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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 5, 1957
Place of Birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Also Known As
- Richard Esterhuysen
- Richard Grant Esterhuysen
- 理查德·格兰特
Richard E. Grant
2.2 Popularity
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
6.2
Birdman
100 Nights of Hero
2025
7.2
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Nuremberg
2025
6.6
Bobby Tanner
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
5.7
Jonno Ratigan
Too Much
2025
6.4
Odell
Death of a Unicorn
2025
7.2
The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
6.8
The White Rajah
Nautilus
2024
6.5
Peter Fairchild
The Franchise
2024
6.0
Director Fowler
Argylle
2024
7.0
Sir James Catton
Saltburn
2023
Credits
100 Nights of Hero
as Birdman
2025
6.2
Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
2025
7.2
The Thursday Murder Club
as Bobby Tanner
2025
6.6
Too Much
as Jonno Ratigan
2025
5.7
Death of a Unicorn
as Odell
2025
6.4
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2024
7.2
Nautilus
as The White Rajah
2024
6.8
The Franchise
as Peter Fairchild
2024
6.5
Argylle
as Director Fowler
2024
6.0
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
2023
7.0
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
2023
5.7
The Coronation Concert
as Self
2023
6.0
Frankly
as Self
2022
5.0
A Royal Grand Design
as Host
2022
0.0
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
2022
6.1
Suspect
as Harry
2022
6.1
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
as Self - Guest Judge
2022
6.1
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
as Self
2022
6.9
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
8.4
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
2021
6.9
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian (voice)
2021
5.9
The Outlaws
as The Earl
2021
7.4
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
2021
7.0
Moley
as The Gardener (voice)
2021
6.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
2021
6.0
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021
6.2
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
as Self - Presenter
2021
0.0
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2021
6.7
Loki
as Classic Loki
2021
8.2
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
as Self - Host
2021
4.0
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Classic Loki
2021
7.2
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert
2020
6.3
Between the Covers
as Self
2020
5.5
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
2020
7.7
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
7.7
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Octavio
2020
6.7
Groundhog Dave 2
as Groundhog Dave (voice)
2020
0.0
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde
2019
6.3
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
as The Gardener (voice)
2019
5.8
Palm Beach
as Billy
2019
5.3
An Accidental Studio
as Self
2019
6.4
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self
2019
0.0
7 Up & Me
as Self
2019
7.5
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver
2018
6.1
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock
2018
6.8
Hang Ups
as Leonard Conrad
2018
6.4
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2017
6.9
Making 'Logan'
as Self
2017
0.0
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
as Self
2017
0.0
Logan
as Dr. Rice
2017
7.8
Their Finest
as Roger Swain
2017
6.6
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Man with Beard But No Hair
2017
7.4
The Last Dragonslayer
as Dragon (voice)
2016
5.9
Jackie
as Bill Walton
2016
6.5
Jekyll and Hyde
as Sir Roger Bulstrode
2015
6.3
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
as The Duke of Wellington
2015
0.0
Dig
as Ian Margrove
2015
6.2
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
as Himself - Actor
2015
6.0
Teeth
2015
6.7
Queen & Country
as Major Cross
2015
6.1
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
2015
8.3
Dirty Weekenders in France
as Self - Presenter
2014
0.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
🎬
The Kumars
as Self
2014
5.0
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black
2013
5.8
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Larry Oliphant
2013
8.3
About Time
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013
7.9
Khumba
as Bradley (voice)
2013
6.0
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon
2012
7.7
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
as Narrator
2012
10.0
The Fear
as Seb Whiting
2012
6.4
Gadget Man
2012
7.0
For No Good Reason
as Self
2012
6.7
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page
2012
5.3
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice)
2012
6.2
Girls
as Jasper
2012
6.3
🎬
Words of the Titanic
as Reader
2012
0.0
Cherrywood Cannon
as (Voice)
2012
0.0
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine
2011
6.4
How to Stop Being a Loser
as Ian
2011
5.3
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle
2011
5.2
Game of Thrones
as Izembaro
2011
8.5
The Crimson Petal and the White
as Doctor Curlew
2011
7.0
The Last Fashion Show
as Federico Marinoni
2011
4.8
Foster
as Mr. Potts
2011
6.7
Cuckoo
as Professor Julius Greengrass
2010
4.5
The Nutcracker
as Father
2010
5.0
First Night
as Adam
2010
2.3
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice)
2010
4.9
Downton Abbey
as Simon Bricker
2010
8.1
The Man Who Married Himself
as Olivier
2010
8.0
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
0.0
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham
2009
4.9
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn
2008
5.7
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle
2008
4.7
Penelope
as Franklin Wilhern
2007
6.7
🎬
Elementary My Dear Viewer
as Self - Presenter
2007
0.0
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
8.0
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
7.8
Always Crashing in the Same Car
as James Booth
2007
6.7
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
🎬
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
as Self
2006
5.3
Above and Beyond
2006
0.0
Above and Beyond
as Don Bennett
2006
6.0
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.4
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Preston (voice)
2006
5.6
Pulp: The Story of Common People
as Narrator
2006
6.0
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
as Narrator
2005
7.2
Colour Me Kubrick
as Jasper
2005
5.7
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
2005
7.6
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2005
7.1
Doctor Who
as The Great Intelligence
2005
7.6
Doctor Who
as Dr Simeon
2005
7.6
The Friday Night Project
as Self
2005
5.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Raymond West
2004
7.8
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice)
2004
8.1
The Story of an African Farm
as Bonaparte Blenkins
2004
4.9
Tooth
as Jarvis Jarvis
2004
3.4
🎬
90 Days in Hollywood
2004
0.0
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
as The Doctor (voice)
2003
6.6
Bright Young Things
as Father Rothschild
2003
6.2
QI
as Self
2003
7.9
Posh Nosh
as Simon Marchmont
2003
6.7
Monsieur N.
as Hudson Lowe
2003
6.3
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton
2002
6.1
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft
2002
6.1
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self
2002
5.0
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest Announcer
2002
6.1
🎬
Robert Altman in England
as Himself
2002
0.0
Gosford Park
as George
2001
6.8
Hildegarde
as Wolf
2001
4.5
Strictly Sinatra
as Himself
2001
4.8
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
2000
6.5
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
2000
6.9
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice)
2000
6.1
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
1999
6.9
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
7.3
The Match
as Gorgeous Gus
1999
5.8
Withnail and Us
as Self
1999
6.2
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
as Self
1999
0.0
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
1999
7.3
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
7.2
🎬
Home Farm Twins
1999
0.0
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
as Self
1999
0.0
🎬
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
3.2
Parkinson
as Self
1998
0.0
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening
1998
5.4
🎬
Cash in Hand
as Sir Harry Parkins
1998
0.0
Spice World
as Clifford
1997
4.9
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock
1997
5.7
Trial & Retribution
1997
6.8
Food of Love
as Alex Salmon
1997
3.0
A Royal Scandal
as George, Prince of Wales
1997
7.0
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
1997
0.0
🎬
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
1997
0.0
Captain Star
1997
5.8
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice
1997
5.4
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
as Self
1997
7.5
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
1996
0.0
Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1996
6.9
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton
1996
6.0
Vem Var Dracula
as Self
1996
0.0
The Cold Light of Day
as Viktor Marek
1996
4.8
Cold Lazarus
as Nick Balmer
1996
6.8
Karaoke
as Nick Balmer
1996
6.6
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
6.3
Bed
as Nurse/Bed Head
1995
0.0
Soccer AM
as Self
1995
6.0
Jack & Sarah
as Jack
1995
6.7
🎬
Empire of the Censors
as Self - Host
1995
3.5
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cort Romney
1994
5.2
Pink Floyd: The Story
as Narrator (voice)
1994
10.0
Room 101
as Self
1994
6.3
Hard Times
as James Harthouse
1994
0.0
Hard Times
as James Harthouse
1994
7.0
Calliope
as The Producer
1994
7.0
Butter
as Gerrard
1994
8.0
Shooting Stars
as Self
1993
7.6
Frasier
as Stephen Moon
1993
7.7
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
1993
7.0
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Long John Silver (voice)
1993
7.5
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Long John Silver (voice)
1993
8.0
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
1993
5.5
Suddenly, Last Summer
as George Holly
1993
6.2
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Franz Kafka
1993
6.9
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
1992
7.4
Absolutely Fabulous
as Dream Justin
1992
7.5
🎬
The Other Side
as Sherlock Holmes
1992
0.0
The Player
as Tom Oakley
1992
7.2
Performance
as Nurse/Bed Head
1991
6.0
Performance
as George Holly
1991
6.0
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower
1991
5.7
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey
1991
6.5
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
7.1
Henry & June
as Hugo Guiler
1990
6.0
Rab C. Nesbitt
as Chingford Steel
1990
7.0
Mountains of the Moon
as Oliphant
1990
6.5
The Simpsons
as British Voice / Julian (voice)
1989
8.0
🎬
Thieves in the Night
as Joseph
1989
0.0
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
as Berg
1989
3.0
Warlock
as Giles Redferne
1989
6.2
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
1989
6.2
Here Is the News
as David Dunhill
1989
0.0
Codename: Kyril
as Laurence Sculby
1988
0.0
Codename: Kyril
as Sculby
1988
5.0
Hidden City
as Brewster
1987
5.1
Withnail & I
as Withnail
1987
7.2
🎬
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
0.0
🎬
Honest Decent & True
as Moonee Livingstone
1986
0.0
🎬
Aspel & Company
1984
0.0
Natural World
1983
7.2
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
Omnibus
as Narrator (voice)
1967
7.2
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage
N/A
0.0
Wildwood
as (voice)
N/A
0.0
🎬
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
as Mr. Hopkins
N/A
0.0
🎬
Fado!
N/A
0.0
🎬
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
N/A
0.0
🎬
Ladies First
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
N/A
0.0
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
N/A
0.0
🎬
Rose's Baby
N/A
0.0