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Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

68 movies on Netflix

Biography

Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-English actor and presenter who moved to Britain in 1982 and made his film debut as the title character in the cult comedy Withnail & I (1987). He built a career in supporting roles across studio and independent films, among them 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), and Penelope (2006). Later credits include The Iron Lady (2011), Jackie (2016), Logan (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Persuasion (2022), and Saltburn (2023). For his role as Jack Hock in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), he won an Independent Spirit Award in the best supporting male category and drew nominations from the Academy, BAFTA, the Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors Guild. He has also worked extensively in television, including Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, and Loki, and wrote and directed the film Wah-Wah (2005).

69years old

Turns 70 on May 5in 184 days

  • Born Mbabane
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films
68
Career span
39 years1987 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Early training

    In Cape Town, Grant belonged to the Space Theatre Company. He left that group behind when he moved to London in 1982.

  2. A first

    Grant's first musical theater part came in 2008, when Opera Australia cast him as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at Sydney's Theatre Royal. He took on the same role again in 2017 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

  3. A first

    Grant twice played the Doctor from Doctor Who outside the main continuity, as the "Quite Handsome Doctor" in a comedy sketch and as the voice of the Ninth Doctor in an animated webcast.

  4. Big break

    In 2014, Lena Dunham, who created the HBO series Girls, saw Grant in Spice World and then cast him on the show.

Richard E. Grant movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Logan2017 Action, Drama, Sci-Fias Dr. Rice

    IMDb rating 8.1941K votes

  2. Saltburn2023 Comedy, Drama, Thrilleras Sir James Catton

    IMDb rating 7.0272K votes

  3. The Hitman's Bodyguard2017as Seifert

    IMDb rating 6.9265K votes

  4. Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018as Jack Hock

    IMDb rating 7.159K votes

  5. Withnail & I1987as Withnail

    IMDb rating 7.553K votes

  6. Bram Stoker's Dracula1992as Dr. Jack Seward

    IMDb rating 7.4271K votes

  7. Corpse Bride2005as Barkis Bitternvoice

    IMDb rating 7.4332K votes

  8. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019as General Pryde

    IMDb rating 6.3551K votes

Most often with

Patrick Hughes directed two of these films, Robert Altman two and Bruce Robinson two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Samuel L. Jackson, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Samuel L. JacksonPatrick Stewart, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Patrick StewartJonathan Pryce, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jonathan PryceRosamund Pike, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rosamund PikeAdeel Akhtar, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Adeel AkhtarStephen Merchant, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Stephen MerchantPatrick HughesDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Patrick HughesRobert AltmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert AltmanBruce RobinsonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Bruce Robinson

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Box office

What Richard E. Grant's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.2 billion

40 of the 64 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 64 films: 40 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 3 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found.

  • 40Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 10Never in cinemas
  • 3Streaming, short cinema run
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019as General Pryde$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019as General Pryde
    $1.1B34.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Logan2017as Dr. Rice
    $619M19.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Bram Stoker's Dracula1992as Dr. Jack Seward
    $216M6.8% of the total
  4. 4
    The Hitman's Bodyguard2017as Seifert
    $177M5.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms2018as Shiver
    $174M5.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Corpse Bride2005as Barkis Bittern (voice)
    $118M3.7% of the total
  7. 7
    The Iron Lady2011as Michael Heseltine
    $116M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Spice World1997as Clifford
    $100M3.2% of the total
Argylle (2024), $96.2 millionHitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), $70.1 millionNuremberg (2025), $37.0 millionTwelfth Night (1996), $33.0 millionThe Age of Innocence (1993), $32.3 millionL.A. Story (1991), $28.9 millionThe Little Vampire (2000), $28.0 millionKhumba (2013), $27.2 millionThe Player (1992), $21.7 millionPenelope (2006), $21.2 millionSaltburn (2023), $21.0 millionThe Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010), $20.5 millionThe Portrait of a Lady (1996), $20.0 millionHudson Hawk (1991), $17.2 millionDeath of a Unicorn (2025), $16.4 millionJackie (2016), $14.0 million

$568 millionfrom the other 32 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total

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