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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).
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Confessions II – The Film | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Wicker | Doctor | Film |
| 2026 | Ladies First | Pigeon Man | Film |
| 2026 | Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint | Mr. Hopkins | Film |
| 2026 | Savage House | Sir Chauncey Savage | Film |
| 2026 | Wildwood | (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | Too Much | Jonno Ratigan | TV |
| 2025 | 100 Nights of Hero | Birdman | Film |
| 2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Odell | Film |
| 2025 | Nuremberg | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe | Film |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Bobby Tanner | Film |
| 2024 | Argylle | Director Fowler | Film |
| 2023 | The Coronation Concert | Self | Film |
| 2023 | Saltburn | Sir James Catton | Film |
| 2022 | Persuasion | Sir Walter Elliot | Film |
| 2021 | Moley | The Gardener (voice) | TV |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Seifert | Film |
| 2021 | Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! | Self - Actor | Film |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | Film |
| 2020 | Dispatches from Elsewhere | Octavio | TV |
| 2019 | Master Moley by Royal Invitation | The Gardener (voice) | Film |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Allegiant General Pryde | Film |
| 2017 | Their Finest | Roger Swain | Film |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Seifert | Film |
| 2017 | Logan | Dr. Rice | Film |
| 2015 | The Gospel of Luke | Narrator (voice) – New International Version | Film |
| 2013 | Dom Hemingway | Dickie Black | Film |
| 2013 | Khumba | Bradley (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | For No Good Reason | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella | Alain the Page | Film |
| 2012 | Doctor Who: The Snowmen | Dr. Walter Simeon | Film |
| 2012 | Zambezia | Cecil (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | How to Stop Being a Loser | Ian | Film |
| 2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | Vic Van Wrinkle | Film |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Michael Heseltine | Film |
| 2011 | Foster | Mr. Potts | Film |
| 2011 | The Last Fashion Show | Federico Marinoni | Film |
| 2010 | Cuckoo | Professor Julius Greengrass | Film |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall | The Vicar (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | First Night | Adam | Film |
| 2010 | The Nutcracker | Father | Film |
| 2009 | Love Hurts | Ben Bingham | Film |
| 2008 | Garden of Eden | Colonel Philip Boyle | Film |
| 2008 | Filth and Wisdom | Prof Flynn | Film |
| 2006 | The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Preston (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Jasper | Film |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Barkis Bittern (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Tooth | Jarvis Jarvis | Film |
| 2004 | The Story of an African Farm | Bonaparte Blenkins | Film |
| 2003 | Posh Nosh | Simon Marchmont | TV |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Father Rothschild | Film |
| 2003 | Monsieur N. | Hudson Lowe | Film |
| 2002 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Jack Stapleton | Film |
| 2002 | Sherlock: Case of Evil | Mycroft | Film |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra | Himself | Film |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | George | Film |
| 2001 | Hildegarde | Wolf | Film |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | John The Baptist (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Various Characters | Film |
| 2000 | The Little Vampire | Frederick Sackville-Bagg | Film |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Film |
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel | TV |
| 1999 | The Match | Gorgeous Gus | Film |
| 1999 | Withnail and Us | Self | Film |
| 1998 | St. Ives | Major Farquhar Chevening | Film |
| 1997 | Captain Star | TV | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Gordon Comstock | Film |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss | James Fitzmaurice | Film |
| 1997 | Spice World | Clifford | Film |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Nick Balmer | TV |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Lord Warburton | Film |
| 1996 | The Cold Light of Day | Viktor Marek | Film |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Film |
| 1995 | Jack & Sarah | Jack | Film |
| 1995 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Franz Kafka | Film |
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors | Self - Host | Film |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Cort Romney | Film |
| 1994 | Butter | Gerrard | Film |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure Island | Long John Silver (voice) | TV |
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