Acting
Richard E. Grant
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).
Filmography
Up Against It
Film · 2027
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
Film · 2027
Wildwood
Film · 2026
Savage House
Film · 2026
Ladies First
Film · 2026
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Film · 2026
Wicker
Film · 2026
Confessions II – The Film
Film · 2026
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
Series · 2026
The Other Bennet Sister
Series · 2026
Death of a Unicorn
Film · 2025
Nuremberg
Film · 2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Film · 2025
100 Nights of Hero
Film · 2025
Too Much
Series · 2025
The Celebrity Traitors
Series · 2025
Argylle
Film · 2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
Film · 2024
Nautilus
Series · 2024
The Franchise
Series · 2024
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Series · 2024
The Coronation Concert
Film · 2023
The Lesson
Film · 2023
Saltburn
Film · 2023
A Royal Grand Design
Film · 2022
Persuasion
Film · 2022
Suspect
Series · 2022
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Series · 2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Series · 2022
Frankly
Series · 2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Series · 2022
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Film · 2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Film · 2021
An Audience with Adele
Film · 2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Film · 2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Film · 2021
Robin Robin
Film · 2021
The Spine of Night
Film · 2021
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Film · 2021
Loki
Series · 2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Series · 2021
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Series · 2021
Moley
Series · 2021
The Outlaws
Series · 2021
The Skywalker Legacy
Film · 2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Film · 2020
Between the Covers
Series · 2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Series · 2020
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Series · 2020
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Film · 2019
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Film · 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film · 2019
An Accidental Studio
Film · 2019
7 Up & Me
Film · 2019
Palm Beach
Film · 2019
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Film · 2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Film · 2018
Hang Ups
Series · 2018
Logan
Film · 2017
Their Finest
Film · 2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Film · 2017
Making 'Logan'
Film · 2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Series · 2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Series · 2017
Jackie
Film · 2016
The Last Dragonslayer
Film · 2016
Queen & Country
Film · 2015
The Gospel of Luke
Film · 2015
Teeth
Film · 2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Film · 2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Film · 2015
Jekyll and Hyde
Series · 2015
Dig
Series · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Dirty Weekenders in France
Film · 2014
The Kumars
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Dom Hemingway
Film · 2013
Khumba
Film · 2013
About Time
Film · 2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Film · 2013
Angel in the House
Film · 2013
Psychobitches
Series · 2013
Zambezia
Film · 2012
For No Good Reason
Film · 2012
Words of the Titanic
Film · 2012
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Film · 2012
Kath & Kimderella
Film · 2012
Cherrywood Cannon
Film · 2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Film · 2012
Girls
Series · 2012
The Fear
Series · 2012
Gadget Man
Series · 2012
Playhouse Presents
Series · 2012
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Film · 2011
Foster
Film · 2011
The Last Fashion Show
Film · 2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
Film · 2011
The Iron Lady
Film · 2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
Series · 2011
Game of Thrones
Series · 2011
Jackboots on Whitehall
Film · 2010
First Night
Film · 2010
The Man Who Married Himself
Film · 2010
Cuckoo
Film · 2010
The Nutcracker
Film · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
Love Hurts
Film · 2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Film · 2009
Garden of Eden
Film · 2008
Filth and Wisdom
Film · 2008
Always Crashing in the Same Car
Film · 2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Film · 2007
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Film · 2007
Would I Lie to You?
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
British Film Forever
Series · 2007
Penelope
Film · 2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Film · 2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Film · 2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Film · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
Above and Beyond
Series · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
Corpse Bride
Film · 2005
Colour Me Kubrick
Film · 2005
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Film · 2005
The Friday Night Project
Series · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
Series · 2005
The Story of an African Farm
Film · 2004
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Film · 2004
Tooth
Film · 2004
90 Days in Hollywood
Series · 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004
Monsieur N.
Film · 2003
Bright Young Things
Film · 2003
Posh Nosh
Series · 2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Series · 2003
QI
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Film · 2002
Robert Altman in England
Film · 2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Film · 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Film · 2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Series · 2002
Gosford Park
Film · 2001
Hildegarde
Film · 2001
Strictly Sinatra
Film · 2001
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Film · 2001
The Miracle Maker
Film · 2000
The Little Vampire
Film · 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Film · 2000
Victoria's Secrets
Film · 2000
The Match
Film · 1999
A Christmas Carol
Film · 1999
Withnail and Us
Film · 1999
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Film · 1999
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Film · 1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Film · 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Series · 1999
Let Them Eat Cake
Series · 1999
Home Farm Twins
Series · 1999
St. Ives
Film · 1998
Cash in Hand
Film · 1998
The Heaven and Earth Show
Series · 1998
Parkinson
Series · 1998
The Serpent's Kiss
Film · 1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Film · 1997
A Royal Scandal
Film · 1997
Treasure Island
Film · 1997
Spice World
Film · 1997
An Audience with Elton John
Film · 1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Film · 1997
Food of Love
Film · 1997
Captain Star
Series · 1997
Trial & Retribution
Series · 1997
The Portrait of a Lady
Film · 1996
An Evening with Lily Savage
Film · 1996
Twelfth Night
Film · 1996
The Cold Light of Day
Film · 1996
Karaoke
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Jack & Sarah
Film · 1995
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Film · 1995
Empire of the Censors
Film · 1995
Bed
Film · 1995
Soccer AM
Series · 1995
Prêt-à-Porter
Film · 1994
Calliope
Film · 1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
Film · 1994
Butter
Film · 1994
Room 101
Series · 1994
Hard Times
Series · 1994
The Age of Innocence
Film · 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Film · 1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
Film · 1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Film · 1993
Shooting Stars
Series · 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Series · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Player
Film · 1992
The Other Side
Film · 1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Film · 1992
Absolutely Fabulous
Series · 1992
L.A. Story
Film · 1991
Hudson Hawk
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Mountains of the Moon
Film · 1990
Henry & June
Film · 1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
Series · 1990
Have I Got News for You
Series · 1990
The Word
Series · 1990
Warlock
Film · 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Film · 1989
Here Is the News
Film · 1989
Killing Dad
Film · 1989
Thieves in the Night
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Codename: Kyril
Series · 1988
Withnail & I
Film · 1987
Hidden City
Film · 1987
Lizzie's Pictures
Series · 1987
Honest Decent & True
Film · 1986
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Aspel & Company
Series · 1984
Natural World
Series · 1983
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
The Queen of Fashion
Film
Wittgenstein's Poker
Film
Fado!
Film
The Honey Wars
Film
Margot & Rudi
Film
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Film
New Line: Independent Legacies
Film
The Raccoon Killer
Film