English actor, began by playing comedy parts in Dublin. His first London appearance was in 1704 as Dominick, in Drydens Spanish Friar, and he continued to take important parts at Drury Lane, being the original Pounce in Steeles Tender Husband (1705), Sergeant Kite in Farquhars Recruiting Officer, and Sir Francis Gripe in Mrs. Centlivres Busybody. He was an excellent mimic and a great favourite socially. Estcourt wrote a comedy, The Fair Example, or the Modish Citizen (1703), and Prunella (1704), an interlude.