Acting credits
204
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard E. Grant
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.6
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Movies: 138Series: 67Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 20766
IMDb ID: nm0001290
Known for: Acting
Born: May 5, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2026
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q380856
Also known as
Richard Esterhuysen • Richard Grant Esterhuysen
Other jobs
Director (1)
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).
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Movie credits linked with Richard E. Grant.
Oct 23
Wildwood
as (voice)
2026 Movie
Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage
2026 Movie
10.0
Wicker
as Doctor
2026 Movie
5.7
100 Nights of Hero
as Birdman
2025 Movie
7.4
Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
2025 Movie
6.6
The Thursday Murder Club
as Bobby Tanner
2025 Movie
6.4
Death of a Unicorn
as Odell
2025 Movie
7.2
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2024 Movie
6.0
Argylle
as Director Fowler
2024 Movie
7.0
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton
2023 Movie
5.7
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair
2023 Movie
6.0
The Coronation Concert
as Self
2023 Movie
A Royal Grand Design
as Host
2022 Movie
6.1
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
2022 Movie
8.4
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021 Movie
6.9
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.0
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian (voice)
2021 Movie
7.0
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice)
2021 Movie
6.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
2021 Movie
6.2
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
2021 Movie
6.7
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert
2021 Movie
4.0
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
as Self - Host
2021 Movie
7.8
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
2020 Movie
7.8
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard E. Grant.
7.6
The Other Bennet Sister
as Mr. Bennet • 10 eps
2026 Series
5.7
Too Much
as Jonno Ratigan • 10 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Nautilus
as The White Rajah • 2 eps
2024 Series
6.5
The Franchise
as Peter Fairchild • 8 eps
2024 Series
5.0
Frankly
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.9
Suspect
as Harry • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.3
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.9
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.4
The Outlaws
as The Earl • 4 eps
2021 Series
6.0
Moley
as The Gardener (voice) • 52 eps
2021 Series
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
as Self - Presenter • 3 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Loki
as Classic Loki • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Classic Loki • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.6
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert • 1 eps
2020 Series
5.5
Between the Covers
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Octavio • 10 eps
2020 Series
6.4
Hang Ups
as Leonard Conrad • 3 eps
2018 Series
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Man with Beard But No Hair • 3 eps
2017 Series
6.3
Jekyll and Hyde
as Sir Roger Bulstrode • 10 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Dig
as Ian Margrove • 10 eps
2015 Series
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.8
Psychobitches
as Matthew Hopkins • 1 eps
2013 Series