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