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Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant, born as Richard Grant Esterhuysen on 5th May 1957, is a renowned Swaziland-born English actor, presenter, and perfumer. He started his career with local theater, notably as a member of the Space Theatre Company in Cape Town. His debut in Hollywood was the iconic film Withnail and I (1987), where he played the perennially inebriated character Withnail.
He received widespread recognition for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), which led to him bagging the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also earned nominations for prestigious awards such as the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor. Over the years, his prowess has been exhibited in films like Warlock (1989), The Age of Innocence (1993), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and numerous others.
Additionally, Grant starred in TV series including Frasier (2004) and Game of Thrones (2016). Remarkably, he took the mantle of directing, with his 2005 film Wah-Wah, loosely based on his childhood experiences. Beyond his acting career, he launched his unisex perfume, JACK, and penned notable works such as The Wah-Wah Diaries: The Making of a Film and A Pocketful of Happiness.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Richard Grant Esterhuysen
Born: Mbabane, Swaziland (now Eswatini)
Citizenship: Swazi, British
Birthday: May 5, 1957
Occupations: Actor, Presenter, Perfumer
Years Active: 1980-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Joan Washington
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Awards and Nominations Received by Richard E. Grant
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Movies Featuring Richard E. Grant
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Earwig and the Witch
Persuasion
Robin Robin
The Lesson
Henry & June
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Withnail & I
Dom Hemingway
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
L.A. Story
Logan
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Spine of Night
The Little Vampire
Warlock
1st Night
Saltburn
Death of a Unicorn
The Man Who Married Himself
Jackboots on Whitehall
How to Stop Being a Loser
Zambezia
Kath & Kimderella
The Fear
First Night
The Last Fashion Show
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
The Crimson Petal and the White
Teeth
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
The Last Dragonslayer
Queen & Country
An Accidental Studio
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Hildegarde
Sherlock: Case of Evil
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7 Up & Me
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Always Crashing in the Same Car
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’
The Making of ‘Gosford Park’
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Tooth
The Secret Policeman’s Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Mountains of the Moon
The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
Honest Decent & True
Hidden City
Warlock
Groundhog Dave 2
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
The Skywalker Legacy
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special
An Audience with Adele
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Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
The Coronation Concert
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Pink Floyd: The Story
Butter
Empire of the Censors
Suddenly, Last Summer
Hard Times
Prêt-à-Porter
Withnail and Us
Jack & Sarah
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Vem Var Dracula
The Cold Light of Day
Innocence and Experience: The Making of ‘The Age of Innocence’
The Match
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Miracle Maker
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
St. Ives
A Royal Scandal
Garden of Eden
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Cold Lazarus
Twelfth Night
The Thursday Murder Club
Nuremberg
100 Nights of Hero
Career Timeline
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2025
Death of a Unicorn
Odell
The Thursday Murder Club
Bobby Tanner
Nuremberg
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
100 Nights of Hero
Birdman
2021
Earwig and the Witch
The Mandrake
Robin Robin
Magpie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Hugo Battersby
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Seifert
The Spine of Night
The Guardian
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Seifert
Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Classic Loki (archive footage)
An Audience with Adele
Self
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Self - Host
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Self - Actor
2020
Groundhog Dave 2
Groundhog Dave (voice)
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2019
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
General Pryde
An Accidental Studio
Self
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
The Gardener (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Allegiant General Pryde
7 Up & Me
Self
2012
Zambezia
Cecil (voice)
Kath & Kimderella
Alain the Page
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Dr. Walter Simeon
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
Ian
The Last Fashion Show
Federico Marinoni
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Vic Van Wrinkle
2007
Always Crashing in the Same Car
James Booth
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’
Self (archive footage)
2006
Pulp: The Story of Common People
Narrator
The Secret Policeman’s Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Self
2002
Sherlock: Case of Evil
Mycroft
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Jack Stapleton
The Making of ‘Gosford Park’
Self
1999
Withnail and Us
Self
The Match
Gorgeous Gus
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Quite Handsome Doctor
The Miracle Maker
John The Baptist (voice)
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Self
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Self
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Gordon Comstock
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Self
A Royal Scandal
George, Prince of Wales
1993
Suddenly, Last Summer
George Holly
Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life
Franz Kafka
Innocence and Experience: The Making of ‘The Age of Innocence’
Self
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