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Richard E. Grant
Known for: ActingRichard 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).
Filmography 89
Corpse Bride
as Barkis Bittern (voice) 
Logan
as Dr. Rice 
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Allegiant General Pryde 
Death of a Unicorn
as Odell 
The Thursday Murder Club
as Bobby Tanner 
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward 
Wildwood
as Owl Rex (voice) 
Jackie
as Bill Walton 
Ladies First
as Pigeon Man 
Wicker
as Doctor 
Khumba
as Bradley (voice) 
Moley
as The Gardener (voice) 
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Shiver 
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Seifert 
Dig
as Ian Margrove 
Argylle
as Director Fowler 
Nuremberg
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe 
Too Much
as Jonno Ratigan 
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Seifert 
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Octavio 
Saltburn
as Sir James Catton 
The Franchise
as Peter Fairchild 
The Age of Innocence
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts 
The Iron Lady
as Michael Heseltine 
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel 
Savage House
as Sir Chauncey Savage 
Hudson Hawk
as Darwin Mayflower 
Warlock
as Giles Redferne 
The Player
as Tom Oakley 
Killing Dad
as Berg 
The Nutcracker
as Father 
Their Finest
as Roger Swain 
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Jack Hock 
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cort Romney 
Zambezia
as Cecil (voice) 
The Portrait of a Lady
as Lord Warburton 
Dom Hemingway
as Dickie Black 
The Crimson Petal and the White
as Doctor Curlew 
Jekyll and Hyde
as Sir Roger Bulstrode 
Penelope
as Franklin Wilhern 
100 Nights of Hero
as Birdman 
Karaoke
as Nick Balmer 
The Little Vampire
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg 
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot 
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Vic Van Wrinkle 
Robin Robin
as Magpie (voice) 
Withnail & I
as Withnail 
The Fear
as Seb Whiting 
The Spine of Night
as The Guardian (voice) 
L.A. Story
as Roland Mackey 
Sherlock: Case of Evil
as Mycroft 
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit 
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle 
The Miracle Maker
as John The Baptist (voice) 
Hard Times
as James Harthouse 
Mountains of the Moon
as Oliphant 
Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek 
The Serpent's Kiss
as James Fitzmaurice 
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Jack Stapleton 
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
as Self 
Above and Beyond
as Don Bennett 
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as Dr. Walter Simeon 
The Lesson
as J.M. Sinclair 
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor 
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Gordon Comstock 
Queen & Country
as Major Cross 
For No Good Reason
as Self 
The Last Dragonslayer
as Dragon (voice) 
Garden of Eden
as Colonel Philip Boyle 
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
as The Gardener (voice) 
Filth and Wisdom
as Prof Flynn 
How to Stop Being a Loser
as Ian 
Foster
as Mr. Potts 
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley 
Wah-Wah
Director, Screenplay 
Palm Beach
as Billy 
The Last Fashion Show
as Federico Marinoni 
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – New International Version 
The Match
as Gorgeous Gus 
The Man Who Married Himself
as Olivier 
Kath & Kimderella
as Alain the Page 
An Accidental Studio
as Self 
Love Hurts
as Ben Bingham 
St. Ives
as Major Farquhar Chevening 
Jackboots on Whitehall
as The Vicar (voice) 
First Night
as Adam 
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
as Narrator (voice) 
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
as The Duke of Wellington