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Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Actor, also director and writer · Born May 5, 1957 (69) · Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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).

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Born
May 5, 1957 (69)
From
Mbabane, Swaziland [now Eswatini]
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
107 on MovieCove · 178 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Richard E. Grant's films like?

Across their 82 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
22%
Morality
12%
Power
12%
Society
12%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Identity19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 72 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 39 · Serious 20 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 30 · Heightened 20

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 26 · Charged 28 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 36 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 23

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 34 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 3

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 38 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 52 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 10 of 43 analyzed roles.

Shadow
10 of 43
Hero
9 of 43
Mentor
7 of 43
Ally
6 of 43
Shapeshifter
4 of 43
Herald
3 of 43
Threshold guardian
3 of 43
Trickster
1 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Joyful
25
Melancholic
29
Absurd
26
Warm
19
Other
93

How their films linger

Feel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet40
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard E. Grant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 77 of their 107 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard E. Grant's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

178 credits, 107 with a MovieCove page; 61 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Up Against It(2026)

    as Dr. Abaras

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mr. Hopkins

  • Wildwood(2026)

    as Owl Rex (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Wicker(2026)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Savage House(2026)

    as Sir Chauncey Savage

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ladies First(2026)

    as Pigeon Man

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Other Bennet Sister(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Bennet

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Nights of Hero(2025)

    as Birdman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nuremberg(2025)

    as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Thursday Murder Club(2025)

    as Bobby Tanner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Too Much(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jonno Ratigan

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Death of a Unicorn(2025)

    as Odell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dr Who at the Proms 2024(2024)

    as The Doctor (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Nautilus(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as The White Rajah

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Franchise(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Peter Fairchild

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Argylle(2024)

    as Director Fowler

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Saltburn(2023)

    as Sir James Catton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Lesson(2023)

    as J.M. Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Grand Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Host

  • Persuasion(2022)

    as Sir Walter Elliot

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Suspect(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Classic Loki (archive footage)

  • The Spine of Night(2021)

    as The Guardian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Outlaws(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as The Earl

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Robin Robin(2021)

    as Magpie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Moley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 52 episodes · as The Gardener (voice)

  • Everybody's Talking About Jamie(2021)

    as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    as Seifert

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Loki(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Classic Loki

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dispatches from Elsewhere(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Octavio

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as Allegiant General Pryde

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Master Moley by Royal Invitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Gardener (voice)

  • Palm Beach(2019)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Space: Theatre of Survival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as as Self

  • Tuca & Bertie(2019)

    Show as Holland

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

    as Shiver

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018)

    as Jack Hock

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hang Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Leonard Conrad

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard(2017)

    as Seifert

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Logan(2017)

    as Dr. Rice

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Their Finest(2016)

    as Roger Swain

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Man with Beard But No Hair

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Dragonslayer(2016)

    as Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Jackie(2016)

    as Bill Walton

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Jekyll and Hyde(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sir Roger Bulstrode

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked(2015)

    as The Duke of Wellington

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ian Margrove

  • Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Queen & Country(2014)

    as Major Cross

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Gospel of Luke(2015)

    as Narrator (voice) – New International Version

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dom Hemingway(2013)

    as Dickie Black

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Khumba(2013)

    as Bradley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • About Time(2013)

    as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Psychobitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Hopkins

  • Angel in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Doctor Who: The Snowmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dr. Walter Simeon

  • The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • The Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Seb Whiting

  • Gadget Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kath & Kimderella(2012)

    as Alain the Page

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Zambezia(2012)

    as Cecil (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jasper

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Words of the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Reader

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen / Tony

  • Cherrywood Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as (Voice)

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    as Michael Heseltine

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • How to Stop Being a Loser(2011)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Horrid Henry: The Movie(2011)

    as Vic Van Wrinkle

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Izembaro

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Crimson Petal and the White(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Doctor Curlew

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Fashion Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Federico Marinoni

  • Foster(2011)

    as Mr. Potts

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Cuckoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Professor Julius Greengrass

  • The Nutcracker: The Untold Story(2010)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • First Night(2010)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Jackboots on Whitehall(2010)

    as The Vicar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Simon Bricker

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Married Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Olivier

  • Love Hurts(2009)

    as Ben Bingham

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Garden of Eden(2008)

    as Colonel Philip Boyle

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Filth and Wisdom(2008)

    as Prof Flynn

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Penelope(2006)

    as Franklin Wilhern

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Always Crashing in the Same Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as James Booth

  • Above and Beyond(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Bennett

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    as Preston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Pulp: The Story of Common People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Color Me Kubrick(2005)

    as Jasper

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    as Barkis Bittern (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Wah-Wah(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Simeon · as The Great Intelligence

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Raymond West

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Story of an African Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bonaparte Blenkins

  • Tooth(2004)

    as Jarvis Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • 90 Days in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as The Doctor (voice)

  • Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as The Doctor

  • Bright Young Things(2003)

    as Father Rothschild

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Posh Nosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 9 episodes · as Simon Marchmont

  • Monsieur N. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hudson Lowe

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(2002)

    as Jack Stapleton

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock(2002)

    as Mycroft

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hildegarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Wolf

  • Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings(2000)

    as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Little Vampire(2000)

    as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Maker(1999)

    as John The Baptist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(1999)

    as Bob Cratchit

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Let Them Eat Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Match(1999)

    as Gorgeous Gus

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death(1999)

    as The Quite Handsome Doctor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Home Farm Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 81 episodes · Actor

  • The Heaven and Earth Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cash in Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sir Harry Parkins

  • St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Major Farquhar Chevening

  • Spice World(1997)

    as Clifford

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Merry War(1997)

    as Gordon Comstock

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Food of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Alex Salmon

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen Warrington

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • A Royal Scandal(1996)

    as George, Prince of Wales

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Long John Silver

  • Captain Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Serpent's Kiss(1997)

    as James Fitzmaurice

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night(1996)

    as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Portrait of a Lady(1996)

    as Lord Warburton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Cold Light of Day(1996)

    as Viktor Marek

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Karaoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nick Balmer

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lee Knight

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Franz Kafka

  • Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Nurse/Bed Head

  • Jack & Sarah(1995)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ready to Wear(1994)

    as Cort Romney

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Pink Floyd: The Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Hard Times(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as James Harthouse

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Calliope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as The Producer

  • Butter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gerrard

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen Moon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Age of Innocence(1993)

    as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Legends of Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Long John Silver (voice)

  • The Legends of Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 26 episodes · as Long John Silver (voice)

  • Suddenly, Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as George Holly

  • Dracula(1992)

    as Dr. Jack Seward

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Absolutely Fabulous(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dream Justin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Other Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Sherlock Holmes

  • The Player(1992)

    as Tom Oakley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as George Holly · as Nurse/Bed Head

  • Hudson Hawk(1991)

    as Darwin Mayflower

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • L.A. Story(1991)

    as Roland Mackey

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Henry & June(1990)

    as Hugo Guiler

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rab C. Nesbitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Chingford Steel

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mountains of the Moon(1990)

    as Oliphant

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as British Voice / Julian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Thieves in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Joseph

  • Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother(1989)

    as Berg

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Warlock(1989)

    as Giles Redferne

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising(1989)

    as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Here Is the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as David Dunhill

  • Codename: Kyril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sculby

  • Hidden City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Brewster

  • Withnail and I(1987)

    as Withnail

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Lizzie's Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Honest Decent & True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Moonee Livingstone

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as David Dunhill · as Moonee Livingstone

  • Aspel & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fado! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Margot & Rudi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Honey Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • The Man Who Stole Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Queen of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Evelyn Delves Broughton

  • Wittgenstein's Poker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 177 titles, 169 of them dated from 1959 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Logan (2017)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Wicker (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19592026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting176 of 177: 176 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting1 of 177: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 177: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s1 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s47 · acting2000s31 · 30 acting · 1 crew2010s47 · acting2020s28 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 68 roles
8792970207121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 8 major nominations, 2002–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male
  2. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Richard E. Grant's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 82; across their 72 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 72

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 72

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 72

Midcredits score across 107 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 107 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed40

Most divisive · actor

Spice World (1997)

91st percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wildwood (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 67 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard E. Grant's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles10–87 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles12–71 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity28 titles13–82 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles15–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense30 titles9–82 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard E. Grant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard E. Grant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Helena Bonham Carter shares the most, 4.

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Producers

Mixed roles