Richard E. Grant
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).
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-05-05
Place of birth
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
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Cast
L.A. Story
1991
6.49
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
5.94
The Story of an African Farm
2004
4.90
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
5.20
Jack & Sarah
1995
6.72
The Player
1992
7.20
Corpse Bride
2005
7.58
The Age of Innocence
1993
7.00
Gosford Park
2001
6.82
The Miracle Maker
2000
6.14
Warlock
1989
6.26
The Little Vampire
2000
6.88
Penelope
2007
6.74
Garden of Eden
2008
4.70
Love Hurts
2009
4.90
Hudson Hawk
1991
5.70
Mountains of the Moon
1990
6.48
Withnail & I
1987
7.24
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
6.06
Calliope
1994
7.00
The Match
1999
5.80
An Audience with Adele
2021
8.40
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
5.97
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
6.20
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
0.00
Twelfth Night
1996
6.95
A Christmas Carol
1999
6.95
Monsieur N.
2003
6.30
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
5.20
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
5.40
The Cold Light of Day
1996
4.75
Henry & June
1990
6.05
St. Ives
1998
5.38
Foster
2011
6.75
The Coronation Concert
2023
6.00
The Last Fashion Show
2011
4.77
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
5.70
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
4.90
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
0.00
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
5.30
Hildegarde
2001
4.50
Zambezia
2012
6.20
Withnail and Us
1999
6.20
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
5.80
Empire of the Censors
1995
3.50
Dom Hemingway
2013
5.83
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
1999
0.00
Khumba
2013
6.03
Here Is the News
1989
0.00
First Night
2010
2.33
Robert Altman in England
2002
0.00
The Lesson
2023
5.70
Queen & Country
2015
6.10
A Royal Grand Design
2022
0.00
Death of a Unicorn
2025
6.41
Above and Beyond
2006
0.00
For No Good Reason
2012
6.76
Saltburn
2023
6.97
Dirty Weekenders in France
2014
0.00
The Other Side
1992
0.00
Hard Times
1994
7.00
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
8.00
Wildwood
2026
0.00
Vem Var Dracula
1996
0.00
Words of the Titanic
2012
0.00
Argylle
2024
6.01
The Gospel of Luke
2015
8.30
Honest Decent & True
1986
0.00
Nuremberg
2025
7.40
Teeth
2015
6.70
The Man Who Married Himself
2010
8.00
Savage House
0.00
Sherlock: Case of Evil
2002
6.10
A Royal Scandal
1997
7.00
Treasure Island
1997
0.00
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
7.74
Bright Young Things
2003
6.25
Cuckoo
2010
4.50
Spice World
1997
4.90
Filth and Wisdom
2008
5.68
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
6.60
Logan
2017
7.82
Always Crashing in the Same Car
2007
6.70
The Iron Lady
2011
6.36
Their Finest
2017
6.59
An Audience with Elton John
1997
0.00
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
6.17
Jackie
2016
6.46
Hidden City
1987
5.10
Strictly Sinatra
2001
4.80
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
5.92
The Nutcracker
2010
5.00
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
6.89
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
5.70
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
6.80
Food of Love
1997
3.00
Cash in Hand
1998
0.00
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
6.30
About Time
2013
7.91
Codename: Kyril
1988
0.00
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
6.66
An Accidental Studio
2019
6.40
7 Up & Me
2019
7.50
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
10.00
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
6.25
Kath & Kimderella
2012
5.30
Cherrywood Cannon
2012
0.00
Pulp: The Story of Common People
2006
6.00
Palm Beach
2019
5.30
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
7.75
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
7.44
Thieves in the Night
1989
0.00
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
5.61
Robin Robin
2021
7.03
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
5.00
Butter
1994
8.00
The Spine of Night
2021
5.98
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
8.07
Persuasion
2022
6.08
Fado!
0.00
The Honey Wars
0.00
Ladies First
0.00
100 Nights of Hero
2025
5.35
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
7.20
Tooth
2004
3.80
Making 'Logan'
2017
0.00
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
0.00
Rose's Baby
0.00
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
0.00
Bed
1995
0.00
Wicker
2026
0.00