Richard E. Grant
Birthplace: Mbabane
Born: 1957-05-05
Occupations recorded in source
actor; diarist; explorer; film actor; film director; paleontologist; perfumer; screenwriter; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi and 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, Actor Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
Grant is also known for his roles in the feature films How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Warlock (1989), Henry & June (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Jack and Sarah (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), A Christmas Carol (1999) 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 Doctor Who (1999, 2003, 2012–13, 2024), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999–2000), Frasier (2004), Dig (2015), Game of Thrones (2016), Hang Ups (2018), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019), and Suspect (2022).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Corpse Bride (2005) — Barkis Bittern
- A Moose named Madeline (2004) — Sprecher
- Monsieur N. (2003) — Hudson Lowe
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) — Jack Stapleton
- Gosford Park (2001) — George
- The Little Vampire (2000) — Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- A Christmas Carol (1999) — Bob Cratchit
- The Match (1999)
- St. Ives (1998) — Major Farquhar Chevening
- Food of Love (1997)
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) — Gordon Comstock
- The Serpent's Kiss (1997) — James Fitzmaurice
- The Portrait of a Lady (1996) — Lord Warburton
- Twelfth Night or What You Will (1996) — Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- Jack & Sarah (1995) — Jack
- The Cold Light of Day (1995) — Viktor Marek
- Prêt-à-porter (1994) — Cort Romney
- Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993) — Franz Kafka
- Dracula (1992) — Dr. Jack Seward
- The Player (1992) — Tom Oakley
- Hudson Hawk (1991) — Darwin Mayflower
- L.A. Story (1991) — Roland Mackey
- Henry & June (1990) — Hugo Guiler
- Mountains of the Moon (1990) — Larry Oliphant
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) — Denis Dimbleby Bagley
- Warlock (1989) — Giles Redferne
- Hidden City (1988)
- Withnail & I (1987) — Withnail
Directing
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.