1999
The Match
as Gorgeous Gus
1999
Withnail and Us
as Self
1999
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
as Self
1999
Cash in Hand
as Sir Harry Parkins
1998
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening
1998
Spice World
as Clifford
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock
1997
Food of Love
as Alex Salmon
1997
A Royal Scandal
as George, Prince of Wales
1997
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
1997
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice
1997
1997
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
1996
Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton
1996
In Search of Dracula
as Self
1996
The Cold Light of Day
as Viktor Marek
1996
Jack & Sarah
as Jack
1995
Empire of the Censors
as Self - Host
1995
Ready to Wear
as Cort Romney
1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
as Narrator (voice)
1994
Hard Times
as James Harthouse
1994
Calliope
as The Producer
1994
Butter
as Gerrard
1994
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Long John Silver (voice)
1993
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
as George Holly
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Franz Kafka
1993
Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
1992
The Other Side
as Sherlock Holmes
1992
The Player
as Tom Oakley
1992
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower
1991
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey
1991
Henry & June
as Hugo Guiler
1990
Mountains of the Moon
as Oliphant
1990
Thieves in the Night
as Joseph
1989
1989
Warlock
as Giles Redferne
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
1989
Here Is the News
as David Dunhill
1989
Codename: Kyril
as Laurence Sculby
1988
Withnail & I
as Withnail
1987
Hidden City
as Brewster
1987
Honest Decent & True
as Moonee Livingstone
1986
Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage
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Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
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Wildwood
as (voice)
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The Guinea Pig Club
as Archie McIndoe
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