
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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Wickeras DoctorOut Oct 2026
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flintas Mr. HopkinsOut Nov 2026
National Theatre Live: Hay Feveras David BlissOut Jan 2027
Up Against Itas Dr. AbarasOut Apr 2027
The Honey Warsas (voice)Date to be announcedIMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
as Owl Rex (voice)
as Sir Chauncey Savage
as Pigeon Man
as Mr. Bennet · 3 episodes
as Birdman
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
as Bobby Tanner
as Jonno Ratigan · 10 episodes
as Allegiant General Pryde

as The Gardener (voice)
as Billy

as as Self
as Shiver
as Jack Hock
as Leonard Conrad · 3 episodes
as Seifert
as Ben Bingham
as Colonel Philip Boyle
as Prof Flynn

as James Booth

as Don Bennett · 2 episodes
as Franklin Wilhern
as Preston (voice)

as Narrator
as Bob Cratchit
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as Gorgeous Gus
as The Quite Handsome Doctor

as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel · 6 episodes
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as Major Farquhar Chevening
as Sir Harry Parkins
as British Voice / Julian (voice) · 1 episode

as Joseph

as Berg
as Giles Redferne
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

as David Dunhill

as Sculby · 2 episodes

as Brewster

as Narrator (voice) · 1 episode

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