Richard E Grant has joined Downton Abbey for the fifth run of the period drama, check out a pic of him in costume here.
The Withnail and I actor will appear in four episodes of the ITV show as art historian Simon Bricker, who visits Downton as a guest of the Granthams.
The character is rumoured to cause tensions between Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) when he catches Cora's eye.
Richard E Grant in Downton Abbey
