Highest rated as cast or director
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).
Acted in 153
2020s
- 2027
Up Against It
Dr. Abaras
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
David Bliss
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Palm Beach
Billy
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Self
- 2018
Hang Ups
Leonard Conrad · 3 episodes
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
The Duke of Wellington
Teeth
Movie
Queen & Country
Major Cross
- 2013
Psychobitches
Matthew Hopkins · 1 episode
Angel in the House
Movie
- 2012
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Dr. Walter Simeon
The Fear
Seb Whiting · 4 episodes
Cherrywood Cannon
(Voice)
- 2011
The Last Fashion Show
Federico Marinoni
- 2010
Cuckoo
Professor Julius Greengrass
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Vicar (voice)
The Man Who Married Himself
Olivier
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Garden of Eden
Colonel Philip Boyle
Filth and Wisdom
Prof Flynn
- 2007
British Film Forever
TV
Always Crashing in the Same Car
James Booth
- 2006
Above and Beyond
Don Bennett · 2 episodes
- 2005
- 2004
The Story of an African Farm
Bonaparte Blenkins
Tooth
Jarvis Jarvis
- 2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
The Doctor (voice) · 6 episodes
Posh Nosh
Simon Marchmont · 9 episodes
Monsieur N.
Hudson Lowe
- 2002
- 2001
Hildegarde
Wolf
- 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
1990s
- 1999
Let Them Eat Cake
TV
The Match
Gorgeous Gus
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Quite Handsome Doctor
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel · 6 episodes
- 1998
St. Ives
Major Farquhar Chevening
- 1997
Food of Love
Alex Salmon
A Royal Scandal
George, Prince of Wales
Captain Star
TV
- 1996
Twelfth Night
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
The Cold Light of Day
Viktor Marek
Karaoke
Nick Balmer · 4 episodes
- 1995
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Franz Kafka
Bed
Nurse/Bed Head
Jack & Sarah
Jack
- 1994
Hard Times
James Harthouse · 4 episodes
Calliope
The Producer
Butter
Gerrard
- 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
Long John Silver (voice) · 26 episodes
Suddenly, Last Summer
George Holly
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
Chingford Steel · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
Thieves in the Night
Joseph
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Here Is the News
David Dunhill
- 1988
Codename: Kyril
Sculby · 2 episodes
- 1987
Hidden City
Brewster
- 1985
- 1983
Directed 1
2000s
- 2005
Wrote 1
2000s
- 2005
Appearances65
2020s
- 2026
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
Self - Presenter · 4 episodes
- 2025
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2024
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Self · 3 episodes
- 2023
The Coronation Concert
Self
- 2022
Frankly
Self · 1 episode
A Royal Grand Design
Host
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Self · 1 episode
- 2021
An Audience with Adele
Self
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Self - Presenter · 3 episodes
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Self - Host
- 2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2010s
- 2019
An Accidental Studio
Self
7 Up & Me
Self
- 2017
Making 'Logan'
Self
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · 1 episode
- 2015
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Himself - Actor
The Gospel of Luke
Narrator (voice) – New International Version
- 2014
Dirty Weekenders in France
Self - Presenter
- 2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Larry Oliphant
- 2012
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Narrator
For No Good Reason
Self
2000s
- 2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Self
- 2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Narrator
- 2005
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Narrator
The Friday Night Project
Self · 1 episode
- 2004
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Narrator (voice)
- 2003
- 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
- 2001
Strictly Sinatra
Himself
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Self
- 2000
Victoria's Secrets
Self
1990s
- 1999
Withnail and Us
Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Self
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Self
- 1998
- 1997
An Audience with Elton John
Self
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Self
- 1996
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
- 1995
- 1994
Pink Floyd: The Story
Narrator (voice)
- 1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
- 1990
1970s
- 1978
1960s
- 1967
