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Richard E. Grant

Actor, author, director Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen) made his film debut as Withnail in the 1987 comedy Withnail and I, and has gone on to appear in over 80 films and television programs In 2005 he directed his first major release, Wah-Wah.


Aliases
  • Richard Grant Esterhuysen
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Logan

2017
as Dr. Rice

Saltburn

2023
as Sir James Catton

Persuasion

2022
as Sir Walter Elliot

Corpse Bride

2005
as Barkis Bittern (voice)

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017
as Man with Beard but No Hair

About Time

2013
as Lawyer in Play

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992
as Dr. Jack Seward

Jackie

2016
as William Walton

Dispatches from Elsewhere

2020
as Octavio Coleman

Argylle

2024
as Director Fowler

The Iron Lady

2011
as Michael Heseltine

Penelope

2006
as Franklin Wilhern

Dig

2015
as Ian Margrove

Jekyll and Hyde

2015
as Sir Roger Bulstrode

The Age of Innocence

1993
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Spice World

1997
as Clifford

Honest Decent and True

1986
as Moonee Livingstone

Strictly Sinatra

2001
as Himself

The Player

1992
as Tom Oakley

Robert Altman in England

2002
as Richard E. Grant

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

1997
as Gordon Comstock

Above and Beyond

2006
as Don Bennett

The Garden of Eden

2008
as Colonel Philip Boyle

Making Logan

2017
as Self - Dr. Rice

The Match

1999
as Gorgeous Gus

Dom Hemingway

2013
as Dickie Black

Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011
as Vic Van Wrinkle

Henry & June

1990
as Hugo Guiler

Hudson Hawk

1991
as Darwin Mayflower

The Serpent's Kiss

1997
as James Fitzmaurice

Monsieur N.

2003
as Hudson Lowe

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010
as The Vicar (voice)

Zambezia

2012
as Cecil (voice)

7 Up & Me

2019
as Richard E. Grant

Hildegarde

2001
as Wolf

Suspect (2022)

2022
as Harry

Master Moley By Royal Invitation

2019
as The Gardener (voice)

Twelfth Night

1996
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Warlock

1989
as Giles Redferne

The Portrait of a Lady

1996
as Lord Warburton

The Guinea Pig Club

as Archie McIndoe

The Story of an African Farm

2004
as Bonaparte Blenkins

Nautilus

2024
as The Rajah of Karajaan

The Last Dragonslayer

2016
as Dragon (voice)

Robin Robin

2021
as Magpie

Cuckoo

as Professor Julius Green

L.A. Story

1991
as Roland Mackey

We Know Where You Live. Live!

2001
as Richard E. Grant

Killing Dad

1989
as Berg

Filth and Wisdom

2008
as Prof Flynn

Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

1992
as Richard E. Grant

A Christmas Carol

1999
as Bob Cratchit

The Lesson

2023
as J.M. Sinclair

The Fear (UK)

2012
as Seb Whiting

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1999
as Sir Percy Blakeney

The Miracle Maker

2000
as John The Baptist

Jack & Sarah

1995
as Jack

The Cold Light of Day

1996
as Viktor Marek

Foster

2011
as Mr. Potts

Love Hurts

2009
as Ben Bingham

Gosford Park

2001
as George

Hidden City

1987
as Brewster

Posh Nosh

2003
as Simon Marchmont

Khumba

2013
as Bradley (voice)

The Little Vampire

2000
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

Their Finest

2017
as Roger Swain

Withnail & I

1987
as Withnail

Mountains of the Moon

1990
as Larry Oliphant

Queen & Country

2014
as Major Cross

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989
as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Empire of the Censors

1995
as Himself / Host

Director

Movie Wah-Wah 2005

Writer

Movie Wah-Wah 2005
Episode In Conversation (2015)
Julie Walters in Conversation with Richard E Grant
2015
Episode I Love the 1980s
I Love 1987
2001

Host

Episode British Academy Film Awards
The 76th EE British Academy Film Awards
2023
Episode I Love the 1980s
I Love 1987
2001
Series Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 2021
Series Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 2021

Guest Star

Episode Doctor Who (2005)
The Bells of Saint John
2013
Episode Playhouse Presents
The Other Woman
2012
Episode Doctor Who
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (4)
1999
Episode CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Richard E Grant - The Baddies
2023
Episode Would I Lie to You?
Fern Britton, Richard E Grant, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Martin Clunes
2010
Episode Rab C Nesbitt
Broke
2011
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Arsenio Hall, LeBron James, Richard E. Grant, Tainy x Yandel
2021
Episode Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
Victoria Wood with all the Trimmings
2000
Episode Doctor Who
The Sound of Silence (1)
2003
Episode Loki
Journey Into Mystery
2021
Episode The Kumars
Emilia Fox, Richard E. Grant and Caroline Quentin
2014
Episode 8 Out of 10 Cats
Movie Special - Alan Cumming, Tom Felton, Richard E. Grant and Lauren Laverne
2009
Episode Marvel Studios: Assembled
The Making of Loki
2021
Episode Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Episode 13
2022
Episode Shooting Stars
Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Samantha Beckinsale, Richard E. Grant
1996
Episode Agatha Christie's Marple
Nemesis
2009
Episode Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Actors
2019
Episode The Story Of...
The Story Of... Pulp's Common People
2006
Episode Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Richard E Grant & Constable
2017
Episode The Story Of...
The Story Of... Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive
2005
Episode The Story Of...
The Story Of... Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
Episode The Story Of...
The Story Of... The Pogue's Fairytale of New York
2005
Episode Room 101
Richard E. Grant
1995
Episode Comic Relief
Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
Episode Our Friend Victoria
At Christmas
2017
Episode Doctor Who (2005)
The Name of the Doctor
2013
Episode The Simpsons
Desperately Seeking Lisa
2024
Episode The Simpsons
Desperately Seeking Lisa
2024
Episode The Graham Norton Show
Episode 3
2020
Episode BBC Documentaries
The History of Safari with Richard E Grant
2010
Episode Girls
Females Only
2014
Episode BBC Documentaries
Secrets of the Arabian Nights
2011
Episode Absolutely Fabulous
Hospital
1994
Episode Girls
Truth or Dare
2014
Episode QI
Arts
2003
Episode ITV Documentaries
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
Episode Late Night Lycett
Episode 5
2023
Episode Loki
The Nexus Event
2021
Episode Have I Got News for You
Carol Vorderman, Richard E Grant, Dr Phil Hammond
2006
Episode Natural World
A Moose Named Madeline
2004
Episode Doctor Who (2005)
The Snowmen
2012
Episode CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Richard E Grant - The Snowflake
2022
Episode Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Episode 4
2022
Episode Gadget Man
Self-Improvement
2014
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jennifer Connelly, Richard E. Grant, Why Don't We, Miley Cyrus & Mark Ronson
2019
Episode A Quiet Word
A Quiet Word with Richard E. Grant
2011
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Mark Wahlberg, Ian Karmel
2018
Episode Girls
Incidentals
2014
Episode The Graham Norton Show
Episode 13
2019
Episode Girls
Role-Play
2014
Episode RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World
The Queens' Variety Show
2024