Birth Day: 1957-05-05
Place of birth: 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).
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As Doctor -
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As Bobby Tanner -
As Odell -
As Birdman -
As Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe -
As Director Fowler -
As The Doctor (archive footage) -
As Sir James Catton -
As Self -
As J.M. Sinclair -
As Host -
As Sir Walter Elliot -
As Self - Host -
As Magpie (voice) -
As Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle -
As The Guardian (voice) -
As Classic Loki (archive footage) -
As Seifert -
As Self -
As Self - Actor -
As Self -
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As The Gardener (voice) -
As as Self -
As Billy -
As Allegiant General Pryde -
As Self -
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As Shiver -
As Jack Hock -
As Seifert -
As Roger Swain -
As Self -
As Dr. Rice -
As Dragon (voice) -
As Bill Walton -
As Himself - Actor -
As Narrator (voice) – New International Version -
As Major Cross -
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As The Duke of Wellington -
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As Self / Larry Oliphant -
As Lawyer in Play (uncredited) -
As Dickie Black -
As Bradley (voice) -
As Reader
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As Self -
As Dr. Walter Simeon -
As Cecil (voice) -
As Alain the Page -
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As Narrator -
As Mr. Potts -
As Vic Van Wrinkle -
As Federico Marinoni -
As Ian -
As Michael Heseltine -
As Olivier -
As Father -
As Adam -
As Professor Julius Greengrass -
As The Vicar (voice) -
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As Ben Bingham -
As Prof Flynn -
As Colonel Philip Boyle -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Self - Presenter
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As Franklin Wilhern -
As James Booth -
As Narrator -
As Preston (voice) -
As Self
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As Jasper -
As Barkis Bittern (voice) -
As Narrator -
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As Jarvis Jarvis -
As Bonaparte Blenkins -
As Hudson Lowe -
As Father Rothschild -
As Jack Stapleton -
As Himself
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As Self -
As Mycroft -
As Wolf -
As George -
As Himself -
As Various Characters -
As John The Baptist (voice) -
As Frederick Sackville-Bagg -
As Self -
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As Gorgeous Gus -
As The Quite Handsome Doctor -
As Bob Cratchit -
As Sir Harry Parkins
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As Major Farquhar Chevening -
As James Fitzmaurice -
As Self -
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As Clifford -
As Long John Silver
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As Alex Salmon -
As George, Prince of Wales -
As Gordon Comstock -
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As Viktor Marek -
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As Sir Andrew Aguecheek -
As Jack -
As Self - Host
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As Nurse/Bed Head -
As Gerrard -
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As James Harthouse -
As The Producer -
As Cort Romney -
As George Holly -
As Self -
As Franz Kafka -
As Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts -
As Long John Silver (voice) -
As Tom Oakley -
As Dr. Jack Seward -
As Sherlock Holmes
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As Roland Mackey -
As Darwin Mayflower -
As Hugo Guiler -
As Oliphant -
As Joseph
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As Giles Redferne -
As Denis Dimbleby Bagley -
As David Dunhill -
As Berg -
As Laurence Sculby -
As Withnail -
As Brewster -
As Moonee Livingstone
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As Evelyn Delves Broughton
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As Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)
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As Mr. Hopkins
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As Sir Chauncey Savage