Richard E. Grant

Known for ActingBorn 1957-05-05 (age 69)Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Wicker

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

An Evening with Lily Savage

Pink Floyd: The Story

Confessions II – The Film

Victoria's Secrets

An Audience with Elton John

The Other Bennet Sister

An Audience with Adele

Butter

Game of Thrones

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

The Celebrity Traitors

Loki

The Gospel of Luke

Downton Abbey

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody

The Man Who Married Himself

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

About Time

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

Logan

The Skywalker Legacy

Cash in Hand

QI

Calliope

The Legends of Treasure Island

The Simpsons

Would I Lie to You?

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Agatha Christie's Marple

Nuremberg

The Legends of Treasure Island

7 Up & Me

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

Doctor Who

Corpse Bride

Frasier

Hard Times

Shooting Stars

The Outlaws

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Royal Scandal

Posh Nosh

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Doctor Who at the Proms

Bram Stoker's Dracula