Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

  • Birthday: 1957-05-05
  • Place of birth: Mbabane, Swaziland
  • Also know as: Richard Esterhuysen

Biography

Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-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.

Filmography

Jack & Sarah

1995

As Jack

L.A. Story

1991

As Roland Mackey

The Story of an African Farm

2004

As Bonaparte Blenkins

The Player

1992

As Tom Oakley

The Age of Innocence

1993

As Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Ready to Wear

1994

As Cort Romney

Corpse Bride

2005

As Barkis Bittern (voice)

Gosford Park

2001

As George

The Miracle Maker

2000

As John The Baptist (voice)

Warlock

1989

As Giles Redferne

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

2006

As Self

The Little Vampire

2000

As Frederick Sackville-Bagg

Penelope

2006

As Franklin Wilhern

Garden of Eden

2008

As Colonel Philip Boyle

Love Hurts

2009

As Ben Bingham

Hudson Hawk

1991

As Darwin Mayflower

Mountains of the Moon

1990

As Oliphant

Withnail & I

1987

As Withnail

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002

As Jack Stapleton

The Match

1999

As Gorgeous Gus

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

As Lord Warburton

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989

As Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Twelfth Night

1996

As Sir Andrew Aguecheek

A Christmas Carol

1999

As Bob Cratchit

Monsieur N.

2003

As Hudson Lowe

The Serpent's Kiss

1997

As James Fitzmaurice

Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011

As Vic Van Wrinkle

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

1993

As Franz Kafka

The Cold Light of Day

1996

As Viktor Marek

Henry & June

1990

As Hugo Guiler

St. Ives

1998

As Major Farquhar Chevening

Foster

2011

As Mr. Potts

Nothing Under the Dress - The Last Show

2011

As Federico Marinoni

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

1997

As Gordon Comstock

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010

As The Vicar (voice)

How to Stop Being a Loser

2011

As Ian

Hildegarde

2001

As Wolf

Zambezia

2012

As Cecil (voice)

Withnail and Us

1999

As Self

Dom Hemingway

2013

As Dickie Black

Khumba

2013

As Bradley (voice)

First Night

2010

As Adam

Robert Altman in England

2002

As Himself

Bright Young Things

2003

As Father Rothschild

Queen & Country

2015

As Major Cross

For No Good Reason

2012

As Self

The Other Side

1992

As Sherlock Holmes

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)

1989

As Berg

Hard Times

1994

As James Harthouse

Words of the Titanic

2012

As Reader

Honest Decent & True

1986

As Moonee Livingstone

Teeth

2015

As

The Man Who Married Himself

2010

As Olivier

Sherlock: Case of Evil

2002

As Mycroft

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999

As The Quite Handsome Doctor

A Royal Scandal

1997

As George, Prince of Wales

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

2012

As Dr. Walter Simeon

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

As

Cuckoo

2010

As Professor Julius Greengrass

Spice World

1997

As Clifford

Filth and Wisdom

2008

As Prof Flynn

Empire of the Censors

1995

As Self - Host

The Secret World of Lewis Carroll

2015

As Himself - Actor

Logan

2017

As Dr. Rice

Always Crashing in the Same Car

2007

As James Booth

The Iron Lady

2011

As Michael Heseltine

Their Finest

2017

As Roger Swain

Suddenly, Last Summer

1993

As George Holly

Jackie

2016

As Bill Walton

Hidden City

1987

As Brewster

Strictly Sinatra

2001

As Himself

The Last Dragonslayer

2016

As Dragon (voice)

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

2010

As Father

The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017

As Seifert

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

As Jasper

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997

As Himself

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018

As Jack Hock

Food of Love

1997

As Alex Salmon

The Guinea Pig Club

0000

As Archie McIndoe

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018

As Shiver

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1992

As Self

Cash in Hand

1998

As Sir Harry Parkins

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

As Allegiant General Pryde

About Time

2013

As Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

2015

As The Duke of Wellington

Codename: Kyril

1988

As Laurence Sculby

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

2021

As Seifert

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013

As

An Accidental Studio

2019

As Self

The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’

2005

As Narrator

7 Up & Me

2019

As Self

Pink Floyd: The Story

1994

As Narrator (voice)

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

2021

As Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

Kath & Kimderella

2012

As Alain the Page

Cherrywood Cannon

2012

As (Voice)

Pulp: The Story of Common People

2006

As Narrator

Palm Beach

2019

As Billy

The Skywalker Legacy

2020

As Self

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

As Dr. Jack Seward

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

2020

As Self

Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

1992

As Self

Thieves in the Night

1989

As Joseph

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

2012

As Narrator

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006

As Preston (voice)

Robin Robin

2021

As Magpie (voice)

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007

As Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

2002

As Self

Butter

1994

As Gerrard

The Spine of Night

2021

As The Guardian

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody

2004

As Narrator (voice)

Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime

2021

As Self - Host

Persuasion

2022

As Sir Walter Elliot

Fado!

0000

As

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

2021

As Self - Actor

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

As Classic Loki (archive footage)

An Audience with Adele

2021

As Self

The Space: Theatre of Survival

2019

As as Self

Master Moley By Royal Invitation

2020

As The Gardener (voice)

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

The Lesson

2023

As J.M. Sinclair

Above and Beyond

2006

As

Saltburn

2023

As Sir James Catton

Wildwood

0000

As (voice)

In Search of Dracula

1996

As Self

Treasure Island

1997

As Long John Silver

Calliope

1994

As The Producer

An Evening with Lily Savage

1996

As Self - Audience Member

The Coronation Concert

2023

As Self

The Post Office Girl

0000

As

Groundhog Dave 2

2020

As Groundhog Dave

A Royal Grand Design

2022

As Host

Death of a Unicorn

0000

As

Dirty Weekenders in France

2014

As Self - Presenter

The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

As Long John Silver (voice)

Argylle

2024

As Director Fowler

The Gospel of Luke

2015

As Narrator (voice) – New International Version

Nuremberg

0000

As Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Savage House

0000

As Sir Chauncey Savage

Production

Wah-Wah

2005

As Screenplay

Wah-Wah

2005

As Director

keyboard_arrow_up