Richard E. Grant

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-05 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

Richard E. Grant

Biography

Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; May 5, 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 Dracul...

Acting

1991

L.A. Story

as Roland Mackey

2004

The Story of an African Farm

as Bonaparte Blenkins

1994

Prêt-à-Porter

as Cort Romney

1995

1992

The Player

as Tom Oakley

2005

Corpse Bride

as Barkis Bittern (voice)

1993

The Age of Innocence

as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

2001

Gosford Park

as George

2000

The Miracle Maker

as John The Baptist (voice)

1989

Warlock

as Giles Redferne

2000

The Little Vampire

as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

2006

Penelope

as Franklin Wilhern

2008

Garden of Eden

as Colonel Philip Boyle

2009

Love Hurts

as Ben Bingham

1991

Hudson Hawk

as Darwin Mayflower

1990

1987

Withnail & I

as Withnail

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Classic Loki (archive footage)

2002

1994

Calliope

as The Producer

1999

The Match

as Gorgeous Gus

1996

The Portrait of a Lady

as Lord Warburton

1989

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

1996

An Evening with Lily Savage

as Self - Audience Member

1996

Twelfth Night

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

1999

A Christmas Carol

as Bob Cratchit

2003

Monsieur N.

as Hudson Lowe

2011

Horrid Henry: The Movie

as Vic Van Wrinkle

1997

The Serpent's Kiss

as James Fitzmaurice

1996

The Cold Light of Day

as Viktor Marek

1990

Henry & June

as Hugo Guiler

1998

St. Ives

as Major Farquhar Chevening

2011

Foster

as Mr. Potts

2011

The Last Fashion Show

as Federico Marinoni

1997

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

as Gordon Comstock

2020

Groundhog Dave 2

as Groundhog Dave (voice)

2010

Jackboots on Whitehall

as The Vicar (voice)

2001

Hildegarde

as Wolf

2012

Zambezia

as Cecil (voice)

1999

2019

Master Moley by Royal Invitation

as The Gardener (voice)

1995

Empire of the Censors

as Self - Host

2013

Dom Hemingway

as Dickie Black

2013

Khumba

as Bradley (voice)

1989

Here Is the News

as David Dunhill

2010

2023

The Lesson

as J.M. Sinclair

2014

Queen & Country

as Major Cross

2025

2023

Saltburn

as Sir James Catton

2014

Dirty Weekenders in France

as Self - Presenter

1992

The Other Side

as Sherlock Holmes

1994

Hard Times

as James Harthouse

1993

The Legends of Treasure Island

as Long John Silver (voice)

-

Wildwood

as (voice)

1996

2024

Argylle

as Director Fowler

2015

The Gospel of Luke

as Narrator (voice) – New International Version

1986

Honest Decent & True

as Moonee Livingstone

2025

Nuremberg

as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

2015

-

Savage House

as Sir Chauncey Savage

1999

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

as The Quite Handsome Doctor

1997

A Royal Scandal

as George, Prince of Wales

1997

Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

2012

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

as Dr. Walter Simeon

2003

Bright Young Things

as Father Rothschild

2010

Cuckoo

as Professor Julius Greengrass

2000

-

The Queen of Fashion

as Evelyn Delves Broughton

-

Wittgenstein's Poker

as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

1997

Spice World

as Clifford

2008

Filth and Wisdom

as Prof Flynn

2015

2017

Logan

as Dr. Rice

2011

The Iron Lady

as Michael Heseltine

2017

Their Finest

as Roger Swain

1993

Suddenly, Last Summer

as George Holly

2016

Jackie

as Bill Walton

1987

Hidden City

as Brewster

2001

2016

The Last Dragonslayer

as Dragon (voice)

2010

2005

2018

1997

Food of Love

as Alex Salmon

-

The Guinea Pig Club

as Archie McIndoe

1998

Cash in Hand

as Sir Harry Parkins

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Allegiant General Pryde

2013

About Time

as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

2015

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

as The Duke of Wellington

1988

Codename: Kyril

as Laurence Sculby

2013

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

as Self / Larry Oliphant

2019

7 Up & Me

as Self

1994

Pink Floyd: The Story

as Narrator (voice)

2021

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

2012

Kath & Kimderella

as Alain the Page

2012

2019

Palm Beach

as Billy

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula

as Dr. Jack Seward

2006

2021

Robin Robin

as Magpie (voice)

1994

Butter

as Gerrard

2021

The Spine of Night

as The Guardian

2004

2022

Persuasion

as Sir Walter Elliot

-

The Honey Wars

as (voice)

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

as The Doctor (archive footage)

2004

Tooth

as Jarvis Jarvis

2017

2007

Elementary My Dear Viewer

as Self - Presenter

Production

2005

Wah-Wah

as Screenplay

2005

Wah-Wah

as Director

© All Rights Reserved 2025