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