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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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Filmography

Logan

2017
as Dr. Zander Rice

Persuasion

2022
as Sir Walter Elliot

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019
as Allegiant General Pryde

Corpse Bride

2005
as Barkis Bittern (voice)

Saltburn

2023
as Sir James Catton

About Time

2013
as Lawyer in Play

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018
as Shiver

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992
as Dr. Jack Seward

Jackie

2016
as William Walton

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

2017
as Seifert

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

2021
as Seifert

Argylle

2024
as Director Fowler

Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006
as Preston (voice)

The Iron Lady

2011
as Michael Heseltine

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018
as Jack Hock

Penelope

2006
as Franklin Wilhern

The Age of Innocence

1993
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Spice World

1997
as Clifford

Colour Me Kubrick

2006
as Jasper

Pink Floyd: The Story

1994
as Narrator

Honest Decent and True

1986
as Moonee Livingstone

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

1995
as Franz Kafka

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

2006
as Inspector

Strictly Sinatra

2001
as Himself

The Player

1992
as Tom Oakley

How to Stop Being a Loser

2011
as Ian

Robert Altman in England

2002
as Richard E. Grant

The Man Who Married Himself

as Olivier

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

1997
as Gordon Comstock

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

2012
as Narrarator

The Garden of Eden

2008
as Colonel Philip Boyle

Making Logan

2017
as Self - Dr. Rice

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002
as Jack Stapleton

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)

Sherlock: Case of Evil

2002
as Mycroft

7 Up & Me

2019
as Richard E. Grant

Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter)

1994
as Cort Romney

Hildegarde

2001
as Wolf

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

2021
as Hugo Battersby

Master Moley By Royal Invitation

2019
as The Gardener (voice)

Twelfth Night

1996
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

The Nutcracker : The Untold Story

2010
as Father

Warlock

1989
as Giles Redferne

Nothing Under the Dress - The Last Show

2011
as Federico Marinoni

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

Palm Beach

2019

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999
as The Doctor

The Last Dragonslayer

2016
as Dragon (voice)

Robin Robin

2021
as Magpie

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

2015
as Duke of Wellington

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

Bright Young Things

2003

The Lesson

2023
as J.M. Sinclair

The Secret World of Lewis Carroll

2015
as Self - Actor

Always Crashing in the Same Car

2007
as James Booth

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007
as Richard E. Grant

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

For No Good Reason

2012
as Himself

Hidden City

1987
as Brewster

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

Words of the Titanic

2012
as Reader

Director

Movie Wah-Wah 2005

Writer

Movie Wah-Wah 2005