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Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

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).

On screen

  • Wildwood
  • Savage House
  • Ladies First
  • Wicker
  • Confessions II – The Film
  • Death of a Unicorn
  • Nuremberg
  • The Thursday Murder Club
  • 100 Nights of Hero
  • Argylle
  • Doctor Who at the Proms
  • The Coronation Concert
  • The Lesson
  • Saltburn
  • A Royal Grand Design
  • Persuasion
  • Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
  • An Audience with Adele
  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
  • Everybody's Talking About Jamie
  • Robin Robin
  • The Spine of Night
  • Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
  • The Skywalker Legacy
  • Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
  • The Space: Theatre of Survival
  • Master Moley by Royal Invitation
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  • An Accidental Studio
  • 7 Up & Me
  • Palm Beach
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
  • Logan
  • Their Finest
  • The Hitman's Bodyguard
  • Making 'Logan'
  • Jackie
  • The Last Dragonslayer
  • Queen & Country
  • The Gospel of Luke
  • Teeth
  • The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
  • Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
  • Dirty Weekenders in France
  • Dom Hemingway
  • Khumba
  • About Time
  • Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
  • Zambezia
  • For No Good Reason
  • Doctor Who: The Snowmen
  • Kath & Kimderella
  • Cherrywood Cannon
  • The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
  • Horrid Henry: The Movie
  • Foster
  • The Last Fashion Show
  • How to Stop Being a Loser
  • The Iron Lady
  • Jackboots on Whitehall
  • First Night
  • The Man Who Married Himself
  • Cuckoo
  • The Nutcracker
  • Love Hurts
  • Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
  • Garden of Eden
  • Filth and Wisdom
  • Penelope
  • Always Crashing in the Same Car
  • The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
  • Pulp: The Story of Common People
  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
  • Corpse Bride
  • Colour Me Kubrick
  • The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
  • The Story of an African Farm
  • The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Tooth
  • Monsieur N.
  • Bright Young Things
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • Sherlock: Case of Evil
  • The Making of Gosford Park
  • Gosford Park
  • Hildegarde
  • Strictly Sinatra
  • The Miracle Maker
  • The Little Vampire
  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
  • Victoria's Secrets
  • The Match
  • A Christmas Carol
  • Withnail and Us
  • The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
  • I Demand to Have Some Booze!
  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
  • St. Ives
  • The Serpent's Kiss
  • Keep the Aspidistra Flying
  • A Royal Scandal
  • Spice World
  • An Audience with Elton John
  • Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
  • Food of Love
  • The Portrait of a Lady
  • An Evening with Lily Savage
  • Twelfth Night
  • The Cold Light of Day
  • Vem Var Dracula
  • Jack & Sarah
  • Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
  • Bed
  • Prêt-à-Porter
  • Calliope
  • Hard Times
  • Pink Floyd: The Story
  • Butter
  • The Age of Innocence
  • The Legends of Treasure Island
  • Suddenly, Last Summer
  • Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
  • The Player
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • L.A. Story
  • Hudson Hawk
  • Mountains of the Moon
  • Henry & June
  • Warlock
  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising
  • Here Is the News
  • Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
  • Thieves in the Night
  • Codename: Kyril
  • Withnail & I
  • Hidden City
  • The Honey Wars

Behind the camera

  • Wah-Wah

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