Portrait of Richard E. Grant

Acting

Richard E. Grant

Career

Active from 1986 to 2027, busiest in 1997 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wildwood
Wildwood
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 122 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard E. Grant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.7, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Period Piece 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Eccentric Characters 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Absurdist Humor 4
  • British Humor 4
  • Fantasy Elements 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

174
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Queen of Fashion
The Queen of Fashion

as Evelyn Delves Broughton

Wittgenstein's Poker
Wittgenstein's Poker

as Ludwig Wittgenstein (voice)

The Honey Wars
The Honey Wars

as (voice)

2020s

31 titles · average score 65
Wildwood
Wildwood (2026)
GoodWatch score 90

as Owl Rex (voice)

Savage House
Savage House (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sir Chauncey Savage

Wicker
Wicker (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Doctor

Too Much
Too Much (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Jonno Ratigan

Nuremberg
Nuremberg (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Death of a Unicorn
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

as Odell

Saltburn
Saltburn (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sir James Catton

The Lesson
The Lesson (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as J.M. Sinclair

Persuasion
Persuasion (2022)
GoodWatch score 45

as Sir Walter Elliot

Robin Robin
Robin Robin (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

as Magpie (voice)

The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Guardian (voice)

Dispatches from Elsewhere
Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Octavio

2010s

45 titles · average score 60
Palm Beach
Palm Beach (2019)
GoodWatch score 41

as Billy

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jack Hock

Logan
Logan (2017)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Rice

The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

as Seifert

Jackie
Jackie (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bill Walton

The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dragon (voice)

Jekyll and Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Sir Roger Bulstrode

Dom Hemingway
Dom Hemingway (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dickie Black

The Fear
The Fear (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Seb Whiting

Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dr. Walter Simeon

Jackboots on Whitehall
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
GoodWatch score 43

as The Vicar (voice)

Cuckoo
Cuckoo (2010)

as Professor Julius Greengrass

2000s

32 titles · average score 59
Love Hurts
Love Hurts (2009)
GoodWatch score 35

as Ben Bingham

Penelope
Penelope (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Franklin Wilhern

Wah-Wah
Wah-Wah (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as The Great Intelligence / Dr Simeon

Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

as Barkis Bittern (voice)

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

as Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as The Doctor (voice)

Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Doctor

Monsieur N.
Monsieur N. (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hudson Lowe

Posh Nosh
Posh Nosh (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Simon Marchmont

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jack Stapleton

The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Frederick Sackville-Bagg

1990s

47 titles · average score 67
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bob Cratchit

The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

Captain Star
Captain Star (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gordon Comstock

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Jack & Sarah
Jack & Sarah (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jack

The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Long John Silver (voice)

The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Jack Seward

L.A. Story
L.A. Story (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

as Roland Mackey

Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk (1991)
GoodWatch score 38

as Darwin Mayflower

Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as Oliphant

1980s

14 titles · average score 65
Warlock
Warlock (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Giles Redferne

How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Killing Dad
Killing Dad (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Berg

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as British Voice / Julian (voice)

Thieves in the Night
Thieves in the Night (1989)

as Joseph

Here Is the News
Here Is the News (1989)

as David Dunhill

Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril (1988)

TV show · as Sculby

Withnail & I
Withnail & I (1987)
GoodWatch score 81

as Withnail

Hidden City
Hidden City (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Brewster

Honest Decent & True
Honest Decent & True (1986)

as Moonee Livingstone

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as David Dunhill / Moonee Livingstone

Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

1960s

1 title · average score 72
Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

1950s

1 title
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show