Acting credits
213
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard E. Grant
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
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Movies: 140Series: 74Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 20766
IMDb ID: nm0001290
Known for: Acting
Born: May 5, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2027
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard E. Grant.
Apr 14, 2027
as Dr. Abaras
Up Against It
2027 • Movie
Oct 22
as Owl Rex (voice)
Wildwood
2026 • Movie
Oct 21
as Doctor
Wicker
2026 • Movie
as Sir Chauncey Savage
Savage House
2026 • Movie
as Self
Confessions II – The Film
2026 • Movie
as Pigeon Man
Ladies First
2026 • Movie
as Birdman
100 Nights of Hero
2025 • Movie
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Nuremberg
2025 • Movie
as Bobby Tanner
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 • Movie
as Odell
Death of a Unicorn
2025 • Movie
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 • Movie
as Director Fowler
Argylle
2024 • Movie
as Sir James Catton
Saltburn
2023 • Movie
as J.M. Sinclair
The Lesson
2023 • Movie
as Self
The Coronation Concert
2023 • Movie
as Host
A Royal Grand Design
2022 • Movie
as Sir Walter Elliot
Persuasion
2022 • Movie
as Self
An Audience with Adele
2021 • Movie
as Classic Loki (archive footage)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 • Movie
as The Guardian (voice)
The Spine of Night
2021 • Movie
as Magpie (voice)
Robin Robin
2021 • Movie
as Self - Actor
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 • Movie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021 • Movie
as Seifert
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard E. Grant.
as Self - Presenter • 4 eps
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
2026 • Series
as Mr. Bennet • 2 eps
The Other Bennet Sister
2026 • Series
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
The Celebrity Traitors
2025 • Series
as Jonno Ratigan • 10 eps
Too Much
2025 • Series
as The White Rajah • 2 eps
Nautilus
2024 • Series
as Peter Fairchild • 8 eps
The Franchise
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Frankly
2022 • Series
as Harry • 8 eps
Suspect
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022 • Series
as The Earl • 4 eps
The Outlaws
2021 • Series
as The Gardener (voice) • 52 eps
Moley
2021 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 3 eps
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
2021 • Series
as Classic Loki • 2 eps
Loki
2021 • Series
as Self - Classic Loki • 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 • Series
as Self - Expert • 1 eps
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Between the Covers
2020 • Series
as Octavio • 10 eps
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020 • Series
as Leonard Conrad • 3 eps
Hang Ups
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017 • Series
as Man with Beard But No Hair • 3 eps
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017 • Series
as Sir Roger Bulstrode • 10 eps
Jekyll and Hyde
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • Series
as Ian Margrove • 10 eps
Dig
2015 • Series