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Richard E. Grant
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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…
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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).
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Richard E. Grant's Filmography
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Up Against It
as Dr. Abaras
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
as David Bliss
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
as Mr. Hopkins
Wicker
as Doctor
Wildwood
as Owl Rex (voice)
Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage
Confessions II – The Film
as Self
Ladies First
as Pigeon Man
100 Nights of Hero
as Birdman
Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
The Thursday Murder Club
as Bobby Tanner
Death of a Unicorn
as Odell
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Argylle
as Director Fowler
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
The Coronation Concert
as Self
A Royal Grand Design
as Host
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian (voice)
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
as Self - Host
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
as The Gardener (voice)
Palm Beach
as Billy
An Accidental Studio
as Self
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self
7 Up & Me
as Self
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Seifert
Making 'Logan'
as Self
Logan
as Dr. Rice
Their Finest
as Roger Swain
The Last Dragonslayer
as Dragon (voice)
Jackie
as Bill Walton
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
as The Duke of Wellington
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
as Himself - Actor
Teeth
Queen & Country
as Major Cross
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Dirty Weekenders in France
as Self - Presenter
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Larry Oliphant
Khumba
as Bradley (voice)
About Time
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Angel in the House
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
as Narrator
For No Good Reason
as Self
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice)
No Poster
Words of the Titanic
as Reader
Cherrywood Cannon
as (Voice)
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine
How to Stop Being a Loser
as Ian
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle
The Last Fashion Show
as Federico Marinoni
Foster
as Mr. Potts
Cuckoo
as Professor Julius Greengrass
The Nutcracker
as Father
First Night
as Adam
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice)
The Man Who Married Himself
as Olivier
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
as Self
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn
No Poster
Elementary My Dear Viewer
as Self - Presenter
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
Always Crashing in the Same Car
as James Booth
No Poster
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
as Self
Penelope
as Franklin Wilhern
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Preston (voice)
Pulp: The Story of Common People
as Narrator
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
as Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick
as Jasper
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice)
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice)
The Story of an African Farm
as Bonaparte Blenkins
Tooth
as Jarvis Jarvis
Bright Young Things
as Father Rothschild
Monsieur N.
as Hudson Lowe
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self
No Poster
Robert Altman in England
as Self
Gosford Park
as George
Hildegarde
as Wolf
Strictly Sinatra
as Himself
We Know Where You Live. Live!
as Self
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice)
Victoria's Secrets
as Self
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
The Match
as Gorgeous Gus
Withnail and Us
as Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
as Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Quite Handsome Doctor
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
as Self
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening
No Poster
Cash in Hand
as Sir Harry Parkins
Spice World
as Clifford
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock
Food of Love
as Alex Salmon
A Royal Scandal
as George, Prince of Wales
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
No Poster
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
as Self
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton
The Cold Light of Day
as Viktor Marek
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Franz Kafka
Bed
as Nurse/Bed Head
Jack & Sarah
as Jack
No Poster
Empire of the Censors
as Self - Host
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cort Romney
Pink Floyd: The Story
as Narrator (voice)
Calliope
as The Producer
Butter
as Gerrard
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Long John Silver (voice)
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
as George Holly
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
No Poster
The Other Side
as Sherlock Holmes
The Player
as Tom Oakley
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey
Henry & June
as Hugo Guiler
Mountains of the Moon
as Oliphant
Thieves in the Night
as Joseph
Killing Dad
as Berg
Warlock
as Giles Redferne
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Here Is the News
as David Dunhill
Hidden City
as Brewster
Withnail & I
as Withnail
No Poster
Honest Decent & True
as Moonee Livingstone
No Poster
Margot & Rudi
No Poster
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Fado!
No Poster
The Man Who Stole Portugal
No Poster
The Queen of Fashion
as Evelyn Delves Broughton
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
No Poster
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)