Richard E. Grant
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
Nuremberg
Tooth
Corpse Bride
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Logan
About Time
Death of a Unicorn
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Saltburn
Argylle
The Thursday Murder Club
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Penelope
The Lesson
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Foster
Warlock
Palm Beach
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Zambezia
Withnail & I
Persuasion
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Khumba
Henry & June
L.A. Story
Robin Robin
The Age of Innocence
Butter
Jackie
Jack & Sarah
Love Hurts
A Christmas Carol
100 Nights of Hero
Codename: Kyril
Kath & Kimderella
Savage House
Cuckoo
Prêt-à-Porter
Hudson Hawk
Hidden City
Gosford Park
Wildwood
The Player
Strictly Sinatra
The Match
Colour Me Kubrick
The Nutcracker
Hildegarde
Calliope
The Iron Lady
Monsieur N.
7 Up & Me
Here Is the News
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Bright Young Things
An Accidental Studio
Spice World
Pink Floyd: The Story
Mountains of the Moon
The Miracle Maker
The Little Vampire
The Portrait of a Lady
Their Finest
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Dom Hemingway
Twelfth Night
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Legends of Treasure Island
The Skywalker Legacy
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Coronation Concert
The Spine of Night
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Queen & Country
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
An Audience with Adele
Bed
Vem Var Dracula
Cherrywood Cannon
The Last Dragonslayer
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Garden of Eden
Filth and Wisdom
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Cold Light of Day
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Teeth
Withnail and Us
An Evening with Lily Savage
The Serpent's Kiss
For No Good Reason
The Story of an African Farm
A Royal Scandal
Doctor Who at the Proms
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
First Night
The Gospel of Luke
Suddenly, Last Summer
Hard Times
Above and Beyond
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Food of Love
The Making of Gosford Park
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
St. Ives
The Last Fashion Show
The Honey Wars
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
An Audience with Elton John
Making 'Logan'
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
How to Stop Being a Loser
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Dirty Weekenders in France
The Man Who Married Himself
Always Crashing in the Same Car
