
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
May 5, 1957 (68 years old)
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Also Known As
- Richard Esterhuysen
- Richard Grant Esterhuysen
Richard E. Grant
Biography
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).
Known For
Acting

Nuremberg
2025

The Thursday Murder Club
2025

Too Much
2025

Death of a Unicorn
2025

Nautilus
2024

The Franchise
2024

Argylle
2024

Saltburn
2023

The Lesson
2023

Persuasion
2022

Suspect
2022

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022

An Audience with Adele
2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021

The Spine of Night
2021

The Outlaws
2021

Robin Robin
2021

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021

Loki
2021

Marvel Studios Assembled
2021

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020








