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Richard E. Grant

Acting
Known For

68 Years Old

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).

Born

Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini] on 5th May 1957

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