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