10.0
10.0
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012
as Narrator
Richard E. Grant
Also known as: Richard Grant Esterhuysen
Acting
Born:May 5, 1957(age 69)
Birthplace:Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:University of Cape Town, St Mark's School, Waterford Kamhlaba
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CommunityBiography
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).
Filmography (141 movies)
10.0
10.0
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
as Narrator (voice)
8.4
8.4
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
8.3
8.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self / Larry Oliphant
8.3
8.3
The Gospel of Luke
2015
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
8.1
8.1
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
8.0
Butter
1994
as Gerrard
8.0
8.0
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Long John Silver (voice)
8.0
8.0
The Man Who Married Himself
2010
as Olivier
7.8
7.8
Logan
2017
as Dr. Rice
7.7
7.7
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
as Dr. Walter Simeon
7.7
7.7
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
7.6
7.6
Nuremberg
2025
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
7.6
7.6
Corpse Bride
2005
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
7.5
7.5
7 Up & Me
2019
as Self
7.5
7.5
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
as Self
7.4
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Dr. Jack Seward
7.3
7.3
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
7.3
7.3
Withnail & I
1987
as Withnail
7.2
7.2
The Player
1992
as Tom Oakley
7.2
7.2
The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
2005
as Narrator
7.0
7.0
Robin Robin
2021
as Magpie (voice)
7.0
7.0
Calliope
1994
as The Producer
7.0
7.0
Hard Times
1994
as James Harthouse
7.0
7.0
A Royal Scandal
1997
as George, Prince of Wales
7.0
7.0
The Age of Innocence
1993
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
7.0
7.0
Saltburn
2023
as Sir James Catton
6.9
6.9
Twelfth Night
1996
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
6.9
6.9
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1993
as Franz Kafka
6.9
6.9
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Bob Cratchit
6.9
6.9
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Seifert
6.9
6.9
The Little Vampire
2000
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
6.8
6.8
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Jack Hock
6.7
6.7
Penelope
2006
as Franklin Wilhern
6.7
6.7
Jack & Sarah
1995
as Jack
6.7
6.7
For No Good Reason
2012
as Self
6.7
6.7
Foster
2011
as Mr. Potts
6.7
6.7
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Seifert
6.7
6.7
Teeth
2015
6.7
6.7
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
as James Booth
6.6
6.6
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as Bobby Tanner
6.6
6.6
Their Finest
2017
as Roger Swain
6.5
6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
6.5
6.5
Savage House
2026
as Sir Chauncey Savage
6.5
6.5
L.A. Story
1991
as Roland Mackey
6.5
6.5
Jackie
2016
as Bill Walton
6.4
6.4
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Oliphant
6.4
6.4
An Accidental Studio
2019
as Self
6.4
6.4
Death of a Unicorn
2025
as Odell
6.4
6.4
The Iron Lady
2011
as Michael Heseltine
6.3
6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Allegiant General Pryde
6.3
6.3
Monsieur N.
2003
as Hudson Lowe
6.2
6.2
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
6.2
6.2
Warlock
1989
as Giles Redferne
6.2
6.2
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
6.2
6.2
Withnail and Us
1999
as Self
6.2
6.2
Zambezia
2012
as Cecil (voice)
6.2
6.2
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
as George Holly
6.1
6.1
The Miracle Maker
2000
as John The Baptist (voice)
6.1
6.1
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
as Shiver
6.1
6.1
Persuasion
2022
as Sir Walter Elliot
6.1
6.1
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
as Mycroft
6.0
6.0
Argylle
2024
as Director Fowler
6.0
6.0
Queen & Country
2014
as Major Cross
6.0
6.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
as Jack Stapleton
6.0
6.0
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006
as Narrator
6.0
6.0
Khumba
2013
as Bradley (voice)
6.0
6.0
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015
as Himself - Actor
6.0
6.0
Ladies First
2026
as Pigeon Man
6.0
6.0
Henry & June
1990
as Hugo Guiler
6.0
6.0
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Dragon (voice)
6.0
6.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
as Self - Actor
6.0
6.0
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Lord Warburton
5.9
5.9
The Spine of Night
2021
as The Guardian (voice)
5.8
5.8
Wah-Wah
2005
Director
5.8
5.8
Dom Hemingway
2013
as Dickie Black
5.8
5.8
The Match
1999
as Gorgeous Gus
5.8
5.8
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
as The Gardener (voice)
5.7
5.7
The Lesson
2023
as J.M. Sinclair
5.7
5.7
Hudson Hawk
1991
as Darwin Mayflower
5.7
5.7
100 Nights of Hero
2025
as Birdman
5.7
5.7
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Gordon Comstock
5.7
5.7
Filth and Wisdom
2008
as Prof Flynn
5.5
5.5
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self
5.4
5.4
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
as James Fitzmaurice
5.4
5.4
St. Ives
1998
as Major Farquhar Chevening
5.3
5.3
Kath & Kimderella
2012
as Alain the Page
5.3
5.3
Palm Beach
2019
as Billy
5.3
5.3
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
as Ian
5.2
5.2
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
as Vic Van Wrinkle
5.2
5.2
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Cort Romney
5.1
5.1
Hidden City
1987
as Brewster
5.0
5.0
The Nutcracker
2010
as Father
5.0
5.0
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self
5.0
5.0
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as The Vicar (voice)
4.9
4.9
Love Hurts
2009
as Ben Bingham
4.9
4.9
The Story of an African Farm
2004
as Bonaparte Blenkins
4.9
4.9
Spice World
1997
as Clifford
4.8
4.8
Strictly Sinatra
2001
as Himself
4.8
4.8
The Last Fashion Show
2011
as Federico Marinoni
4.8
4.8
The Cold Light of Day
1996
as Viktor Marek
4.6
4.6
Garden of Eden
2008
as Colonel Philip Boyle
4.5
4.5
Hildegarde
2001
as Wolf
4.5
4.5
Cuckoo
2010
as Professor Julius Greengrass
4.0
4.0
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
2021
as Self - Host
3.5
3.5
Empire of the Censors
1995
as Self - Host
3.0
3.0
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
as Berg
3.0
3.0
Food of Love
1997
as Alex Salmon
2.3
2.3
First Night
2010
as Adam
Rose's Baby
TBA
Words of the Titanic
2012
as Reader
Robert Altman in England
2002
as Himself
The Other Side
1992
as Sherlock Holmes
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015
as The Duke of Wellington
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Laurence Sculby
Cash in Hand
1998
as Sir Harry Parkins
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
as (Voice)
Groundhog Dave 2
2020
as Groundhog Dave (voice)
Thieves in the Night
1989
as Joseph
Wildwood
TBA
as (voice)
Fado!
TBA
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
as as Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
as Self
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999
as Self
Here Is the News
1989
as David Dunhill
Above and Beyond
2006
Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
Treasure Island
1997
as Long John Silver
Bed
1995
as Nurse/Bed Head
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self - Audience Member
A Royal Grand Design
2022
as Host
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014
as Self - Presenter
Honest Decent & True
1986
as Moonee Livingstone
The Queen of Fashion
TBA
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
Wittgenstein's Poker
TBA
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
The Honey Wars
TBA
as (voice)
Making 'Logan'
2017
as Self
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
as Self - Presenter
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