Richard E. Grant
Acting
- Born:
- 1957-05-05
- Place of birth:
- Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
Up Against It
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Wildwood
Wicker
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
Savage House
Confessions II – The Film
Ladies First
The Other Bennet Sister
100 Nights of Hero
Nuremberg
The Celebrity Traitors
The Thursday Murder Club
Too Much
Death of a Unicorn
Doctor Who at the Proms
Nautilus
The Franchise
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Argylle
Saltburn
The Lesson
The Coronation Concert
Frankly
A Royal Grand Design
Persuasion
Suspect
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
An Audience with Adele
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
The Spine of Night
The Outlaws
Robin Robin
Moley
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Loki
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Marvel Studios Assembled
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Between the Covers
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
The Skywalker Legacy
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Palm Beach
An Accidental Studio
The Space: Theatre of Survival
7 Up & Me
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Hang Ups
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Making 'Logan'
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Logan
Their Finest
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Last Dragonslayer
Jackie
Jekyll and Hyde
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Dig
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Teeth
Queen & Country
The Gospel of Luke
Dirty Weekenders in France
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kumars
Dom Hemingway
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Khumba
About Time
Psychobitches
Angel in the House
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
The Fear
Gadget Man
For No Good Reason
Kath & Kimderella
Zambezia
Words of the Titanic
Girls
Playhouse Presents
Cherrywood Cannon
The Iron Lady
How to Stop Being a Loser
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Game of Thrones
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Last Fashion Show
Foster
Cuckoo
The Nutcracker
First Night
Jackboots on Whitehall
Downton Abbey
The Man Who Married Himself
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Love Hurts
Garden of Eden
Filth and Wisdom
Elementary My Dear Viewer
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
British Film Forever
Would I Lie to You?
Always Crashing in the Same Car
The Graham Norton Show
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Above and Beyond
Penelope
The One Show
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Pulp: The Story of Common People
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Colour Me Kubrick
Corpse Bride
8 Out of 10 Cats
Doctor Who
The Friday Night Project
Agatha Christie's Marple
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
The Story of an African Farm
Tooth
90 Days in Hollywood
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Bright Young Things
QI
Posh Nosh
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Monsieur N.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock: Case of Evil
The Making of Gosford Park
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Robert Altman in England
Gosford Park
Hildegarde
Strictly Sinatra
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
The Little Vampire
The Miracle Maker
Victoria's Secrets
A Christmas Carol
Let Them Eat Cake
The Match
Withnail and Us
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Home Farm Twins
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
The Heaven and Earth Show
Parkinson
St. Ives
Cash in Hand
Spice World
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Food of Love
Trial & Retribution
A Royal Scandal
An Audience with Elton John
Treasure Island
Captain Star
The Serpent's Kiss
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
An Evening with Lily Savage
Twelfth Night
The Portrait of a Lady
The Cold Light of Day
Karaoke
Dalziel and Pascoe
TFI Friday
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Bed
Soccer AM
Jack & Sarah
Empire of the Censors
Prêt-à-Porter
Pink Floyd: The Story
Room 101
Hard Times
Calliope
Butter
Shooting Stars
Frasier
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Age of Innocence
The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Suddenly, Last Summer
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Absolutely Fabulous
The Other Side
The Player
Performance
Hudson Hawk
L.A. Story
Henry & June
Have I Got News for You
Rab C. Nesbitt
The Word
Mountains of the Moon
The Simpsons
Thieves in the Night
Killing Dad
Warlock
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Here Is the News
Codename: Kyril
Hidden City
Withnail & I
Lizzie's Pictures
Honest Decent & True
Screen Two
Aspel & Company
Natural World
An Audience with...
Omnibus
No Hiding Place
The Queen of Fashion
Wittgenstein's Poker
Fado!
The Honey Wars
Margot & Rudi
The Man Who Stole Portugal
New Line: Independent Legacies